In late 1944, after a harrowing, hour-long chase through the Surigao Strait under relentless assault from Japanese aircraft, the three brand-new American Sumner-class destroyers reached their target: ...

In a daring and desperate assault, three newly commissioned American Sumner-class destroyers braved relentless Japanese air attacks to reach Ormoc Bay, a fortified stronghold in the Pacific Theater.

Sumner-class destroyer apart, as did its size and firepower. In addition to six five-inch cannons, the 376-foot ship, which had come to prepare for a perilous assignment, boasted nearly two dozen ...

There is a reason why the destroyer USS Laffey was nicknamed “The Ship that Would Not Die.” It sounds like a compliment that any sailor would envy—until you realize how the Laffey earned it.

(Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives) The U.S. Navy has identified a sunken ship off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, as the Sumner-class destroyer Mannert L. Abele, the first U.S ...

After the Sumner-class destroyer engaged with and damaged multiple enemy aircraft, a plane managed to crash next to it, penetrating its side, the command said, adding that a minute later it was ...

The USS Drexler was one of 58 Sumner Class destroyers built during WWII. It is named for Ensign Henry Clay Drexler, a Medal of Honor recipient, from Braddock, Allegheny County. During the Battle ...

The Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer was ordered from combat operations off Vietnam in 1969 to participate in an international exercise called Sea Spirit that involved more than 40 ships.

NOW, THE MEMORIAL WAS CREATED BY THE NEBRASKA, VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL FOUNDATION TO HONOR THE 74 LIVES LOST SERVING ON THE USS FRANK E EVANS, A SUMNER CLASS NAVY DESTROYER. A COLLISION HAPPENED ...

Those lost were honored during the ceremony by casting a wreath in their honor overboard. Organizers say they try to do a memorial service every year. One veteran said the USS Laffey is the last ...

Wreckage from a U.S. Navy destroyer sunk by a kamikaze aircraft attack during World War II has been discovered by a team of underwater explorers in the Pacific Ocean. The USS Mannert L.