An American Destroyer: USS Hamner (DD-718)

The USS Hamner (DD-718) was launched as a Gearing Class Destroyer on November 24, 1945 by the Federal Ship Building and Drydock Company of Port Newark, NJ, and commissioned on July 12, 1946. The destroyer was named in honor of Lt. Henry R. Hamner II, who was killed in action on April 6, 1945 aboard the USS Howorth (DD-952), off Okinawa during a Kamikaze attack.

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An American Destroyer: USS Hamner (DD-718)

The USS Hamner (DD-718) was launched as a Gearing Class Destroyer on November 24, 1945 by the Federal Ship Building and Drydock Company of Port Newark, NJ, and commissioned on July 12, 1946. The destroyer was named in honor of Lt. Henry R. Hamner II, who was killed in action on April 6, 1945 aboard the USS Howorth (DD-952), off Okinawa during a Kamikaze attack.

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An American Destroyer: USS Hamner (DD-718)

An American Destroyer: USS Hamner (DD-718)

by Kenneth Ericksen
An American Destroyer: USS Hamner (DD-718)

An American Destroyer: USS Hamner (DD-718)

by Kenneth Ericksen

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The USS Hamner (DD-718) was launched as a Gearing Class Destroyer on November 24, 1945 by the Federal Ship Building and Drydock Company of Port Newark, NJ, and commissioned on July 12, 1946. The destroyer was named in honor of Lt. Henry R. Hamner II, who was killed in action on April 6, 1945 aboard the USS Howorth (DD-952), off Okinawa during a Kamikaze attack.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9798887934853
Publisher: Page Publishing, Inc.
Publication date: 12/27/2022
Pages: 190
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.44(d)
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