Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer

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World War II–era naval ship class destroyer class warship class

The Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer was a World War II–era class of U.S. Navy warships known for their enhanced anti-aircraft armament, improved stability, and extensive postwar service.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Allen M. Sumner class 1
Allen M. Sumner class destroyer 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II–era naval ship class ⓘ
destroyer class ⓘ
warship class ⓘ
armamentType 5-inch dual-purpose guns ⓘ
anti-aircraft guns ⓘ
depth charges ⓘ
torpedo tubes ⓘ
conflict Korean War ⓘ
Vietnam War ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
designedFor anti-aircraft warfare ⓘ
anti-submarine warfare ⓘ
surface warfare ⓘ
designGoal improved anti-aircraft capability over Fletcher-class ⓘ
improved stability and seakeeping ⓘ
era Cold War ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
followedBy Gearing-class destroyer NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalSignificance backbone of U.S. destroyer force in late World War II ⓘ
widely modernized and exported after World War II ⓘ
modernization many units received FRAM or similar upgrades ⓘ
namedAfter Allen M. Sumner NERFINISHED ⓘ
navalArchitectureFeature twin 5-inch turrets fore and aft ⓘ
wider beam than Fletcher-class ⓘ
notableFeature dual-purpose main battery ⓘ
enhanced anti-aircraft armament ⓘ
improved stability ⓘ
increased beam compared to Fletcher-class ⓘ
strong postwar modernization potential ⓘ
twin 5-inch gun mounts ⓘ
operator United States Navy ⓘ
precededBy Fletcher-class destroyer NERFINISHED ⓘ
propulsion steam turbine propulsion ⓘ
role fleet destroyer ⓘ
multi-purpose escort ⓘ
serviceBranch United States Navy ⓘ
serviceDuration extensive postwar service ⓘ
timePeriod introduced during World War II ⓘ
usedBy United States Navy ⓘ
various allied navies postwar ⓘ
usedFor anti-submarine patrols ⓘ
carrier screening ⓘ
convoy protection ⓘ
escort duties ⓘ
radar picket duties ⓘ
shore bombardment ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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USS Laffey → class → Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer ⓘ
USS Walke (DD-723) → shipClass → Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer ⓘ
this entity surface form: Allen M. Sumner class
USS Walke (DD-723) → classBeforeModernization → Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer ⓘ
this entity surface form: Allen M. Sumner class destroyer