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|Ship displacement=1,253 tons standard |
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'''USS Hammann (DE-131)''' was an |
'''USS ''Hammann'' (DE-131)''' was an {{sclass|Edsall|destroyer escort}} built for the [[U.S. Navy]] during [[World War II]]. She served in the [[Atlantic Ocean]] and provided destroyer escort protection against submarine and air attack for Navy vessels and convoys. |
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She was named after [[Charles Hammann|Charles Hazeltine Hammann]] who was awarded the [[Medal of Honor]], when, as a pilot of a [[seaplane]] 21 August 1918, off the coast of [[Italy]], he dived down and landed next to a downed fellow pilot, brought him aboard, and although his plane was not designed for the double load, brought him to safety amid constant danger of attack by [[Austria]]n planes. |
She was named after [[Charles Hammann|Charles Hazeltine Hammann]] who was awarded the [[Medal of Honor]], when, as a pilot of a [[seaplane]] 21 August 1918, off the coast of [[Italy]], he dived down and landed next to a downed fellow pilot, brought him aboard, and although his plane was not designed for the double load, brought him to safety amid constant danger of attack by [[Austria]]n planes. |
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''Hammann'' was laid down 10 July 1942 as ''Langley'',<ref>DANFS says Lanoley, apparently a typo.</ref> renamed ''Hammann'' 1 August 1942, launched by [[Consolidated Steel Corporation]], [[Orange, Texas]], 13 December 1942; sponsored by Mrs. Lilliam Rhode, sister of Charles Hammann;<ref> |
''Hammann'' was laid down 10 July 1942 as ''Langley'',<ref>DANFS says Lanoley, apparently a typo.</ref> renamed ''Hammann'' 1 August 1942, launched by [[Consolidated Steel Corporation]], [[Orange, Texas]], 13 December 1942; sponsored by Mrs. Lilliam Rhode, sister of Charles Hammann;<ref>"4 Vessels put into water at Orange Plant", ''The Port Arthur News'', Port Arthur, Texas. Monday, 14 December 1942. Page 2</ref> and commissioned 17 May 1943. |
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== World War II North Atlantic operations== |
== World War II North Atlantic operations== |
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''Hammann'' departed 5 June for [[Bermuda]] and [[ |
''Hammann'' departed 5 June for [[Bermuda]] and [[shakedown cruise|shakedown]] operations, returning to [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]], 6 July. From there the ship sailed to [[Norfolk, Virginia]], and on 13 July began the first of her many [[transatlantic crossing|transatlantic]] [[convoy]] voyages. Her first four passages to [[Casablanca]], [[Morocco]], covered the period 13 July 1943 to 10 March 1944. During this period she screened convoys in company with [[escort carriers]]. She made several attacks on [[submarine]] contacts, but recorded no kills. |
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== Rescuing survivors in the water == |
== Rescuing survivors in the water == |
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Between 28 March 1944 and 29 November 1944 the busy ship made no less than six more voyages successfully |
Between 28 March 1944 and 29 November 1944 the busy ship made no less than six more voyages successfully convoying to and from [[Europe]], stopping at ports in [[Northern Ireland]]. Starting 4 January the ship changed her convoy destination to [[Liverpool]] and made four more voyages protecting the vital flow of supplies for the end of the [[Europe]]an war. During one passage, 2 March 1945, ''Hammann'' was called upon to aid one of the ships in the convoy, [[SS Lone Jack]], after a [[torpedo]] attack. The destroyer escort picked up 70 survivors and sent salvage parties aboard the stricken ship to keep her afloat. |
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== End-of-war activity == |
== End-of-war activity == |
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Her duties in the Atlantic completed, ''Hammann'' departed [[New York]] 7 July 1945 for training operations in the [[Guantanamo Bay, Cuba]], area, departing 24 July for [[California]]. She arrived [[San Diego, California |
Her duties in the Atlantic completed, ''Hammann'' departed [[New York City|New York]] 7 July 1945 for training operations in the [[Guantanamo Bay, Cuba]], area, departing 24 July for [[California]]. She arrived [[San Diego]], California, via the [[Panama Canal]] 4 August, and from there proceeded to [[Pearl Harbor]]. As the Pacific war was then over, the destroyer escort took on passengers at Pearl Harbor for California, and after discharging them sailed through the Canal again to [[Charleston, South Carolina]], arriving 25 September. |
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== Post-war decommissioning == |
== Post-war decommissioning == |
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She decommissioned at [[Green Cove Springs, Florida]], 24 October 1945, and was placed in reserve. She was later moved to the Texas Group at [[Orange, Texas]], where she remained out of commission in reserve until she was stricken 1 October 1972, sold 18 January 1974, and scrapped. |
She decommissioned at [[Green Cove Springs, Florida]], 24 October 1945, and was placed in reserve. She was later moved to the Texas Group at [[Orange, Texas]], where she remained out of commission in reserve until she was stricken 1 October 1972, sold 18 January 1974, and scrapped. |
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==Philadelphia Experiment== |
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The "[[Philadelphia Experiment]]" was a purported naval military experiment at the [[Philadelphia Naval Shipyard]] in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]], sometime around 28 October 1943, in which the ship [[USS Eldridge]] was to be rendered [[invisibility|invisible]] (i.e. by a [[cloaking device]]) to human observers for a brief period.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://skepdic.com/philadel.html |title=Philadelphia experiment |first=Robert Todd |last=Carroll |author-link=Robert Todd Carroll |website=[[The Skeptic's Dictionary]] |date = 2015-11-21 |access-date=2021-07-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518005522/http://skepdic.com/philadel.html |archive-date=2021-05-18 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.straightdope.com/21341696/did-the-u-s-navy-teleport-ships-in-the-philadelphia-experiment |title=Did the U.S. Navy teleport ships in the Philadelphia Experiment? |last=Adams |first=Cecil |author-link=Cecil Adams |website=[[The Straight Dope]] |date=1987-10-23 |access-date=2021-07-10 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111210101/https://www.straightdope.com/21341696/did-the-u-s-navy-teleport-ships-in-the-philadelphia-experiment |archive-date=2020-11-11}}</ref> Since the ''Eldridge'' was not in the shipyard at the time of the experiment, some have suggested that the experiment took place with the ''Hammann'' rather than the ''Eldridge''.<ref name="de173.com">{{cite news | title = The Philadelphia Experiment From A-Z | url = https://de173.com/uss-hammann-de-131/ | work = Reprint by Sam Kuncevich, Originally published in The Blurb , March, 1989}}</ref> |
