Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer

*Allen M. Sumner*-class destroyer
Class overview
USS Allen M. Sumner, the lead ship of her class, seen here in 1970.
Name:	Allen M. Sumner class
Builders:	Various
Operators:	United States Navy Republic of China Navy Argentine Navy Brazilian Navy Chilean Navy Colombian National Navy Hellenic Navy Republic of Korea Navy Turkish Navy Imperial Iranian Navy Bolivarian Armada of Venezuela
Preceded by:	Fletcher class
Succeeded by:	Gearing class
Subclasses:	Robert H. Smith class
Cost:	$8 million, excluding armament
In commission:	1943–75 (USN)
Planned:	70
Completed:	58
Lost:	4
Preserved:	2
General characteristics
Type:	Destroyer
Displacement:	2,200-2,220 tons standard 3,515 tons full load
Length:	369 ft (112 m) waterline 376 ft 6 in (114.76 m) overall 376 ft (115 m) overall (DD 725-728 & 730-734)
Beam:	41 ft (12.5 m) 40 ft (12 m) (DD 692-709) 40 ft 9 in (12.42 m) (DD 744) 41 ft 3 in (12.57 m) (DD 770-776)
Draft:	15 ft 9 in (4.80 m) normal 19 ft (5.8 m) full load 18 ft 9 in (5.72 m) full load (DD 735-40 & 749-751 & 771-773)
Propulsion:	4 Babcock & Wilcox or Foster Wheeler boilers; two General Electric or Westinghouse geared steam turbines, 60,000 shp (45 MW) total; two shafts
Speed:	34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph)
Range:	6,000 nautical miles (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) 503 tons oil fuel (except DD 692-709 500 tons, DD 735-740 515 tons)
Complement:	336-363
Armament:	As built: 6 × 5 in/38 cal guns (127 mm) (in 3 × 2 Mk 38 DP mounts) 12 × 40 mm Bofors AA guns (2 × 4 & 2 × 2) 11 × 20 mm Oerlikon cannons 2 × depth charge racks 6 × K-gun depth charge throwers 10 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes Typical by 1950: 6 × 5 in/38 cal guns (127 mm) (in 3 × 2 Mk 38 DP mounts) 6 × 3 in/50 cal guns (76 mm) (2 × 2, 2 × 1) 2 × Hedgehog ASW weapons 1 × depth charge rack 6 × K-gun depth charge throwers Typical after FRAM II: (1960-65) 6 × 5 in/38 cal guns (127 mm) (in 3 × 2 Mk 38 DP mounts) 2 × triple Mark 32 torpedo tubes for Mark 44 torpedoes 2 × single 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes for Mark 37 torpedoes 1 × Drone Anti-Submarine Helicopter (DASH) Variable Depth Sonar (VDS)

The Allen M. Sumner class was a group of 58 destroyers built by the United States during World War II. Another twelve ships were completed as destroyer minelayers. Often referred to as simply the Sumner class, this class was characterized by their twin 5-inch/38 caliber gun mounts, dual rudders, additional anti-aircraft weapons, and many other advancements over the previous Fletcher class. The Allen M. Sumner design was extended 14 feet (4.3 m) amidships to become the Gearing class, which was produced in larger numbers.

Completed in 1943–45, four were lost in the war and one was damaged so badly it was scrapped, but the surviving ships served in the US Navy into the 1970s. After being retired from the US fleet, 29 of them were sold to other navies, where they served many more years. Two still exist as museum ships, one in South Carolina, and one in Taiwan.

