Allen M. Sumner class destroyer

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Allen M. Sumner class Destroyer
USS Allen M. Sumner (DD-692), the lead ship of her class, seen here in 1970.
Class overview
Type:	Destroyer
Name:	Allen M. Sumner class
Operators:	United States Navy
Preceded by:	Fletcher class destroyer
Subclasses:	Robert H. Smith destroyer minelayer
Ships in class:	58
General characteristics
Displacement:	2,200-2,220 tons standard 3,515 tons full load
Length:	369 ft (112.5 m) waterline 376 ft 6 in (114.8 m) overall 376 ft (114.6 m) overall (DD.725-728 & 730-734)
Beam:	41 ft (12.5 m) 40 ft (12.2 m) (DD.692-709) 40 ft 9 in (12.4 m) (DD.744) 41 ft 3 in (12.6 m) (DD.770-776)
Draught:	15 ft 9 in (4.8 m) normal 19 ft (5.8 m) full load 18 ft 9 in (18.4 m) full load (DD.735-40 & 749-751 & 771-773)
Propulsion and power:	4 Babcock & Wilcox or Foster Wheeler providing 60,000 shp (45 MW) to drive General Electric or Westinghouse geared turbines; two shafts
Speed:	34 knots (63 km/hr)
Range:	6,000 nmi at 15 knots (11,100 km @28 km/hr) 503 tons oil fuel (except DD.692-709 500 tons, DD.735-740 515 tons)
Complement:	336-363
Armament:	6 × 5 in(127 mm)/38caliber guns (in 3x2 Mk 38 DP mounts) 12 × 40 mm/60cal AA guns (2x4 & 2x2) 11 × 20 mm/70cal AA guns except DD.709 & 769-762 ten & DD.735-740 & 749-751 & 771-773 8 (11/10/8x1) 2 × depth charge racks 6 × depth charge projectors 10 × 21 in (53 cm) torpedo tubes (2x5, 10 torpedoes) (none in DD.735-740, 749-751, & 771-773) 100 mines (DD.735-740, 749-751, & 771-773 only)
Ships:
USS Allen M. Sumner (DD-692) USS Moale (DD-693) USS Ingraham (DD-694) USS Cooper (DD-695) USS English (DD-696) USS Charles S. Sperry (DD-697) USS Ault (DD-698) USS Waldron (DD-699) USS Haynsworth (DD-700) USS John W. Weeks (DD-701) USS Hank (DD-702) USS Wallace L. Lind (DD-703) USS Borie (DD-704) USS Compton (DD-705) USS Gainard (DD-706) USS Soley (DD-707) USS Harlan R. Dickson (DD-708) USS Hugh Purvis (DD-709) USS Barton (DD-722) USS Walke (DD-723) USS Laffey (DD-724) USS O'Brien (DD-725) USS Meredith (DD-726) USS De Haven (DD-727) USS Mansfield (DD-728) USS Lyman K. Swenson (DD-729) USS Collett (DD-730) USS Maddox (DD-731) USS Hyman (DD-732) USS Mannert L. Abele (DD-733) USS Purdy (DD-734) USS Drexler (DD-741) USS Blue (DD-744) USS Brush (DD-745) USS Taussig (DD-746) USS Samuel N. Moore (DD-747) USS Harry E. Hubbard (DD-748) USS Alfred A. Cunningham (DD-752) USS John R. Pierce (DD-753) USS Frank E. Evans (DD-754) USS John A. Bole (DD-755) USS Beatty (DD-756) USS Putnam (DD-757) USS Strong (DD-758) USS Lofberg (DD-759) USS John W. Thomason (DD-760) USS Buck (DD-761) USS Henley (DD-762) USS Lowry (DD-770) USS Hugh W. Hadley (DD-774) USS Willard Keith (DD-775) USS James C. Owens (DD-776) USS Zellars (DD-777) USS Massey (DD-778) USS Douglas H. Fox (DD-779) USS Stormes (DD-780) USS Robert K. Huntington (DD-781) USS Bristol (DD-857)

The Allen M. Sumner class of destroyers was built by the United States during World War II. The first ship was laid down in July 1943, while the last was launched in December 1944. In that time the United States produced 58 Allen M. Sumner-class destroyers. The Sumner class, as it is sometimes called, was based upon the previous Fletcher class, which were built from 1941 until 1944. In addition to the 3 twin 5"/38cal mounts, Sumners had twin rudders, giving them better maneuverability for ASW work when compared to Fletchers. See also the Robert H. Smith-class destroyer minelayer (DML), all of which were built on hulls originally intended as Sumners.