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The first USS ''Sumner'' (DD-333) was a ''Clemson''-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Allen M. Sumner. ==History== ''Sumner'' was laid down at San Francisco, California, on 27 August 1919 by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation; launched on 27 November 1920; sponsored by Miss Margaret Sumner; and commissioned on 27 May 1921, Lieutenant Commander Donald Bradford Beary in command. Four days later, ''Sumner'' joined Destroyer Division 49, Squadron 13, Flotilla 2 of the Pacific Fleet. Her naval career lasted almost nine years and occurred during a period of relative naval calm. On only four occasions did she depart from her routine of training, maneuvers, and patrols. The first such break came in 1924, when the revolution against the Obregón government in Mexico rose to such intensity that the lives and property of Americans in the country were endangered. Accordingly, on 17 January, while was dispatched to Tampico, ''Sumner'' and five other destroyers joined in sailing to Veracruz to protect the resident Americans. ''Sumner'' resumed her normal west coast operations in early April 1924 and was so employed until mid-1925. On 1 July 1925, she joined the Battle Fleet and a division of light cruisers from the Scouting Force in departing Pearl Harbor for a cruise to Australia and New Zealand. The force visited Pago Pago, Samoa, then continued on to Melbourne and Sydney, Australia, and to Auckland, Lyttelton, Wellington, and Dunedin, New Zealand. The fleet returned to the west coast on 26 September, and ''Sumner'' resumed training duties and patrols. In March 1927, she transited the Panama Canal to participate in maneuvers in the Atlantic Ocean. During that cruise and the maneuvers, she made it as far north as Boston, Massachusetts, before returning to the Pacific Ocean in June 1927. After a voyage to Hawaii and operations in that area, conducted in 1928, ''Sumner'' returned to her activities along the west coast until the spring of 1930. 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 (DD-333)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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