USS Hank (DD-702), an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was named for Lieutenant Commander William Hank. Hank was launched on 21 May 1944 by the Federal...
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USS Indianapolis (CL/CA-35) was a Portland-class heavy cruiser of the United States Navy, named for the city of Indianapolis, Indiana. Launched in 1931...
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Cross. USS Hank (DD-702) was named for him, and USS Laffey (DD-724) was named for his ship. "William Edwin Hank". Military Times. "Cdr William E. Hank". Find...
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electrician at a base in Norfolk, Virginia. In 1956, he was aboard the destroyer USS Hank in the Mediterranean during the Suez Crisis. According to recollections...
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Colombia, 2 sold to Chile, 5 sold to Brazil and 4 to Argentina. Currently, only USS Laffey (DD-724) located at Patriots Point, Charleston, South Carolina remains...
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(CV-19) USS Hank (DD-702) USS Haraden (DD-585) USS Harding (DD-625) USS Haynsworth (DD-700) USS Hazelwood (DD-531) USS Henrico (APA-45) USS Hinsdale (APA-120)...
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mine with gunfire. On 18 July 1945, the U.S. Navy destroyers USS Hank (DD-702) and USS Wallace L. Lind (DD-703) opened gunfire on Gabilan at a range...
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Hank (sail components), a clip by which a jib or staysail is attached to a stay Hank, Netherlands, a village in the municipality of Altena USS Hank,...
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it's hiccups. On the 23, the submarine USS Darter sank the heavy cruiser Atago, followed by the submarine USS Dace torpedoing and sinking the heavy cruiser...
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USS Underhill (DE-682) was a Buckley-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy during World War II. Built in 1943, she served in the Atlantic,...
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USS Toro (SS-422), a Tench-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the toro, a name applied to various fish including...
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to attack. On 13 February the submarine USS Bergall unsuccessfully attacked the ships as did the submarine USS Blower. Later that afternoon, Ōyodo launched...
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incidents 18 Jul: USS Gabilan, USS Hank, USS Wallace L. Lind 24 Jul: USS Colahan, USS Toro 25 Jul: SS Howard M. Hanna Jr. 26 Jul: USS Marlin 1944 1945...
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to attack. On 13 February the submarine USS Bergall unsuccessfully attacked the ships as did the submarine USS Blower. One of Ise's AA guns caused one...
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USS Essex, plus helicopter assault carrier USS Boxer, destroyers USS Hank, USS John W. Weeks, USS Purdy, USS Wren, and submarines USS Cobbler and USS Threadfin...
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Japanese ships opened fire. The cruisers USS Astoria, Quincy, Vincennes and HMAS Canberra were sunk. The cruiser USS Chicago was damaged as were the destroyers...
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USS Gamble (DD–123/DM-15) was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I, later converted to a minelayer in World War II. Peter...
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ARA Segui (D-25), an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer launched in 1944 as USS Hank and renamed on transfer in 1972. She was scrapped in 1983. This article...
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free of the reef, the crew of O 19 were rescued by the U.S. Navy submarine USS Cod. To prevent capture, O 19 was scuttled by both crews using explosives...
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unsuccessful pursuit of Admiral Halsey's Task Force 16.2 with the aircraft carrier USS Hornet after the Doolittle Raid. At the crucial Battle of Midway, Tone and...
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in private ownership. On 10 July 1945, she was torpedoed and sunk by the USS Hammerhead in the Gulf of Thailand (at 09°38′N 101°31′E / 9.633°N 101.517°E...
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to attack. On 13 February the submarine USS Bergall unsuccessfully attacked the ships as did the submarine USS Blower. Later that afternoon, Ōyodo launched...
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USS Callaghan (DD-792), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Rear Admiral Daniel J. Callaghan (1890–1942), who was...
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1972 1983 ex-USS Hank Scrapped 1983 ARA Bouchard D-26 1944 1972 1984 ex-USS Borie Scrapped 1984 ARA Piedra Buena D-29 1944 1977 1985 ex-USS Collett Sunk...
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Reed, engineering officer on the USS Albany (CL-23) and the future commissioning captain of the heavy cruiser USS New Orleans (CA-32) was assigned as...
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USS Marlin (SS-205), a Mackerel-class submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the marlin, a large game fish. Marlin and...
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kamikaze USS Guest was struck on the mast by a kamikaze that subsequently crashed just over the side, Guest suffered little or no damage USS Hank, reported...
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Greyhound (film) (category Films with screenplays by Tom Hanks)
Tom Hanks' WWII Drama 'Greyhound'". Deadline. Archived from the original on 2018-07-01. Retrieved 2018-07-03. "Tom Hank's Greyhound movie set on USS Kidd"...
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with depth charges. Some sources mention the possibility that the submarine USS Snook was sunk in that attack, although the official cause for the loss of...
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Naval Academy 4 June 1869. His career included command of USS Chesapeake, USS Indiana and USS Cleveland. On 1 July 1900, he was promoted from the rank...
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