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Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer
USS English underway in October 1962.
History
United States
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
Identification
Callsign: NHEE
Hull number: DD-696
Honours and awards
See Awards
Fate
Transferred to Taiwan, 11 August 1970
Badge
Taiwan
Name
Hui Yang
(惠陽)
Namesake
Hui Yang
Acquired
11 August 1970
Commissioned
14 February 1971
Identification
Hull number: DD-6
Decommissioned
16 August 1999
Reclassified
DD-972, 1980
DDG-906, mid-1980s
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)
Propulsion
60,000 shp (45,000 kW)
2 propellers
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
Armament
6 × 5-inch 38 caliber,
12 × 40 mm AA guns,
11 × 20 mm AA guns,
10 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes,
6 × depth charge projectors,
2 × depth charge tracks
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.
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.
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