DD-738 (DM-26) (Sumner Class)

Builder: Bath Iron Works, Bath Me. Laid Down: March 6, 1944 Launched: July 9, 1944 Commissioned: September 22, 1944 Decommissioned: Completed as Minelayer DM-26, Reclassified MMD-26 January 1, 1969. Decommissioned March 12, 1956 Fate: Sold June 12, 1974 and broken up for scrap. We are seeking information on the USS Harry F. Bauer and her […]

DD-739 (DM-27) (Sumner Class)

The USS Adams Web Site is at http://www.kaleidoscopic.com/adams/   Builder: Bath Iron Works, Bath Me. Laid Down: March 20, 1944 Launched: July 23, 1944 Commissioned: October 10, 1944 (Completed as Minelayer DM-27, Reclassified MMD-27 January 1 1969) Decommissioned: January 29, 1947 Fate: Sold December 16 1971 and broken up for scrap   We are seeking […]

DD-740 (DM-28) (Sumner Class)

Builder: Bath Iron Works, Bath Me. Laid Down: April 10, 1944 Launched: August 13, 1944 Commissioned: October 27, 1944 Decommissioned: Completed as Minelayer DM-28, Reclassified MMD-28 January 1, 1969. Decommissioned January 29, 1947 Fate: Sold December 16, 1971 and broken up for scrap in 1973. We are seeking information on the USS Tolman and her […]

DD 741 (Sumner class)

  Builder: Bath Iron Works, Bath ME Laid Down: April 24, 1944 Launched: September 3, 1944 Commissioned: November 14, 1944 Fate: Sunk in Action May 28, 1945 We are seeking information on the USS Drexler and her crews. Files and photos may be E-mailed to us and we will incorporate them into this page. When enough information […]

DD 744 (Sumner Class)

Builder: Bethlehem Steel, Staten Island (United Shipyards) Laid Down: June 30, 1943 Launched: November 28, 1943 Commissioned: March 20, 1944 May 14, 1949 September 15, 1950 Decommissioned: February 14, 1947 December 12, 1949 January 27, 1971 Fate: Stricken February 1, 1974 – Used as target We are seeking information on the USS Blue and her crews. Files […]

DD-745 (Sumner Class)

Builder: Bethlehem, Staten Island Laid Down: July 30, 1943 Launched: December 28, 1943 Commissioned: April 17, 1944 Decommissioned: Fate: To Taiwan December 2, 1969 We are seeking information on the USS Brush and her crews. Files and photos may be emailed to us and we will incorporate them into this page. When enough information has been assembled […]

DD-746 (Sumner Class)

Builder: Bethlehem Steel, Staten Is. Laid Down: August 30, 1943 Launched: January 25, 1944 Commissioned: May 20, 1944 Decommissioned: December 1, 1970 Fate: To Taiwan May 6, 1974. Renamed Lo Yang, Stricken in 1994. 28 Aug 1945 – somewhere in the Western Pacific We are seeking information on the USS Taussig and her crews. Files […]

DD 747 (Sumner class)

Builder: Bethlehem Steel, Staten Is. Laid Down: September 30, 1943 Launched: February 23, 1944 Commissioned: June 24, 1944 Decommissioned: October 24, 1969 Fate: To Taiwan December 9, 1969. Renamed Heng Yang, Stricken in 1993. We are seeking information on the USS Samuel N. Moore and her crews. Files and photos may be E-mailed to us and we […]

DD 748 (Sumner class)

Builder: Bethlehem Steel, Staten Is. Laid Down: October 30, 1943 Launched: March 24, 1944 Commissioned: July 22, 1944 Decommissioned: October 17, 1969 (Stricken) Fate: Sold July, 1970 and broken up for scrap The next ships reunion is scheduled for April 16 – 20, 2008. For more information, contact Mike at: (717) 235-5768, or by e-mail. We […]

DD-749 (DM-29) (Sumner Class)

Builder: Bethlehem Steel, Staten Is. Laid Down: November 28, 1943 Launched: April 21, 1944 Commissioned: August 31, 1944 Decommissioned: Completed as Minelayer DM-29, Reclassified MMD-29 Janaury 1, 1969. Decommissioned January 29, 1947 Fate: Sold May 30, 1972 and broken up for scrap. We are seeking information on the USS Henry A. Wiley and her crews. […]