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World War II Destroyer Shipbuilders map from Department of Defense (DoD) The first ship was laid down in May 1943, while the last was launched in April 1945. In that time, the United States produced 58 Allen M. Sumner-class destroyers. The Allen M. Sumner class was an improvement of the previous Fletcher class, which were built from 1941 until ...
USS Allen M. Sumner (DD-692), was the lead ship of her class of destroyers. The ship was named for Allen Melancthon Sumner , a United States Marine Corps captain , who was killed in action during World War I .
Pages in category "Vietnam War destroyers of the United States" The following 149 pages are in this category, out of 149 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
English: The U.S. Navy's Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer USS Lyman K. Swenson (DD-729) firing a 6-gun salvo at shore targets during the Vietnam War between November 1968 and July 1969. Date between November 1968 and July 1969
USS Borie (DD-704), an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Adolph E. Borie, Secretary of the Navy under President Ulysses S. Grant. Construction
On 7 February 1991, Hua Yang, another Sumner-class destroyer, and 8 missile boats took part in a naval exercise off of Kaohsiung. The unit conducted joint sea-air anti-submarine, joint sea-land air defense, anti-missile boat, and underway replenishment exercises. [2] She was decommissioned on 25 April 1994 and sold for scrap. [2]
USS Soley (DD-707), an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was named for James R. Soley, who became Assistant Secretary of the Navy in 1899. Soley was responsible for the collection and publication of Union and Confederate Naval records. He is considered to be a naval historian.
2.1.3 Vietnam War. 2.2 Service in the ... USS Samuel N. Moore (DD-747), an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for ...