USS Allen M. Sumner - Wikipedia

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 ... USSAllenM.Sumner FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch AllenM.Sumner-classdestroyer USSAllenM.Sumner(DD-692)inApril1959 History UnitedStates NameAllenM.Sumner NamesakeAllenMelancthonSumner Ordered7August1942 BuilderFederalShipbuildingandDrydockCompany Laiddown7July1943 Launched15December1943 Commissioned26January1944 Decommissioned15August1973 Stricken15August1973 MottoSuiGeneris FateSoldforscrapon16October1974 Generalcharacteristics ClassandtypeAllenM.Sumner-classdestroyer Displacement Design;2,890tons Standard;2,200 Fullload;3,315tons Length376 ft6 in(114.76 m) Beam40 ft(12 m) Draft15 ft8 in(4.78 m) Propulsion 60,000 shp(45,000 kW); 2propellers Speed34knots(63 km/h;39 mph) Range6,500nauticalmiles(12,000 km;7,500 mi)at15knots(28 km/h;17 mph) Complement336officersandenlisted Armament 6×5 in(130 mm)/38calibreguns 12×40mmAAguns 11×20mmAAguns 10×21-inch(533mm)torpedotubes 6×depthchargeprojectors 2×depthchargetracks USSAllenM.Sumner(DD-692),wastheleadshipofherclassofdestroyers.TheshipwasnamedforAllenMelancthonSumner,aUnitedStatesMarineCorpscaptain,whowaskilledinactionduringWorldWarI. AllenM.Sumnerwaslaiddownon7July1943atKearny,NewJersey,bytheFederalShipbuildingandDrydockCompany;launchedon15December1943;sponsoredbyMrs.AllenM.Sumner,CaptainSumner'swidow;andcommissionedattheNewYorkNavyYardon26January1944. Contents 1Servicehistory 1.1WorldWarII 1.1.11944 1.1.21945 1.21946to1952 1.31953to1966 1.4Vietnam 1.5Post-Vietnam 2Awards 3References 4Externallinks Servicehistory[edit] WorldWarII[edit] 1944[edit] ThedestroyerwasfittedoutattheNewYorkNavyYarduntil3MarchwhenshegotunderwayforshakedowntraininginthewatersaroundBermuda.AllenM.SumnerreturnedtoNewYorkon8Aprilandcommencedpost-shakedownavailability.Repairswerecompletedon3May,andthewarshipstoodoutofNewYorkboundforNorfolk,Virginia.Shearrivedtherethefollowingdayandbegantwomonthsofdutyasatrainingplatformfordestroyernucleuscrews.Thewarshipheadednorthon5JulyandarrivedbackatNewYorkthenextday.Followingafive-weekavailabilityatthenavyyardthere,AllenM.Sumnerputtoseaon12August,boundultimatelyforthePacific.Alongtheway,sheconductedantisubmarinewarfareandantiairwarfareexercises,stoppedbrieflyatNorfolk,andtransitedthePanamaCanalon29August.ThedestroyerstayedovernightatSanDiegoon7and8SeptemberbeforecontinuingontoHawaii.ShearrivedatPearlHarboron14SeptemberandbeganfiveweeksofexercisesintheHawaiianoperatingarea. AllenM.SumnerintheAtlantic,26March1944 HerstayinHawaiilasteduntil23OctoberwhenshesteamedoutofPearlHarborincompanywiththebattleshipNorthCarolina,boundfordutyinthewesternPacificwiththeFastCarrierTaskForce.SteamingviaEniwetok,thedestroyerenteredUlithilagoonon5November.AllenM.SumnerremainedatUlithiuntil19NovemberatwhichtimeshedepartedtheatolltojoinTaskGroup(TG)38.4atsea.Afterrendezvousingwiththecarriers,sheaccompaniedthemtowatersnearYapIslandwhencetheaircraftcarrierslaunchedairstrikeson22NovemberbeforereenteringUlithithatsameday.Thedestroyerremainedtherefor5daysandthenreturnedtosea,boundfornewlyinvadedLeyteinthePhilippines.ShearrivedinSanPedroBayon29NovemberandbeganpatrollingLeyteGulf.Thatduty—punctuatedintermittentlybyairalerts—lasteduntiltheeveningof2DecemberwhenAllenM.SumnersetcourseforOrmocBayincompanywiththedestroyersMoaleandCooper. ReportsfromAmericanaircraftearlierthatdayhadindicatedthatanenemyreinforcementconvoywasenteringthebaythatnight,andthethreewarshipsweresenttodestroyit.Justafter2300thatnight,thedestroyerssufferedthefirstofmanyairattackswhenaMitsubishiKi-46"Dinah"–afast,twin-engine,reconnaissanceplane–droppedabombwhichnear-missedAllenM.Sumnerabout30yards(27 m)fromtheship'sstarboardbow,piercedherhullwithfragments,andstartedafireonboard.Bombfragmentsalsowoundedoneofficerand12men. Airattackscontinued;but,justaftermidnight,thethreedestroyersmadesurfaceradarcontactonapairofJapanesedestroyerslateridentifiedasKuwaandTake.Lessthan10minutesintothebattle,Kuwasuccumbedtothecombinedfireofthetwodestroyers,andthewreckedandburningmassbegantosink.Take,however,evenedthescorejustasAllenM.SumnerandCooperjoinedMoaleinfiringontheremainingJapanesewarship.OneofhertorpedoesslammedintoCooperamidships,brokethatAmericandestroyer'sback,andsankheralmostimmediately.LessthanhalfofCooper'screwmanagedtogetofftheship.Mostofthosewerelaterrescued—butbyPBYCatalinasratherthanbyCooper'sdivisionmateswhowerestillbeingsubjectedtoheavyshorebatteryfireandairraids.AnyattemptatrescuebyAllenM.SumnerandMoalewouldhavemadethemvirtuallystationarytargets.Atabout0145onthe3rd,thetworemainingAmericanwarshipsbeganretirementfromOrmocBayandsetacourseforSanPedroBaywheretheyarrivedlaterthatday. AllenM.SumnerspentthenextninedaysinSanPedroBayundergoingupkeepandrepairingtheminordamagethatshehadsufferedintheactionatOrmocBay.Thoughtheareawassubjectedtointermittentairraidsthroughoutthatperiod,AllenM.Sumnerrecordedonlyone,long-range—inexcessof9,000yards(8,200 m)—approachbyanenemyaircrafton6December.On12December,shedepartedSanPedroBayandjoinedthescreenofTG78.3,boundforthelandingsonMindoroIsland.ThattaskgroupconstitutedRearAdmiralArthurD.Struble'sMindoroAttackGroup.Althoughthegroupcameunderairattackduringthetransit,AllenM.Sumnerescapeddamage.On15December,shemovedinwiththeclosecoveringgrouptoparticipateinthepreinvasionshorebombardment,andthesubsequentlandingswentforwardagainstnegligibleopposition.Someenemyaircraftattemptedtoattacktheinvasionforce,andAllenM.SumnerjoinedMoaleandIngrahaminsplashinganenemylightbomber.Onthefollowingday,thedestroyerdepartedMindorotoreturntoLeytewhereshearrivedon18December.Between26and29December,thewarshipescortedaresupplyechelontoMindoroandbacktoSanPedroBay. 