USN · DD
AfloatAllen M. Sumner-class destroyer, DD-732. She gave gunfire support at Iwo Jima and was hit by a kamikaze on the Okinawa picket line on 6 April 1945. She is named for the commanding officer of USS Sims, lost at Coral Sea.
| Class | Allen M. Sumner class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer (DD) |
| Hull | DD-732 |
| Builder | Bath Iron Works |
| Launched | 1944-04-08 |
| Commissioned | 1944-06-16 |
| Fate | Afloat. Survived Okinawa, where a kamikaze killed 12 of her crew on 6 April 1945, and the war. |
| 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 Hyman (DD-732) underway in San Francisco Bay on 20 July 1945, ready for sea again after repairs of her Okinawa damage. Official U.S. Navy Bureau of Ships photograph 19-N-87168, National Archives. Wikimedia Commons File:USS Hyman (DD-732) underway in San Francisco Bay, California (USA), 20 July 1945 (19-N-87168).jpg. Public domain.
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Command
Iwo Jima
1945-02-19 · screen for the transports; shore bombardment 19 to 23 February 1945; not sunk
Okinawa
1945-04-01 · picket and patrol off Ie Shima; crashed by a kamikaze on 6 April 1945; 12 killed, over 40 wounded; not sunk
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