Description

The first ship was laid down in May 1943, while the last was launched in April 1945. In that time the United States produced 58 Allen M. Sumner-class destroyers. The Allen M. Sumner class was an improvement of the previous Fletcher class, which were built from 1941 until 1944. In addition to three twin 5-inch/38 caliber gun mounts replacing the Fletchers' five single mounts, Sumners had twin rudders, giving them better maneuverability for ASW work when compared to Fletchers. The 5-inch guns were guided by a Mark 37 Gun Fire Control System with a Mark 25 fire control radar linked by a Mark 1A Fire Control Computer stabilized by a Mark 6 8,500 rpm gyro. This fire control system provided effective long-range anti-aircraft (AA) or anti-surface fire. The Allen M. Sumners also had much more short-range anti-aircraft armament than the Fletchers, with 12 40 mm guns and 11 20 mm guns compared with 8 40 mm and 7 20 mm for a typical late-war upgraded Fletcher. The initial design retained the Fletchers' heavy torpedo armament of 10 21-inch (533 mm) tubes in two quintuple mounts, firing the Mark 15 torpedo. As the threat from kamikaze aircraft mounted in 1945, and with few remaining Japanese warships to use torpedoes on, most of the class had the aft quintuple 21-inch torpedo tube mount replaced by an additional 40 mm quadruple mount for 16 total 40 mm guns.^[1]^[2]

The Allen M. Sumners achieved a 20% increase in 5-inch gun armament and almost a 50% increase in light AA armament on a hull the same length as a Fletcher, only 15 inches (38 cm) wider, and about 15 inches (38 cm) deeper in draft. The increase in standard displacement was only 150 tons, about 7.5%. Thus, the Allen M. Sumner class was a significant improvement in combat power at a small increase in cost.

See also Robert H. Smith-class destroyer minelayer (DM), twelve of which were built on hulls originally intended as Allen M. Sumners. Gearing-class destroyers were of the same design, modified with a 14-foot (4.3 m) midship extension to carry more fuel to extend the ships' range.

Construction

Eighteen were built by Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company in Kearny, New Jersey. Fourteen were built by Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine. Ten were built by Bethlehem Steel's Mariners Harbor shipyard on Staten Island. Six were built by Bethlehem Steel's Union Iron Works in San Francisco, California. Five were built by Bethlehem Steel in San Pedro, California. Five were built by Todd Pacific Shipyards in Seattle, Washington. USS Barton was the first ship of the class to be laid down and the first to be commissioned. USS Henley was the last commissioned.

Service

The Allen M. Sumners served on radar picket stations in the Battle of Okinawa, as well as other duties, and had several losses. Cooper, Meredith, Mannert L. Abele, and Drexler were lost during the war, and Hugh W. Hadley was so badly damaged by a kamikaze attack that she was scrapped soon after the war ended. After the war most of the class (except some of the light minelayers) had their 40 mm and 20 mm guns replaced by up to six 3-inch/50 caliber guns (76 mm), and the pole mast was replaced by a tripod to carry a new, heavier radar. On most ships one depth charge rack was removed and two Hedgehog mounts added. One of the two quintuple 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tube mountings had already been removed on most to make way for a quadruple 40 mm gun mounting and additional radar for the radar picket mission. 33 ships were converted under the Fleet Rehabilitation and Modernization II (FRAM II) program 1960-65, but not as extensively as the Gearings. Typically, FRAM Allen M. Sumners retained all three 5-inch/38 twin mounts and received the Drone Anti-Submarine Helicopter (DASH), two triple Mark 32 torpedo tubes for the Mark 44 torpedo, and two new single 21-inch torpedo tubes for the Mark 37 torpedo, with all 3-inch and lighter guns, previous ASW armament, and 21-inch torpedo tubes being removed. Variable Depth Sonar (VDS) was also fitted; however, ASROC was not fitted. Ships that did not receive FRAM were typically upgraded with Mk 32 triple torpedo tubes in exchange for the K-guns, but retained Hedgehog and one depth charge rack.^[2]

In Navy slang, the modified destroyers were called "FRAM cans", "can" being a contraction of "tin can", the slang term for a destroyer or destroyer escort.

Many Allen M. Sumners provided significant gunfire support in the Vietnam War. They also served as escorts for Carrier Battle Groups (Carrier Strike Groups from 2004) and Amphibious Ready Groups (Expeditionary Strike Groups from 2006). From 1965, some of the class were transferred to the Naval Reserve Force (NRF), with a partial active crew to train Naval reservists.

Disposition

USS De Haven c.1970 fitted with FRAM II modifications.

