USS Alfred A. Cunningham (DD-752)
| Career (US) | |
|---|---|
| Namesake: | Alfred Austell Cunningham |
| Builder: | Bethlehem Steel, Staten Island |
| Laid down: | 23 February 1944 |
| Launched: | 3 August 1944 |
| Commissioned: | 23 November 1944 |
| Decommissioned: | 24 February 1971 |
| Struck: | 1 February 1974 |
| Fate: | sunk as a target after being hit with five laser-guided bombs on 12 October 1979 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Allen M. Sumner class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 2,200 tons |
| Length: | 376 ft 6 in (114.8 m) |
| Beam: | 40 ft (12.2 m) |
| Draft: | 15 ft 8 in (4.8 m) |
| Propulsion: | 60,000 shp (45 MW); 2 propellers |
| Speed: | 34 knots (63 km/h) |
| Range: | 6500 nm @ 15 kn (12,000 km @ 28 km/h) |
| Complement: | 336 |
| Armament: | 6 × 5 in/38 cal guns (12 cm), 12 × 40mm AA guns, 11 × 20mm AA guns, 10 × 21 in torpedo tubes, 6 × depth charge projectors, 2 × depth charge tracks |
USS Alfred A. Cunningham (DD-752), an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Alfred Austell Cunningham, a USMC officer and aviator.
Alfred A. Cunningham (DD-752) was laid down on 23 February 1944 at Staten Island, New York, by the Bethlehem Steel Co.; launched on 3 August 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Alfred A. Cunningham, the widow of Lieutenant Colonel Cunningham; and commissioned on 23 November 1944, Commander Floyd B. T. Myhre in command.
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