USS English
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USS English (DD-696) was an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer. She was named for Rear Admiral Robert Henry English, a submariner who commanded the light cruiser Helena and had been awarded the Navy Cross and the Navy Distinguished Service Medal. English died in the crash of Pan Am Flight 1104 on 21 January 1943.
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USS English underway in October 1962. | |
History | |
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Name | English |
Namesake | Robert Henry English |
Builder | Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company |
Laid down | 19 October 1943 |
Launched | 27 February 1944 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. Eloise W English |
Commissioned | 4 May 1944 |
Decommissioned | 15 May 1970 |
Stricken | 15 May 1970 |
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Honours and awards | See Awards |
Fate | Transferred to Taiwan, 11 August 1970 |
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Taiwan | |
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Namesake | Hui Yang |
Acquired | 11 August 1970 |
Commissioned | 14 February 1971 |
Identification | Hull number: DD-6 |
Decommissioned | 16 August 1999 |
Reclassified |
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Fate | Sunk as target, 14 October 2003 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer |
Displacement | 2,200 tons |
Length | 376 ft 6 in (114.76 m) |
Beam | 40 ft (12 m) |
Draft | 15 ft 8 in (4.78 m) |
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Speed | 34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph) |
Range | 6,500 nautical miles (12,000 km; 7,500 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
Complement | 336 |
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USS English saw combat in World War II and the Korean War and later participated in the Cuban Missile Crisis during the Cold War. She was transferred to the Republic of China Navy in 1970 and renamed Huei Yang, serving until she was decommissioned in 1999. She was sunk as a target in 2003.