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S-511-51-E "Scheme "B-II" - Destroyer Study"

Photo #: S-511-51-E "Scheme "B-II" - Destroyer Study"
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Title: "Scheme "B-II" - Destroyer Study"
Description: 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 History and Heritage Command. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: S-511-51-E
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