USN · DD
AfloatAllen M. Sumner-class destroyer, DD-777. She was screening the battleship Tennessee off Okinawa on 12 April 1945 when a kamikaze crashed her port side. Twenty-nine of her crew were killed and 37 wounded.
| Class | Allen M. Sumner class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer (DD) |
| Hull | DD-777 |
| Builder | Todd-Pacific Shipyards, Seattle |
| Launched | 1944-07-19 |
| Commissioned | 1944-10-25 |
| Fate | Afloat. Survived the kamikaze hit of 12 April 1945, which killed 29 of her crew. Decommissioned 19 March 1971. |
| 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 Zellars (DD-777) off the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard on 23 January 1945, before she sailed for the Pacific. Official U.S. Navy Bureau of Ships photograph 19-N-77480, available at Destroyerhistory.org. Wikimedia Commons File:USS Zellars (DD-777) off the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard on 23 January 1945 (19-N-77480).jpg. Public domain.
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Command
Okinawa
1945-04-01 · screened Tennessee; crashed by a kamikaze on 12 April 1945; 29 killed, 37 wounded; not sunk
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