Spacecraft Recovery
    24 May 1962: Aurora 7 (capsule only, USS Intrepid picked up the astronaut)

CLASS - ALLEN M. SUMNER As Built.
Displacement 3218 Tons (Full), Dimensions, 376' 6"(oa) x 40' 10" x 14' 2" (Max)
Armament 6 x 5"/38AA (3x2), 12 x 40mm AA, 11 x 20mm AA, 10 x 21" tt.(2x5).
Machinery, 60,000 SHP; General Electric Geared Turbines, 2 screws
Speed, 36.5 Knots, Range 3300 NM@ 20 Knots, Crew 336.
Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Bethlehem Steel, Staten Island NY March 24 1944.
Launched September 1 1944 and commissioned December 30 1944.
Decommissioned (?).
Stricken July1 1973.
Fate Sold November 6 1974 and broken up for scrap.