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== References == |
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==External links== |
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* [http://www.navsource.org/archives/06/131.htm NavSource Online: Destroyer Escort Photo Archive - USS Hammann (DE 131)] |
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* [http://www.navsource.org/archives/06/131.htm NavSource Online: Destroyer Escort Photo Archive - USS ''Hammann'' (DE 131)] |
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* [https://www.de173.com/uss-hammann-de-131 USS Hammann DE−131 (Possible real ship used for The Philadelphia Experiment)] |
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USS Hammann (DE-131) on 21 March 1944
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United States | |
Namesake | Charles Hazeltine Hammann |
Builder | Consolidated Steel Corporation, Orange, Texas |
Laid down | 10 July 1942 as Langley |
Launched | 13 December 1942 as Hammann |
Commissioned | 17 May 1943 |
Decommissioned | 24 October 1945 |
Stricken | 1 October 1972 |
Fate | Sold 18 January 1974, scrapped |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Edsall-class destroyer escort |
Displacement |
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Length | 306 feet (93.27 m) |
Beam | 36.58 feet (11.15 m) |
Draft | 10.42 full load feet (3.18 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 21 knots (39 km/h) |
Range |
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Complement | 8 officers, 201 enlisted |
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USS Hammann (DE-131) was an Edsall-class destroyer escort built for the U.S. Navy during World War II. She served in the Atlantic Ocean and provided destroyer escort protection against submarine and air attack for Navy vessels and convoys.
She was named after Charles Hazeltine Hammann who was awarded the Medal of Honor, when, as a pilot of a seaplane 21 August 1918, off the coast of Italy, he dived down and landed next to a downed fellow pilot, brought him aboard, and although his plane was not designed for the double load, brought him to safety amid constant danger of attack by Austrian planes.
Hammann was laid down 10 July 1942 as Langley,[1] renamed Hammann 1 August 1942, launched by Consolidated Steel Corporation, Orange, Texas, 13 December 1942; sponsored by Mrs. Lilliam Rhode, sister of Charles Hammann;[2] and commissioned 17 May 1943.
World War II North Atlantic operations[edit]
Hammann departed 5 June for Bermuda and shakedown operations, returning to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 6 July. From there the ship sailed to Norfolk, Virginia, and on 13 July began the first of her many transatlantic convoy voyages. Her first four passages to Casablanca, Morocco, covered the period 13 July 1943 to 10 March 1944. During this period she screened convoys in company with escort carriers. She made several attacks on submarine contacts, but recorded no kills.
Rescuing survivors in the water[edit]
Between 28 March 1944 and 29 November 1944 the busy ship made no less than six more voyages successfully convoying to and from Europe, stopping at ports in Northern Ireland. Starting 4 January the ship changed her convoy destination to Liverpool and made four more voyages protecting the vital flow of supplies for the end of the European war. During one passage, 2 March 1945, Hammann was called upon to aid one of the ships in the convoy, SS Lone Jack, after a torpedo attack. The destroyer escort picked up 70 survivors and sent salvage parties aboard the stricken ship to keep her afloat.
End-of-war activity[edit]
Her duties in the Atlantic completed, Hammann departed New York 7 July 1945 for training operations in the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, area, departing 24 July for California. She arrived San Diego, California, via the Panama Canal 4 August, and from there proceeded to Pearl Harbor. As the Pacific war was then over, the destroyer escort took on passengers at Pearl Harbor for California, and after discharging them sailed through the Canal again to Charleston, South Carolina, arriving 25 September.
Post-war decommissioning[edit]
She decommissioned at Green Cove Springs, Florida, 24 October 1945, and was placed in reserve. She was later moved to the Texas Group at Orange, Texas, where she remained out of commission in reserve until she was stricken 1 October 1972, sold 18 January 1974, and scrapped.
Philadelphia Experiment[edit]
The "Philadelphia Experiment" was a purported naval military experiment at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, sometime around 28 October 1943, in which the ship USS Eldridge was to be rendered invisible (i.e. by a cloaking device) to human observers for a brief period.[3][4] Since the Eldridge was not in the shipyard at the time of the experiment, some have suggested that the experiment took place with the Hammann rather than the Eldridge.[5]
References[edit]
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
- ^ DANFS says Lanoley, apparently a typo.
- ^ "4 Vessels put into water at Orange Plant", The Port Arthur News, Port Arthur, Texas. Monday, 14 December 1942. Page 2
- ^ Carroll, Robert Todd (21 November 2015). "Philadelphia experiment". The Skeptic's Dictionary. Archived from the original on 18 May 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ Adams, Cecil (23 October 1987). "Did the U.S. Navy teleport ships in the Philadelphia Experiment?". The Straight Dope. Archived from the original on 11 November 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "The Philadelphia Experiment From A-Z". Reprint by Sam Kuncevich, Originally published in The Blurb , March, 1989.