USN · DD
SunkAllen M. Sumner-class destroyer, DD-741. She had been in commission for six and a half months when she was sunk on the Okinawa picket line on 28 May 1945. Two kamikaze hits sank her in less than 50 seconds.
| Class | Allen M. Sumner class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer (DD) |
| Hull | DD-741 |
| Builder | Bath Iron Works |
| Launched | 1944-09-03 |
| Commissioned | 1944-11-14 |
| Fate | Sunk. 28 May 1945 off Okinawa, at 27 06 N, 127 38 E. Two kamikazes hit her and she rolled over and sank in under 50 seconds. 168 dead and 52 wounded. Not credited to one plane. |
| 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 Drexler (DD-741) alongside while being refueled in February 1945, three months before she was sunk off Okinawa. U.S. Navy photograph, National Museum of Naval Aviation, No. 1986.014.017. Wikimedia Commons File:USS Drexler (DD-741) refueling Feb 1945.jpg. Public domain.
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Command
Okinawa
1945-04-01 · radar picket with Lowry; hit by two kamikazes on 28 May 1945 and sank in under 50 seconds; 168 dead, 52 wounded
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