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USS ''Sumner'' (AG-32/AGS-5) was a survey ship in the United States Navy. She was named in honor of Thomas Sumner. She was originally commissioned as a submarine tender as USS ''Bushnell'' (AS-2), in honor of David Bushnell, the inventor of the first American submarine. == USS ''Bushnell'' == ''Bushnell'' was launched 9 February 1915 by Seattle Construction and Dry Dock Company, Seattle, Washington; sponsored by Miss Esculine Warwick Bushnell great-grandniece of David Bushnell; and commissioned 24 November 1915, Lieutenant D. F. Boyd in command. She was assigned to the Submarine Flotilla, Atlantic Fleet, as tender to L-class submarines in January 1916 and arrived on the east coast in February. Early in 1917 she escorted submarines to the Azores and in December accompanied Submarine Division 5 to Ireland, arriving at Queenstown 27 January 1918. ''Bushnell'' acted as tender for submarines operating off Queenstown until the end of World War I. She later escorted captured German submarines to England, Canada, and the United States. In September 1920 she assisted in salvage operations on the submarine USS S-5 (SS-110) sunk off the Delaware Capes. Up until August 1931, Sumner cruised with various Submarine Divisions on the Atlantic coast, in the Caribbean, on the west coast, and in the Hawaiian Islands. ''Bushnell'' arrived at San Diego 3 September 1931 and reported for duty with the Submarine Force, Pacific Fleet, with whom she operated until 1937. She towed the sailing frigate from San Diego to the Panama Canal Zone during March and April 1934 and in February 1935 assisted in the search for survivors of the dirigible which crashed off San Diego. In December 1937 she was transferred to duty with the Hydrographic survey and carried out her operations on the coasts of Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad, British Guiana, and Samoa until September 1941. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「USS Sumner (AGS-5)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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