Photo #: S-511-51-E "Scheme "B-II" - Destroyer Study" Preliminary design plan prepared for the General Board as part of the process leading to the Allen M. Sumner (DD-692) class design. This 30 September 1941 plan, for a 2200-ton (standard displacement) ship, introduces the twin 5"/38 dual-purpose gun mount as a destroyer weapon. Three of these are provided, as well as two twin 40mm anti-aircraft guns and a single bank of five torpedo tubes, giving a less crowded arrangement amidships. Further developed as Scheme "B-VII" of 10 March 1942, this became the basic DD-692 design. The original plan is in the 1939-1944 "Spring Styles Book" held by the Naval Historical Center. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 525KB; 3000 x 1680 pixels |
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Image posted 15 March 2005