USN · DD
AfloatAllen M. Sumner-class destroyer, DD-724. She fought at Normandy and Cherbourg, then went to the Pacific. On 16 April 1945 she survived an attack by about 50 aircraft on radar picket station 1 off Okinawa and is the museum ship at Patriots Point.
| Class | Allen M. Sumner class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer (DD) |
| Hull | DD-724 |
| Builder | Bath Iron Works |
| Launched | 1943-11-21 |
| Commissioned | 1944-02-08 |
| Fate | Afloat. Survived Okinawa and the war. Museum ship at Patriots Point, South Carolina. This is DD-724, not the Laffey (DD-459) sunk off Guadalcanal in 1942. |
| 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 Laffey (DD-724) heavily damaged off Okinawa after the kamikaze attack the Commons file dates 16 April 1945. U.S. Navy photograph NH 78233, Naval History and Heritage Command. Wikimedia Commons File:USS Laffey (DD-724) heavily damaged off Okinawa, 16 April 1945 (NH 78233).jpg. Public domain.
The pictures on this page are the originals.
No color version yet. Colored pictures and film will be added here.
Command
Okinawa
1945-04-01 · radar picket station 1; hit by four bombs and six kamikazes on 16 April 1945; 32 killed, 71 wounded; not sunk
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