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 24 March 1944.
Launched 1 September 1944 and commissioned 30 December 1944.
Decommissioned 1 May 1947.
Recommissioned 11 April 1949.
Decommissioned and stricken 2 July 1973.
For more information on USS John R. Pierce from United States Navy.
Sold 6 November 1974 and broken up for scrap.
