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RN Attilio Regolo

was a light cruiser of the Capitani Romani class, laid down on September 28, 1939, and completed and commissioned on May 14, 1942. Attilio Regolo had no opportunity to participate in actual wartime missions, on November 7, 1942 she was hit by a torpedo launched from the submarine HMS Unruffled, whose torpedo striking destroyed almost the entire bow, and she only returned to activity on September 8, 1943 in Genoa. According to armistice provisions, on September 9 she arrived at the height of the Gulf of Asinara, and was sent to assist the shipwrecked battleship Roma. Attilio Regolo carried out a total of 3 missions covering 1,962 miles for 113 hours of motion during Co-Belligerent service. After the war, she was transferred to La Spezia where she remained inactive pending the execution of the naval clauses of the Peace Treaty. She was decommissioned on July 26, 1948 and ceded to France, renamed Chateaurenault, and remained in service until October 1, 1962.

USS Allen M. Sumner (DD-692)

is a member of the Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer family. The Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company in Kearny, New Jersey laid down the USS Allen M. Sumner on 7 July 1943; launched on 15 December 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Allen M. Sumner, Captain Sumner's widow; and commissioned on 26 January 1944 at the New York Navy Yard. The ship was named after Allen Melancthon Sumner, a United States Marine Corps captain who died in action during World War I. Also commonly known as USS Sumner, this destroyer was distinguishable from earlier Fletcher-class destroyers by its twin 5-inch/38 calibre gun mounts, dual rudders, additional anti-aircraft armament, and numerous other innovations. During World War II, the USS Allen M. Sumner received two combat stars, one during the Korean War, and two during the Vietnam War. In the end, the USS Allen M. Sumner was decommissioned in Philadelphia. On October 16, 1974, she was sold for scrap to Union Minerals & Alloy Corp.

Elco 77 ft PT-59

It is a representative of the 77-foot series of torpedo boats, the ancestor of which is the PT—20 torpedo boat. The boat was laid down on October 8, 1941 in Bayonne, New Jersey, at the shipyard of the Electric Launch Company (ELKO) and managed to change three names before being handed over to the fleet on March 5, 42nd. At first, it was designated as the anti-submarine boat PTC-27, then, on the eve of the lend-lease transfer to the UK, it was reclassified as BPT-11. The transfer to Britain was canceled, and before launching the boat was designated PT-59. It began service as a torpedo boat, after which, in September 43, it was decided to convert it into an artillery boat, removing the torpedo tubes and significantly strengthening the armament. On October 7, 1943, the conversion was completed. The then commander of the boat, John F., took an active part in the conversion. Kennedy, the future 35th President of the United States.