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S-511-51-B "Scheme "B-V" - Destroyer Study"

Photo #: S-511-51-B "Scheme "B-V" - Destroyer Study"
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Title: "Scheme "B-V" - Destroyer Study"
Description: Photo #: S-511-51-B Scheme B-V - 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 2215-ton (standard displacement) ship, provides two twin 5/38 dual-purpose gun mounts forward and a single 5/38 dual-purpose gun mount aft, four twin 40mm anti-aircraft guns on the after deckhouse, and two triple torpedo tube mountings. The original plan is in the 1939-1944 Spring Styles Book held by the Naval History and Heritage Command. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: S-511-51-B
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