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Allen M. Sumner (DD-692) Class Color Profiles
We now have
color profiles for the nineteen Allen M. Sumner (DD-692) Class as
originally built with the British-style bridge.
Specifications for this configuration of the Sumners were taken from
Ships Data U.S. Naval Vessels, Vol.1, 15 April 1945. Displacement:
2,882 tons (trial). Dimensions: 376'-6" overall, 40'-10" beam,
14'-5" max. draft. Speed: 34.2 knots (trial). Armament: three twin
5-in./38 cal. gun mounts, two quadruple 40mm gun mounts, two twin
40mm gun mounts, ten single 20mm gun mounts, two quintuple 21"
torpedo tube mounts, two depth charge release tracks (for 600 lb.
charges), and six single K-Gun depth charge projectors (for 300 lb.
charges). Radar: one SC air search radar set and one SG surface
search radar set. Fire Control: one MK 37 GFCS with MK 12/22 radar.
Sonar: one QGA sonar set. Complement: 20 officers and 325 enlisted.
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 Barton (DD-722) *
USS Walke (DD-723) *
USS Laffey (DD-724)
USS O’Brien (DD-725)
USS DeHaven (DD-727)
USS Mansfield (DD-728)
USS Lyman K. Swenson (DD-729)
USS Collett (DD-730)
Note: The original British-style bridge (indicated by *) had
narrow, step-down wings for the bridge lookouts. In the later
British-style bridge the wings were extended upward incorporating
the lookouts and all bridge functions on the same level. The
appropriate configuration will be sent with your order.
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