An American Destroyer (Paperback)

Kenneth Ericksen

ISBN 13: 9798887934853

Published by Page Publishing, Inc., 2022

About this Item

Paperback. 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. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: An American Destroyer (Paperback)
• Publisher: Page Publishing, Inc.
• Publication Date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798887934853
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

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.