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O'Brien

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ClassAllen M. Sumner class
TypeDestroyer (DD)
HullDD-725
BuilderBath Iron Works
Launched1943-12-08
Commissioned1944-02-25
FateAfloat. Survived the war.
Armament (class)Three twin 5-inch mounts and two funnels, on the Fletcher hull.

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.

Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, DD-725. This is not the earlier O'Brien (DD-415).

The pictures on this page are the originals.