DD-748

Hubbard crew members served with pride in World War II,
Korea, Vietnam and the Cold War Era

USS HARRY E. HUBBARD DD-748

USS Harry E. Hubbard (DD-748) received eight battle stars for World War II and Korea
and six battle stars and the Navy Unit Commendation for operations off Vietnam

Thanks to Robert H. Parker, then serving aboard USS Kitty Hawk, who recently sent these three photos of

Hubbard for use on our web site. The photos were taken in the Tonkin Gulf, March or early April 1966 with Task Force 77.5

Back in the mid 60's I was on USS Kitty Hawk and took a bunch of 35mm half-frame slides. All these years later, I finally got

around to having them scanned into digital format. I believe the attached photos are of the Hubbard; tough to read the bow

number but I think it's 748. The pics were taken in spring of 1966 during a photo-op gathering in the Gulf of Tonkin of all of

Task Force 77 - 4 or 5 carrier battle groups and all of their support ships. I though these shots were interesting because

Hubbard looked like she couldn’t make up her mind on whether to fly or submerge.

Bob (Robert H.) Parker

Thanks to Alvin Eisenbraun for this photo, circa 1965.

"Nomine Diem"

(Name the day)

Hubbard from USS Hancock, CVA-19, 1969

Thanks to Rob Lee and his Hancock CR Division Main Page

for this great photo

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Allen M. Sumner Class Destroyer

Decommissioned October 1969 Stricken October 17, 1969

Sold for $80, 956, July 1970 . . . broken up for scrap . . .

Commander Harry E. Hubbard

The Hubbard was named after Commander Harry E. Hubbard, who was killed in the Solomon Islands Campaign while commanding the USS Meredith. After departing Espiritu Santo 12 October 1942 to escort a convoy of freighters to Guadalcanal, Meredith engaged Japanese aircraft on the morning of 15 October, then shortly after midday was attacked by a force of 35 bombers and torpedo planes from enemy carrier Zuikaku. Meredith fought fiercely against these terrible odds, and brought down three of her attackers before she sank. Only seven officers and 56 men survived the attack and the three ensuing days of exposure to the open sea and sharks until they were rescued by destroyer Grayson (DD-435) and fleet tug Seminole (AT- 65).

USS Meredith DD-434

DD-434 Meredith (Gleaves Class) Laid down by Boston Navy Yard June 1 1940. Launched April 24 1940 and commissioned March 1 1941.
Sunk by Japanese Aircraft off San Cristobal October 15 1942 with the loss of 185 of her crew.
DD-434: dp.1,630; l. 341'; b. 35'4"; dr. 10'2" s. 35 k.;
cpl. 208; a. 5 5", 10 21" tt.; 12 .50 cal. mg.

"And do not think of these ships as the Navy. The ships alone are masses of inert matter; they are of themselves powerless. The thing that makes the ships alive, the thing that makes them turn to the right and to the left, and take part in maneuvers, and fire their guns, is the spirit of man. It is the spirit of man that designs and makes and vivifies the ships. The Navy is not composed of ships: the Navy is composed of men. The ships are the tools they use."

From the Forward written by Admiral Fiske in the book,
The U.S. Navy by E. Muller Jr., Rand McNally & Co., New York 1917

Hubbard during shore bombardment in support of troops, Vietnam, 1966