DD 706 (Sumner class)

Builder: Federal Shipbuilding, Kearny NJ. Laid Down: March 29, 1944 Launched: September 17, 1944 Commissioned: November 23, 1944 Decommissioned: February 26, 1971 Fate: Sold March 26, 1974 and broken up for scrap. We are seeking information on the USS Gainard and her crews. Files and photos may be E-mailed to us and we will incorporate them into […]

DD 707 (Sumner class)

Builder: Federal Shipbuilding, Kearny NJ. Laid Down: April 18, 1944 Launched: September 8, 1944 Commissioned: December 7, 1944 Decommissioned: Heavily damaged by grounding in January 1970. Decommissioned February, 1970 Fate: Sunk as target September 18, 1970 We are seeking information on the USS Soley and her crews. Files and photos may be E-mailed to us and we […]

DD 708 (Sumner class)

Off Manhattan Island, New York, en route from her builders, Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company, Kearny, New Jersey, for delivery to the Navy in February 1945. Builder: Federal Shipbuilding Company Laid Down: May 23, 1944 Launched: December 17, 1944 Commissioned: February 17, 1945 Decommissioned: 7/1/72 Fate: Scrap, 5/73 We are seeking information on the […]

DD-709 (Sumner Class)

Builder: Federal Shipbuilding, Kearny NJ. Laid Down: May 23 1944 Launched: December 17, 1944 Commissioned: March 1, 1945 Decommissioned: June 15, 1972 Fate: To Turkey July 1, 1972. Renamed Zafer, Stricken in 1993 and broken up for scrap in 1994. We are seeking information on the USS Hugh Purvis and her crews. Files and photos […]

DD-722 (Sumner Class)

Builder: Bath Iron Works, Bath Me. Laid Down: May 24, 1943 Launched: October 10, 1943 Commissioned: December 30, 1943 Decommissioned: January 22, 1947, Recommissioned April 11, 1949. Decommissioned (?), Stricken October 1, 1968. Fate: Sunk as target off Virginia October 8, 1969. We are seeking information on the USS Barton and her crews. Files and […]

DD 723 (Sumner class)

Builder: Bath Iron Works, Bath Me. Laid Down: June 7, 1943 Launched: October 27, 1943 Commissioned: January 21, 1944 Decommissioned: May 30, 1947 Recommissioned: October 5, 1950 Decommissioned 11/30/70 Fate: Sold 3/19/75 and broken up. We are seeking information on the USS Walke and her crews. Files and photos may be E-mailed to us and we will […]

USS Laffey DD-724

Builder : Bath Iron Works Corp. Launched : November 21, 1943 Commissioned : February 8, 1944 January 26, 1951 Decommissioned : June 1947 1975 and stricken Fate : Currently a “Museum Ship” at Patriots Point, SC We are seeking information on the USS Laffey and her crews. Files and photos may be emailed to us and we will incorporate them into this site.

DD 725 (Sumner class)

December, 1968: In Australia – on the way home Builder: Bath Iron Works, Bath Me. Laid Down: July 12, 1943 Launched: December 8, 1943 Commissioned: July 12, 1943 Decommissioned: 10/4/47 Recommissioned: 10/5/50 Decommissioned (?) Fate: Stricken 2/18/72; sunk as target off California 7/13/72 We are seeking information on the USS O’Brien and her crews. Files […]

DD-726 (Sumner Class)

Builder: Bath Iron Works, Bath Me. Laid Down: July 26, 1943 Launched: December 21, 1943 Commissioned: March 14, 1944 Decommissioned: N/A Fate: Struck mine off Utah beach Normandy France June 8, 1944, Sunk by German aircraft Off Utah Beach June 9, 1944. With the loss of 35 of her crew. We are seeking information on […]

DD 727 (Sumner class)

Builder: Bath Iron Works, Bath Me. Laid Down: August 9, 1943 Launched: January 9, 1944 Commissioned: March 31, 1944 Decommissioned: December 3, 1973 (Stricken) Fate: To South Korea December 5, 1973. Renamed Incheon, Stricken and broken up for scrap in 1993. We are seeking information on the USS DeHaven and her crews. Files and photos […]