The ships served in the US Navy into the 1970s. DASH was withdrawn from anti-submarine warfare (ASW) service in 1969 due to poor reliability.^[3] Lacking ASROC, the Allen M. Sumners were left without a standoff ASW capability, and were decommissioned 1970-73, with most being transferred to foreign navies. The FRAM Sumners were effectively replaced as ASW ships by the Knox-class frigates (destroyer escorts prior to 1975), which were commissioned 1969-74 and carried a piloted helicopter, typically the Kaman SH-2 Seasprite, and ASROC. After the Allen M. Sumners were retired from the US fleet, seven were sunk by the US in fleet training exercises and 13 were scrapped, while 29 were sold to other navies (two for spare parts), where they served for many more years. 12 were sold to the Republic of China Navy and 2 were sold to the Republic of Korea Navy. 2 were sold to the Shah of Iran and 1 was sold to Turkey. 1 was sold to Greece. 2 were sold to Venezuela, 2 to Colombia, 2 sold to Chile, 5 sold to Brazil and 4 to Argentina.

Currently, only USS Laffey (DD-724) located at Patriot's Point, Charleston, South Carolina remains as a museum ship, although USS Taussig may eventually be preserved as well.

Ships in class

Ship Name	Hull No.	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Commissioned	Decommissioned	Fate
Allen M. Sumner	DD-692	Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company	7 July 1943	15 December 1943	26 January 1944	15 August 1973	Disposed of, sold by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) for scrapping externalities
Moale	DD-693		5 August 1943	16 January 1944	28 February 1944	2 July 1973	Disposed of, sold by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) for scrapping
Ingraham	DD-694		4 August 1943	16 January 1944	10 March 1944	15 June 1971	Sold to Greece 16 July 1971 as Miaoulis
Cooper	DD-695		30 August 1943	9 February 1944	27 March 1944	N/A	Torpedoed and sunk by destroyer Take while intercepting a Japanese convoy into Ormoc Bay 3 December 1944
English	DD-696		19 October 1943	27 February 1944	4 May 1944	15 May 1970	Sold to Republic of China Navy 11 August 1970 as Huei Yang
Charles S. Sperry	DD-697		19 October 1943	13 March 1944	17 May 1944	15 December 1973	Sold to Chile 8 January 1974 as Ministro Zenteno
Ault	DD-698		15 November 1943	26 March 1944	31 May 1944	16 July 1973	Disposed of, sold by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) for scrapping
Waldron	DD-699		16 November 1943	26 March 1944	7 June 1944	17 May 1950	Sold to Colombia 30 October 1973 as Santander (DD-03)
Waldron	DD-699		16 November 1943	26 March 1944	20 November 1950	30 October 1973	Sold to Colombia 30 October 1973 as Santander (DD-03)
Haynsworth	DD-700		16 December 1943	15 April 1944	22 June 1944	30 January 1970	Sold to Republic of China Navy 12 May 1970 as Yuen Yang
Haynsworth	DD-700		16 December 1943	15 April 1944	22 September 1950	19 May 1950	Sold to Republic of China Navy 12 May 1970 as Yuen Yang
John W. Weeks	DD-701		17 January 1944	21 May 1944	21 July 1944	31 May 1950	Disposed of in support of Fleet training exercise, 11/19/1970
John W. Weeks	DD-701		17 January 1944	21 May 1944	24 October 1950	12 August 1970
Hank	DD-702		17 January 1944	21 May 1944	28 August 1944	1 July 1972	Sold to Argentina 1 July 1972 as Segui
Wallace L. Lind	DD-703		14 February 1944	14 June 1944	8 September 1944	4 December 1973	Sold to Republic of Korea Navy 4 December 1973 as Dae Gu
Borie	DD-704		29 February 1944	4 July 1944	21 September 1944	1 July 1972	Sold to Argentina 1 July 1972 as Hipólito Bouchard (D-26)
Compton	DD-705		28 March 1944	17 September 1944	4 November 1944	17 September 1972	Sold to Brazil 27 September 1972 as Mato Grosso
Gainard	DD-706		29 March 1944	17 September 1944	23 November 1944	26 February 1971	Disposed of, sold by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) for scrapping
