Of 152 “long-hull Sumners” ordered, 98 were completed (see list at the bottom of this page). She was canceled 7 January 1946 her hulk was launched 7 May, but not sold for scrapping until 12 September 1961. Never launched, they were canceled 13 September 1946 and broken up in place.Ī keel for Seaman ((DD 791) was laid down at Todd 10 July 1945. Keels for Hoel (DD 768) and Abner Read (DD 769) were laid down 21 April 1944, also at Bethlehem, San Francisco. In 1959, their remains were sold for scrapping. In 1956, the two were towed to Long Beach, where their hulls were used to repair Floyd B. Launched 20 December 1946 and 24 February 1947 respectively after further construction was canceled, their incomplete hulks were berthed at Suisun Bay, California. Owens (DD 767) were laid down at Bethlehem Steel, San Francisco, April 2 and 3 1944. Keels for Lansdale (DD 766) and Seymour D. Incomplete, both were canceled and sold for breaking up 29 August 1955. Thompson (DD 721) were laid down 11 July and 1 August 1945 at Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., Port Newark, New Jersey, Thompson was launched 16 March 1946 Castle was never officially launched.
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