USN · DD
AfloatAllen M. Sumner-class destroyer, DD-730. She screened the fast carriers from November 1944 to the end of the war, and on 18 April 1945 helped sink the Japanese submarine I-56 off Okinawa.
| Class | Allen M. Sumner class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer (DD) |
| Hull | DD-730 |
| Builder | Bath Iron Works |
| Launched | 1944-03-05 |
| Commissioned | 1944-05-16 |
| Fate | Afloat. Survived the war. She helped sink I-56 on 18 April 1945. Later served the Argentine Navy as Piedrabuena. |
| Armament (class) | Three twin 5-inch mounts and two funnels, on the Fletcher hull. |
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Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.
The armament line is the class drawing, not a measurement of this hull.
USS Collett (DD-730) underway off Boston on 31 May 1944, two weeks after commissioning. Official U.S. Navy Bureau of Ships photograph 19-N-130517, available at Destroyerhistory.org. Wikimedia Commons File:USS Collett (DD-730) underway off Boston, Massachusetts (USA), 31 May 1944 (19-N-130517).jpg. Public domain.
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Command
Okinawa
1945-04-01 · screened Task Force 58; helped sink I-56 on 18 April 1945; rejoined 11 May; not sunk
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