USS Sumner (AGS-5)

History
United States
NameUSS Sumner
BuilderSeattle Construction and Dry Dock Company, Seattle, Washington
Launched9 February 1915
Commissioned24 November 1915 as USS Bushnell (AS-2)
Decommissioned13 September 1946
RenamedSumner, 23 August 1940
Reclassified
  • AG-32 (Miscellaneous Auxiliary), 25 July 1940
  • AGS-5 (Survey Ship), 1 December 1943
Stricken19 September 1946
Honours and
awards
3 battle stars (WWII)
FateScrapped 1947
General characteristics
TypeSurvey ship
Displacement3,142 long tons (3,192 t)
Length350 ft 6 in (106.83 m)
Beam45 ft 8 in (13.92 m)
Draft19 ft 6 in (5.94 m)
Speed14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement151 officers and enlisted
Armament

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/AG-32), in honor of David Bushnell, the inventor of the first American submarine.