USS Hull (DD-945)

USS Hull (DD-945)

USS "Hull" (DD-945), named for Commodore Isaac Hull USN (1773 to 1843), was a Forrest Sherman class destroyer built by the Bath Iron Works Corporation at Bath in Maine. Laid down on 12 September 1956 and launched 10 August 1957, by Mrs. Albert G. Mumma.

History

She was commissioned 3 July 1958 and transited the Panama Canal a few months later to begin a long career with the Pacific Fleet. Between April and August 1959 "Hull" conducted the first of her fifteen deployments to serve with the Seventh Fleet in the Western Pacific. She made three more cruises in that area in 1960, 1961-1962 and 1963-1964. During October and November 1962 the destroyer escorted Pacific-based amphibious forces to the Panama Canal Zone as part of the US Navy's Cuban Missile Crisis operations. "Hull's" 1965 Seventh Fleet tour was the first of six Vietnam War deployments, during which she fired tens of thousands of five-inch shells in support of forces ashore and helped rescue several downed U.S. aviators. Additionally, "Hull" served as plane guard for carriers on Yankee Station in the Tonkin Gulf, participated in Operation Sea Dragon operations, and patrolled on search and rescue duties and carried out Naval Gunfire Support missions during the conflict in Vietnam.

"Hull" made her eleventh WestPac cruise in 1973, after the direct U.S. role in the Vietnam conflict had ended. During her major overhaul in 1974-75, her forward 5 in./54 Mark 42 gun mount was replaced with an 8 in./55 Mark 71 gun mount. This Major Caliber Lightweight Gun ("MCLWG") was the result of a project dating back to the 1960s, when it was realized that heavy gunfire support for amphibious operations would die with the existing force of heavy cruisers unless a big gun could be developed for destroyer-size ships. A prototype gun and mounting had been built and tested ashore during the early 1970s. "Hull" was its test ship for seagoing trials, after which it was expected that several of these guns would be installed on board destroyers of the new Spruance class.

"Hull's" eight-inch gun began firing tests in April 1975. These lasted into the following year, and were reportedly successful. The ship carried the Mark 71 mounting during her 1976-77 twelfth and 1978 thirteenth Seventh Fleet deployments to the Western Pacific, and conducted more firing tests during that time. However, the MCLWG project was cancelled in 1978. The prototype gun was removed from "Hull" during her 1979-80 overhaul and she spent the rest of her days with the three five-inch gun mounts that were typical of her class.

In February-September 1981 "Hull" served again in Asian waters. She began her final deployment in September 1982, steaming to the Western Pacific by way of Alaska, rescuing five Vietnamese refugees at sea in October and then moving further west to serve in the Indian Ocean and Arabian Sea as part of the battle group built around the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier "Enterprise".

Fate

Returning to the U.S. West Coast in April 1983, she immediately commenced inactivation preparations. USS "Hull" decommissioned 11 July 1983, stricken 15 October 1983, and was sunk as a target 7 April 1998. Her final resting place is 32° 35'00.9" N, 120° 32'00.3" W, 2,096 fathoms deep.

References

*DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/h9/hull-iv.htm
*NVR|http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/DD945.htm

External links

* [http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-usn/usnsh-h/dd945.htm history.navy.mil/photos: USS "Hull"]


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