Soley	DD-707		18 April 1944	8 September 1944	7 December 1944	13 February 1970	Disposed of in support of Fleet training exercise
Harlan R. Dickson	DD-708		23 May 1944	17 December 1944	17 February 1945	1 July 1972	Disposed of, sold by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) for scrapping, 4 January 1973
Hugh Purvis	DD-709		23 May 1944	17 December 1944	1 March 1945	15 June 1972	Sold to Turkey 1 July 1972 as Zafer (F 253)
Barton	DD-722	Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine	24 May 1943	10 October 1943	30 December 1943	22 January 1947	Disposed of in support of Fleet training exercise.
Barton	DD-722		24 May 1943	10 October 1943	11 April 1949	30 September 1968	Disposed of in support of Fleet training exercise.
Walke	DD-723		7 June 1943	27 October 1943	21 January 1944	30 May 1947	Disposed of, sold by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) for scrapping, 3 January 1975
Walke	DD-723		7 June 1943	27 October 1943	5 October 1950	30 November 1970
Laffey	DD-724		28 June 1943	21 November 1943	8 February 1944	30 June 1947	Preserved as memorial and berthed at Patriot's Point, Charleston, South Carolina
Laffey	DD-724		28 June 1943	21 November 1943	26 January 1951	9 March 1975
O'Brien	DD-725		12 July 1943	8 December 1943	25 February 1944	4 October 1947	Disposed of in support of Fleet training exercise, 12 January 1972
O'Brien	DD-725		12 July 1943	8 December 1943	5 October 1950	18 February 1972
Meredith	DD-726		26 July 1943	21 December 1943	14 March 1944	N/A	Sunk 9 June 1944, Wreck sold and scrapped 5 August 1960
De Haven	DD-727		9 August 1943	9 January 1944	31 March 1944	3 December 1973	Sold to Republic of Korea Navy, 5 December 1973 as Incheon
Mansfield	DD-728		28 August 1943	29 January 1944	14 April 1944	4 February 1971	Sold to Argentina 4 June 1974 for spare parts
Lyman K. Swenson	DD-729		11 September 1943	12 February 1944	2 May 1944	12 February 1971	Sold to Republic of China Navy 6 May 1974 for spare parts
Collett	DD-730		11 October 1943	5 March 1944	16 May 1944	18 December 1970	Sold to Argentina in 1974 as Piedra Buena (D-29)
Maddox	DD-731		28 October 1943	19 March 1944	2 June 1944	2 July 1972	Sold to Republic of China Navy as Po Yang
Hyman	DD-732		22 November 1943	8 April 1944	16 June 1944	16 November 1969	Disposed of, sold by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) for scrapping
Mannert L. Abele	DD-733		9 December 1943	23 April 1944	4 July 1944	N/A	Sunk by an Ohka bomb during the battle for Okinawa 12 April 1945
Purdy	DD-734		22 December 1943	7 May 1944	18 July 1944	2 July 1973	Disposed of, sold by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) for scrapping, 6 January 1974
Drexler	DD-741		24 April 1944	3 September 1944	14 November 1944	N/A	Sunk by kamikaze 28 May 1945
Blue	DD-744	Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Staten Island, New York	30 June 1943	28 November 1943	20 March 1944	14 February 1947	Disposed of in support of Fleet training exercise, 04/28/1977
					14 May 1949	12 December 1949
					15 September 1950	27 January 1971
Brush	DD-745		30 July 1943	28 December 1943	17 April 1944	27 October 1969	Sold to Republic of China Navy 9 December 1969 as Hsiang Yang
Taussig	DD-746		30 August 1943	25 January 1944	20 May 1944	1 December 1970	Sold to Republic of China Navy as second Lo Yang (DDG-914). Sold for scrapping in 2013.
Samuel N. Moore	DD-747		30 September 1943	23 February 1944	24 June 1944	24 October 1969	Sold to Republic of China Navy 10 December 1969 as Heng Yang (DD-2)
Harry E. Hubbard	DD-748		30 October 1943	24 March 1944	22 July 1944	15 January 1947	Disposed of, sold by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) for scrapping
					14 May 1949	12 December 1949
					27 October 1950	17 October 1969

