DD-751 (DM-31) (Sumner Class)

Builder: Bethlehem Steel, Staten Is. Laid Down: January 25, 1944 Launched: July 4, 1944 Commissioned: October 28, 1944 Decommissioned: Completed as Minelayer DM-31, Reclassified MMD-31 January 1, 1969. Heavily damaged by Japanese Kamikaze Aircraft June 6, 1945 off Okinawa. Decommissioned September 28, 1945 Fate: Broken up for scrap in 1946.   We are seeking information […]

DD-750 (DM-30) (Sumner Class)

Builder: Bethlehem Steel, Staten Is. Laid Down: December 28, 1943 Launched: May 20, 1944 Commissioned: September 30, 1944 Decommissioned: Completed as Minelayer DM-30, Reclassified MMD-30 1/1/69. Decommissioned 4/9/58; Fate: Sold 8/16/74 and scrapped We are seeking information on the USS Shea and her crews. Files and photos may be emailed to us and we will incorporate them […]

DD 752 (Sumner Class)

  Another site for the USS Alfred A. Cunningham     Builder: Bethlehem Steel, Staten Is. Laid Down: February 23, 1944 Launched: August 3, 1944 Commissioned: November 23, 1944 Decommissioned: February 24, 1971 Fate: Sunk as target off California 10/12/79   We are seeking information on the USS Alfred A. Cunningham and her crews. Files […]

DD-753 (Sumner Class)

Builder: Bethlehem Steel, Staten Is. Laid Down: March 24, 1944 Launched: September 1, 1944 Commissioned: December 30, 1944 Decommissioned: July 1, 1973 (stricken) Fate: Sold November 6, 1974 and broken up for scrap.

DD-754 (Sumner Class)

Builder: Bethlehem Steel, Staten Is. Laid Down: April 21, 1944 Launched: October 3, 1944 Commissioned: February 3, 1945 Decommissioned: July 1, 1969 (Stricken) Fate: Cut in half in collision with HMAS Melbourne off Luzon June 3, 1969. Bow section sank and stern section was sunk as target in Subic Bay October 10, 1969 “USS F.E. […]

DD 756 (Sumner Class)

Builder: Bethlehem Steel, Staten Is. Laid Down: July 4, 1944 Launched: November 30, 1944 Commissioned: March 31, 1945 Decommissioned: July 14, 1972 Fate: To Venezuela July 14, 1972. (Photo contributed by Carlos Hernandez) Renamed Carabobo; scraped in 1981. We are seeking information on the USS Beatty and her crews. Files and photos may be E-mailed to us […]

DD-757 (Sumner Class)

The USS Putnam Web Site is at http://www.MustangONE.com/putnam Builder: Bethlehem Steel – San Francisco Laid Down: July 11, 1943 Launched: March 26, 1944 Commissioned: October 12, 1944 Decommissioned: August 6, 1973 Fate: Sold June 24, 1974 and broken up for scrap We are seeking information on the USS Putnam and her crews. Files and photos […]

DD-758 (Sumner Class)

The official home page of the USS Strong can be found at: http://www.uss-strong.com Builder: Bethlehem, San Francisco Laid Down: July 25, 1943 Launched: April 22, 1944 Commissioned: March 8, 1945 Decommissioned: October 31, 1973 Fate: Brazil USS Strong DD-758 We are seeking information on the USS Strong and her crews. Files and photos may be emailed to […]

DD 759 (Sumner Class)

  Builder: Bethlehem Steel, S.F., CA. Laid Down: November 4, 1943 Launched: August 12, 1944 Commissioned: April 26, 1945 Decommissioned: January 15, 1971 Fate: To Taiwan May 6, 1974; Cannibalized for spare parts. We are seeking information on the USS Lofberg and her crews. Files and photos may be emailed to us and we will […]

DD 760 (Sumner class)

Builder: Bethlehem Steel, San Francisco. Laid Down: November 21, 1943 Launched: September 30, 1944 Commissioned: October 11, 1945 Decommissioned: December 8, 1970 Fate: To Taiwan May 6, 1974. Renamed Nan Yang. We are seeking information on the USS John W. Thomason and her crews. Files and photos may be E-mailed to us and we will incorporate them […]