USN · DD
AfloatAllen M. Sumner-class destroyer, DD-700. She screened the fast carriers from December 1944 and was hit by a kamikaze off Okinawa on 6 April 1945, which sent her to Mare Island for repairs.
| Class | Allen M. Sumner class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer (DD) |
| Hull | DD-700 |
| Builder | Federal Shipbuilding, Kearny |
| Launched | 1944-04-15 |
| Commissioned | 1944-06-22 |
| Fate | Afloat. Survived the kamikaze hit of 6 April 1945 and the war. Transferred to Taiwan in 1970 as Yue Yang; sunk as an artificial reef on 13 October 2001. |
| Armament (class) | Three twin 5-inch mounts and two funnels, on the Fletcher hull. |
| Command |
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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 Haynsworth (DD-700) underway at sea on 26 July 1944. U.S. Navy Bureau of Ships photograph 80-G-237627, available at usndazzle.com. Wikimedia Commons File:USS Haynsworth (DD-700) underway at sea on 26 July 1944 (80-G-237627).jpg. Public domain.
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Command
Okinawa
1945-04-01 · screened Task Force 58; shelled Minami Daito Shima on 28 March; crashed by a kamikaze on 6 April 1945; not sunk
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