Alfred A. Cunningham	DD-752		23 February 1944	3 August 1944	23 November 1944	August 1949	Disposed of in support of Fleet training exercise, 10 January 1979
Alfred A. Cunningham	DD-752		23 February 1944	3 August 1944	5 October 1950	24 February 1971
John R. Pierce	DD-753		24 March 1944	1 September 1944	30 December 1944	1 May 1947	Disposed of, sold by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) for scrapping, 10 January 1974
John R. Pierce	DD-753		24 March 1944	1 September 1944	11 April 1949	2 July 1973
Frank E. Evans	DD-754		21 April 1944	3 October 1944	3 February 1945	11 May 1949	Disposed of in support of Fleet training exercise, 10 October 1969
Frank E. Evans	DD-754		21 April 1944	3 October 1944	15 September 1950	1 July 1969
John A. Bole	DD-755		20 May 1944	1 November 1944	3 March 1945	6 November 1970	Sold to Republic of China Navy 6 May 1974 for spare parts
Beatty	DD-756	4 July 1944	30 November 1944	31 March 1945	14 July 1972	Sold to Venezuela 14 July 1972 as Carabobo
Putnam	DD-757	Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, San Francisco	11 July 1943	26 March 1944	12 October 1944	6 January 1950	Disposed of, sold by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) for scrapping, 6 January 1974
Putnam	DD-757		11 July 1943	26 March 1944	October 1950	6 August 1973
Strong	DD-758		25 July 1943	23 April 1944	8 March 1945	9 May 1947	Sold to Brazil, 31 October 1973, as Rio Grande do Norte (D-37)
Strong	DD-758		25 July 1943	23 April 1944	14 May 1949	31 October 1973
Lofberg	DD-759		4 November 1943	12 August 1944	26 April 1945	15 January 1971	Sold to Republic of China Navy 6 May 1974 for spare parts
John W. Thomason	DD-760		21 November 1943	30 September 1944	11 October 1945	8 December 1970	Sold to Republic of China Navy 6 May 1974 as Nan Yang
Buck	DD-761		1 February 1944	11 March 1945	28 June 1946	15 July 1973	Sold to Brazil 16 July 1973 as Alagoas
Henley	DD-762		8 February 1944	8 April 1945	8 October 1946	1 March 1950	Disposed of, sold by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) for scrapping, 6 January 1974
Henley	DD-762		8 February 1944	8 April 1945	23 September 1950	1 July 1973
Lowry	DD-770	Bethlehem Steel Company, San Pedro, California, Terminal Island	1 August 1943	6 February 1944	23 July 1944	30 June 1947	Sold to Brazil 31 October 1973 as Espirito Santo
Lowry	DD-770		1 August 1943	6 February 1944	27 December 1950	29 October 1973	Sold to Brazil 31 October 1973 as Espirito Santo
Hugh W. Hadley	DD-774		6 February 1944	16 July 1944	25 November 1944	15 December 1945	Sold 2 September 1947 for scrap
Willard Keith	DD-775		5 March 1944	29 August 1944	27 December 1944	20 June 1947	Sold to Colombia as Caldas (DD-02)
Willard Keith	DD-775		5 March 1944	29 August 1944	23 October 1950	1 July 1972	Sold to Colombia as Caldas (DD-02)
James C. Owens	DD-776		9 April 1944	1 October 1944	17 February 1945	3 April 1950	Sold to Brazil 15 July 1973 as Sergipe
James C. Owens	DD-776		9 April 1944	1 October 1944	20 September 1950	15 July 1973	Sold to Brazil 15 July 1973 as Sergipe
Zellars	DD-777	Todd Pacific Shipyards, Seattle, Washington	24 December 1943	19 July 1944	25 October 1944	19 March 1971	Sold to Iran 12 October 1973 as Babr
Massey	DD-778		14 January 1944	12 September 1944	24 November 1944	17 September 1973	Disposed of, sold by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) for scrapping, 10 January 1974
Douglas H. Fox	DD-779		31 January 1944	30 September 1944	26 December 1944	21 April 1950	Sold to Chile 8 January 1974 Ministro Portales (DD-17)
Douglas H. Fox	DD-779		31 January 1944	30 September 1944	15 November 1950	15 December 1973	Sold to Chile 8 January 1974 Ministro Portales (DD-17)
Stormes	DD-780		15 February 1944	4 November 1944	27 January 1945	5 December 1970	Sold to Iran 16 February 1972 Palang (DDG-9)
Robert K. Huntington	DD-781		29 February 1944	5 December 1944	3 March 1945	31 October 1973	Sold to Venezuela as Falcon
Bristol	DD-857	Bethlehem Steel Company, San Pedro, California, Terminal Island	5 May 1944	29 October 1944	17 March 1945	21 November 1969	Sold to Republic of China Navy 9 December 1969 Hua Yang