1945[edit] On2January1945,thedestroyerstoodoutofSanPedroBay,boundfortheinvasionofLuzonatLingayenGulfinthescreenforthecruisersandbattleshipsofViceAdmiralJesseB.Oldendorf'sBombardmentandFireSupportGroup(TG77.2).Earlyon6January,AllenM.SumnermovedintoLingayenGulftosupportminesweepingoperations.Aroundnoon,herunitcameunderairattackbykamikazes.Thefirstplaneretreatedinthefaceofaheavyantiaircraftbarragewhilethesecondattackerhoveredjustoutofrangeasadecoytomaskaruninbyathirdsuicider.ThelatterplanedoveonAllenM.Sumnerstrafingashecame.Heswoopedinoutofthesunonthedestroyer'sportbowandcrashedintoherneartheafterstackandaftertorpedomount.Thewarshiplost14menkilledand19injured.ExtensivedamagerequiredhertoretirefromthegulfandjointheheavyunitsofTG77.2.Nevertheless,AllenM.SumnerremainedinactionwiththatunitandsupportedtheLingayenoperationuntil14January. Onthatday,shebeganalongandsomewhatcircuitousvoyagebacktotheUnitedStatesforrepairs.ShearrivedatManusintheAdmiraltieson18Januaryandremainedthereforninedays.Shegotunderwayagainon27JanuaryincompanywiththeescortcarrierKadashanBayand,afterstoppingatMajuroenroute,arrivedinPearlHarboron6February.ShedepartedOahuthenextdayandarrivedatHuntersPoint,California,on13Februarytobeginrepairs.Herrenewalworkwascompletedon10Apriland,fourdayslater,shebegandutytrainingprospectivedestroyercrewsalongthewestcoast.Justoverthreemonthslater,on17July,shewasrelievedoftrainingdutyanddepartedSanFranciscotoreturntothewesternPacific.ThedestroyerarrivedatOahuonthe23rdandbeganthreeweeksoftrainingoperationsoutofPearlHarbor. On12August,AllenM.SummerstoodoutofHawaiitoreturntothewarzone.However,whenshewastwodaysout,theJapanesecapitulated.Nevertheless,thewarshipcontinuedhervoyagewest.Followingatwo-daystopatEniwetok,shegotunderwayagainon21Augustand,six-dayslater,rendezvousedwithTG38.3inJapanesewaters.Aftersomethreeweeksofpostwarpatrols,firstwithTG38.3andlaterwithTG38.1,thedestroyerputintoTokyoBayon16September.SheremainedthereonlysixdaysbeforegettingunderwayfortheMarianason22August.TheshipreachedSaipanthreedayslaterbutsoonresumedhervoyagebacktotheUnitedStatesarrivingonthewestcoastinOctoberandassumingdutyasatrainingplatformforprospectivedestroyercrews. 1946to1952[edit] TheseoperationscontinueduntilMay1946whenthedestroyerdepartedthewestcoast,boundfortheCentralPacifictosupportOperationCrossroads,theatomicbombtestsconductedatBikiniAtollintheMarshallIslands.Attheconclusionofthatassignmentlatethatsummer,shereturnedtoherformerwestcoastduty.On23February1947,AllenM.SumnerbegananextendedcruisetotheFarEastwhichincludedvisitstoAustralia,theMarianas,thePhilippines,China,andJapanbeforeherreturntothewestcoastforanoverhaulandsubsequentlocaloperations. Thatdutycontinueduntilearlyin1949atwhichtimetheshipwasreassignedtotheAtlanticFleet.ShetransitedthePanamaCanalinmid-AprilandarrivedinHamptonRoads,Virginia,on20April.Betweenthespringof1949andthespringof1953,thedestroyerconductednormalpeacetimeoperationsoutofNorfolk.ThatroutinewasbrokenonlybyatourofdutyintheMediterraneanSeawiththe6thFleetbetweenNovember1950andMarch1951.Otherwise,shecruisedalongtheeasternseaboardandintheWestIndiesconductingtraining—particularlyinantisubmarinewarfare. 