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The Allen M. Sumner class was a group of 58 destroyers built by the United States during World War II.Another twelve ships were completed as destroyer minelayers.The class was named for Allen Melancthon Sumner, an officer in the United States Marine Corps.
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 .
USS Laffey (DD-724) is an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, which was constructed during World War II, laid down and launched in 1943, and commissioned in February 1944.The ship earned the nickname "The Ship That Would Not Die" for her exploits during the D-Day invasion and the Battle of Okinawa when she successfully withstood a determined assault by conventional bombers and the most ...
USS Mannert L. Abele (DD-733), was an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer of the United States Navy.The destroyer was sunk on 12 April 1945, near Okinawa with 84 casualties. [1] It was the first US warship to be damaged or sunk by the rocket powered Yokosuka MXY7 Ohka suicide flying bomb.
USS John W. Thomason (DD-760), an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for John William Thomason, Jr., a USMC officer who was awarded the Navy Cross for bravery during World War I.
USS Massey (DD-778), an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was a United States Navy ship that served between 1944 and 1973. Construction. Massey (DD-778) ...
Pages in category "Allen M. Sumner-class destroyers of the United States Navy" The following 59 pages are in this category, out of 59 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
USS Maddox (DD-731), was an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer.It was named after Captain William A. T. Maddox of the United States Marine Corps.. Maddox screened the ships of the Fast Carrier Task Force during strikes against Japanese targets in the western Pacific.