References

↑ ."The Sumner Class As Built Retrieved 25 August 2009."
1 2 Friedman, Norman "US Destroyers: An Illustrated Design History (Revised Edition)", Naval Institute Press, Annapolis:2004, ISBN 1-55750-442-3.
↑ Friedman, p. 283

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Allen M. Sumner-class destroyers

Other operators

Argentine Navy Seguí class	Seguí (ex-Hank) Hipólito Bouchard (ex-Borie) Piedra Buena (ex-Collett) (Mansfield was purchased by the Argentine Navy for spare parts)

Brazilian Navy Mato Grosso class	Mato Grosso (ex-Compton) Sergipe (ex-James C. Owens) Alagoas (ex-Buck) Rio Grande do Norte (ex-Strong) Espirito Santo (ex-Lowry)

Chilean Navy	Ministro Zenteno (ex-Charles S. Sperry) Ministro Portales (ex-Douglas H. Fox)

Republic of China Navy Lo Yang class	Hsiang Yang (ex-Brush) Heng Yang (ex-Samuel N. Moore) Hua Yang (ex-Bristol) Yuen Yang (ex-Haynsworth) Huei Yang (ex-English) Po Yang (ex-Maddox) Lo Yang (ex-Taussig) Nan Yang (ex-John W. Thomason) (Lyman K. Swenson, John A. Bole, Lofberg were purchased by the Republic of China Navy for spare parts)

Colombian National Navy	Caldas (ex-Willard Keith) Santander (ex-Waldron)

Hellenic Navy	Miaoulis (ex-Ingraham)

Imperial Iranian Navy Babr class	Babr (ex-Zellars) Palang (ex-Stormes)

Republic of Korea Navy Dae Gu class	Dae Gu (ex-Wallace L. Lind) Incheon (ex-De Haven)

Turkish Navy	Zafer (ex-Hugh Purvis) Muavenet (ex-Gwin)

Bolivarian Armada of Venezuela	Carabobo (ex-Beatty) Falcón (ex-Robert K. Huntington)

Preceded by: Fletcher class
Followed by: Gearing class

List of destroyers of the United States Navy

United States naval ship classes of World War II

Aircraft carriers	Lexington Ranger^S Yorktown Wasp^S Essex Midway^C

Light aircraft carriers	Independence Saipan^C

Escort carriers	Long Island Charger Bogue Sangamon Casablanca Commencement Bay

Battleships	Wyoming New York Nevada Pennsylvania New Mexico Tennessee Colorado North Carolina South Dakota Iowa Montana^X

Large cruisers	Alaska

Heavy cruisers	Pensacola Northampton Portland New Orleans Wichita^S Baltimore Oregon City^C Des Moines^C

Light cruisers	Omaha Brooklyn St. Louis Atlanta Cleveland Fargo^C Juneau^C Worcester^C

Gunboats	Asheville Tulsa Dubuque Plymouth^S Williamsburg^S St. Augustine^S Vixen^S Erie

Destroyers	Sampson Caldwell Wickes Clemson Farragut Porter Mahan Gridley Bagley Somers Benham Sims Benson Gleaves Fletcher Allen M. Sumner Robert H. Smith Gearing

Destroyer escorts	Evarts Buckley Cannon Edsall Rudderow John C. Butler

Patrol frigates	Asheville Tacoma

Patrol boats	Action PT boat

Minesweepers	Lapwing Raven Auk Eagle^S Hawk Admirable

Submarines	O R S Barracuda Argonaut^S Narwhal Dolphin^S Cachalot Porpoise Salmon Sargo Tambor Mackerel Gato Balao Tench

S Single ship of class C Completed after the war X Cancelled

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