1953to1966[edit] On24April1953,thedestroyerstoodoutofNorfolk,boundforheronlyassignmentinthewarzoneduringtheKoreanWar.SteamingbywayoftheMediterraneanSea,theSuezCanal,andIndianOcean,AllenM.SumnerarrivedinYokosuka,Japan,earlyinJune.After10daysinport,shejoinedTaskForce(TF)77intheSeaofJapanandbegantwomonthsofdutyasaplaneguardandantisubmarinescreeningshipforthefastcarrierswhiletheysenttheiraircraftagainsttargetsinNorthKorea.Whileshewasassignedthosetasks,thearmisticeof27JulyendedtheKoreanWar.FollowingatourofdutywithTF95patrollingthesoutherncoastofKoreaandabriefstopatYokosuka,thewarshipheadedbacktotheUnitedStatesviathePacific,thewestcoast,andthePanamaCanal.ShearrivedbackinNorfolkon27October. Overthenexteightyears,AllenM.SumneralternatedeastcoastandWestIndiesoperationswithsevendeploymentstoEuropeanwaters.Duringthefirsttwo—conductedinthefallof1954andthesummerof1955,respectively—shevisitednorthernEuropeanwaterstoparticipateinexerciseswithunitsofotherNATOnavies.ThethirdEuropeandeployment—totheMediterranean—cameinJuly1956.Duringthatfour-monthassignment,theSuezcrisiserupted,andAllenM.SumnersupportedtheevacuationofAmericancitizensfromEgyptatAlexandria.Onthefourthdeploymentoftheperiod,shereturnedtonorthernEuropeanwatersinSeptemberandOctober1957.InFebruary1958,sheembarkeduponanotherdeploymenttotheMediterraneanthatlasteduntilJuly.Afteraperiodofnormaleastcoastoperations,thedestroyeronceagainheadedtowardthe"middlesea"inFebruary1958.ThattourofdutydifferedfromthoseprecedinginthatAllenM.SumnerwasassignedtoindependentdutyinthePersianGulfandinthewesternportionoftheIndianOcean.ShereturnedtotheUnitedStateson30AugustandbeganayearofnormaloperationsinthewesternAtlantic.InSeptember1960,thewarshipvoyagedtotheMediterraneanoncemoreandagainservedonindependentdutyinthePersianGulfandinthewesternIndianOcean.ShereturnedtotheUnitedStateson19April1961and,on17May,beganafleetrehabilitationandmodernizationoverhaulduringwhichherantisubmarinewarfarecapabilitieswereimprovedandupdated. AllenM.Sumnercompletedheroverhaulon2January1962andresumedherscheduleofeastcoastoperationsalternatedwithMediterraneancruises.BetweenMarchandSeptember1962,sheservedwiththe6thFleet.SoonafterherreturntoAmericanwaters,PresidentJohnF.Kennedydeclareda"quarantine"ofCubainresponsetothesitingofoffensiveSovietmissilesonthatisland.AllenM.SumnerwasoneofthefirstwarshipstotakeupstationoffCubainOctober1962.Atthesuccessfulconclusionofthatoperation,sheresumednormaldutyoutofMayport,Florida.Thatemployment—includingfrequentdutyasschoolshipfortheFleetSonarSchool—continuedthrough1963andinto1964.InJuneandJuly1964,thedestroyermadeabriefdeploymenttotheMediterraneanforamidshipmancruise.Uponherreturntothewesternhemisphere,sheresumednormaldutyoutofMayport.Inthespringof1965,politicalunrestintheDominicanRepublictookhertothewatersaroundthattroubledisland.Uponconcludingthatassignment,thedestroyerreturnedtoMayportandresumedoperationsoutofthatport.InOctober,sheembarkeduponanotherdeploymentintheMediterranean.Afteraroutinetourofdutywiththe6thFleetinthe"middlesea,"AllenM.SumnerreturnedtoMayporton8March1966andbegan11monthsofoperationsoutofherhomeportwhichincludeddutyasasupportshipfortheGemini10spaceshotinJuly. Vietnam[edit] AQH-50DASHdronehoveringoverAllenM.Sumner'sflightdeck,1969. On7February1967,thedestroyerdepartedMayportonherwaytoherfirstandonlydeploymenttotheVietnamwarzone.SteamingviathePanamaCanalandHawaii,shearrivedinYokosuka,Japan,on14March.Fourdayslater,shegotunderwayforthecoastofVietnam.OnherfirsttourintheGulfofTonkin,AllenM.Sumnerservedas"shotgun"(screeningship)forLongBeachwhilethenuclear-poweredguidedmissilecruiserservedonpositiveidentificationradaradvisoryzonedutyinthegulf.Shewasrelievedofthatassignmenton5ApriltoparticipateinOperationSeadragon,theinterdictionofcommunistwaterbornelogisticsoperations.Thatassignmentlasteduntil11April,whenshejoinedthescreenoftheaircraftcarrierHancockforavoyagetoSasebo,Japan.SheremainedatSasebofrom15to22AprilbeforeheadingbacktotheGulfofTonkinagainincompanywithHancock.UponherreturntoVietnamesewaters,AllenM.SumnermovedinshorewiththeAustraliancruiserHobarttoresume"Sea-dragon"dutyand,later,toprovideshorebombardmentsupportformarinesengagedinOperationBeauCharger,acombinedwaterborneandairborneamphibiousassaultconductednearthedemilitarizedzonelateinMay. AttheendofMay,sherejoinedthefastcarriersonYankeeStationandscreenedthemuntil10Junewhensheresumed"Seadragon"duty.HerworkclosertotheVietnamcoastlastedfor12days.On22June,shedepartedVietnamesewatersandsetacourseforKaohsiung,Taiwan,whereshevisitedfrom26Juneto2July.DepartingKaohsiungonthelatterday,AllenM.SumnercalledatHongKongfrom7to9July.On11July,shereturnedtothecoastofVietnamandbegananine-daygunfiresupportmission.LeavingVietnamesewaterson20July,thedestroyermadeasix-daystopatSubicBayinthePhilippinesfrom22to28Julybeforereturningtothegunlinefrom30Julyto1August.ShethenbeganhervoyagebacktotheUnitedStates;stoppedatYokosuka,Hawaii,andAcapulco,inMexico;transitedthePanamaCanalon7September,andreachedMayporton10September. Post-Vietnam[edit] AllenM.Sumnerin1970. ThedestroyerresumednormaloperationsoutofMayportinOctober.Throughout1968,shecruisedthewatersoftheWestIndies,frequentlyprovidingsupportfortheencirclednavalbaseatGuantánamoBay,Cuba.Similardutycarriedherthroughthefirstfourmonthsof1969.InMay,shevoyagedtoEnglandandnorthernEuropeanwaterstoparticipateinaNATOreviewcelebratingthe20thanniversaryofthealliance.On22May,sheheadedfortheMediterraneanandanormaltourofdutywiththe6thFleet.SheconcludedthatassignmentatMayporton10October.Following10monthsofnormaloperationsputofMayport,AllenM.SumnerembarkeduponthefinalMediterraneandeploymentofhercareeron27August1970.ThedestroyerreturnedtoMayporton28February1971andbrieflyresumednormaldutyoutofherhomeport.On1July1971,shewasreassignedtodutyasaNavalReservetrainingship.Inmid-August,shemovedtoBaltimore,Maryland,whereshebeganherNavalReservetrainingduties.Thatemploymentremainedherassignmentuntil15August1973atwhichtimeAllenM.SumnerwasdecommissionedatPhiladelphia.On16October1974,shewassoldtotheUnionMinerals&AlloyCorp.forscrapping. Awards[edit] AllenM.SumnerearnedtwobattlestarsduringWorldWarII,oneduringtheKoreanWar,andtwoduringtheVietnamWar. References[edit] ThisarticleincorporatestextfromthepublicdomainDictionaryofAmericanNavalFightingShips.Theentrycanbefoundhere. 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