Trumpeter 05731 USS THE SULLIVANS DD-537 WWII 小號手   [TP05731]

USS DD-537 THE SULLIVANS Length general: 114.8m Beam: 12.1m Draft: 4.1m Displacement: 2050t The DD-537 ended up being originally called Putnam, on 6 February 1943 she had been renamed The Sullivans to honor the memory of the five Sullivans brothers who have been lost whenever light cruiser Juneau (CL-52) succumbed to Japanese torpedoes. Launched on 4 April 1943, sponsored by Mrs. Thomas F. Sullivan, the caretaker associated with the five Sullivan brothers, and commissioned on 30 September 1943.The Sullivans deployed to the Pacific, reaching Pearl Harbor on 28 December 1943.For the following eighteen thirty days, The Sullivans was actively engaged in operations which range from airplane guard the quick carriers to shore bombardment to anti-Kamikaze picket responsibility off Okinawa. On 10 January 1946 she ended up being decommissioned at hillcrest, and recommissioned on 6 July 1951 the Korea War. The Sullivans had been decommissioned at Philadelphia on 7 January 1965. The Sullivans received nine battle stars for World War II service and two for Korean service.

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