DD-696 USS English
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; Westinghouse Turbines, 2 screws Speed, 36.5 Knots, Range 3300 NM@ 20 Knots, Crew 336. Operational and Building Data Laid down by Federal Shipbuilding, Kearny NJ. October 19 1943. Launched February 27 1944 and commissioned May 4 1944. Decommissioned May 15 1970. Stricken May 15 1970. To Taiwan August 11 1970, renamed Huei Yang. Decommissioned by Taiwan August 16 1999. Fate Sunk by Taiwan as a target on October 14, 2003.
