USS Sumner (DD-333)
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 United States
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| Namesake: | Allen M. Sumner |
| Builder: | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Union Iron Works, San Francisco |
| Laid down: | 27 August 1919 |
| Launched: | 27 November 1920 |
| Commissioned: | 27 May 1921 |
| Decommissioned: | 29 March 1930 |
| Struck: | 18 November 1930 |
| Fate: | sold for scrap, 12 June 1934 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Clemson-class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 1,215 tons |
| Length: | 314 feet 4 inches (95.81 m) |
| Beam: | 31 feet 8 inches (9.65 m) |
| Draft: | 9 feet 10 inches (3 m) |
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| Speed: | 35 knots (65 km/h) |
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| Complement: | 130 officers and enlisted |
| Armament: | 4 × 4 in (102 mm)/50 guns, 1 × 3 in (76 mm)/25 gun, 12 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes |
The first USS Sumner (DD-333) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Allen M. Sumner.
Sumner was laid down at San Francisco, California, on 27 August 1919 by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation; launched on 27 November 1920; sponsored by Miss Margaret Sumner; and commissioned on 27 May 1921, Lieutenant Commander Donald Bradford Beary in command.
Four days later, Sumner joined Destroyer Division 49, Squadron 13, Flotilla 2 of the Pacific Fleet. Her naval career lasted almost nine years and occurred during a period of relative naval calm. On only four occasions did she depart from her routine of training, maneuvers, and patrols. The first such break came in 1924, when the revolution against the Obregón government in Mexico rose to such intensity that the lives and property of Americans in the country were endangered. Accordingly, on 17 January, while Richmond was dispatched to Tampico, Sumner and five other destroyers joined Omaha in sailing to Veracruz to protect the resident Americans.
Sumner resumed her normal west coast operations in early April 1924 and was so employed until mid-1925. On 1 July 1925, she joined the Battle Fleet and a division of light cruisers from the Scouting Force in departing Pearl Harbor for a cruise to Australia and New Zealand. The force visited Pago Pago, Samoa, then continued on to Melbourne and Sydney, Australia, and to Auckland, Lyttelton, Wellington, and Dunedin, New Zealand. The fleet returned to the west coast on 26 September, and Sumner resumed training duties and patrols.
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