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{{Short description|Cannon-class destroyer escort}}
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'''USS ''Hemminger'' (DE-746)''' was a {{sclass|Cannon|destroyer escort}} built for the [[United States Navy]] during [[World War II]]. She served in the [[Pacific Ocean]] and provided escort service against [[submarine]] and air attack for Navy vessels and [[convoys]]. She was named in honor of Cyril Franklin Hemminger who was killed during the [[Battle of Savo Island]].
'''USS ''Hemminger'' (DE-746)''' was a {{sclass|Cannon|destroyer escort}} in service with the [[United States Navy]] from 1944 to 1946 and from 1950 to 1958. In 1959, she was transferred to [[Royal Thai Navy|Thailand]], where she serves as '''HTMS ''Pin Klao''''' ({{lang-th|เรือหลวงปิ่นเกล้า}}). She is the only {{sclass|Cannon|destroyer escort}} still in service.


==History==
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The ship was launched on 12 September 1943 by the [[Western Pipe and Steel Company]], [[San Francisco, California]]; sponsored by Mrs. Sue Frances Hemminger, widow; and commissioned on 30 May 1944, Lt. Comdr. J. R. Bodler, [[USNR]], in command.
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=== United States Navy (1944–1958)===
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USS ''Hemminger'' was named in honor of Cyril Franklin Hemminger who was killed during the [[Battle of Savo Island]]. The ship was launched on 12 September 1943 by the [[Western Pipe and Steel Company]], [[San Francisco]], California; sponsored by Mrs. Sue Frances Hemminger, widow; and commissioned on 30 May 1944.


== World War II Pacific Theatre operations==
====World War II====
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With the ship's [[shakedown cruise|shakedown]] completed, ''Hemminger'' reached [[Pearl Harbor]] in August 1944 to train [[submarines]] for war patrols. She also patrolled between Pearl and [[Eniwetok]] and worked in [[Hunter-killer Group|hunter-killer]] [[antisubmarine]] operations. On 28 February 1945 while on a HUK mission with {{USS|Corregidor|CVE-58|3}} and [[CortDiv]] 53, the destroyer escort was diverted to participate in the fruitless search for Lieutenant General [[Millard F. Harmon]], Commander [[Army Air Forces]] Pacific, whose plane had disappeared. After patrol duty in the [[Marshall Islands]], ''Hemminger'' sailed on 30 April to escort a resupply convoy to [[Okinawa]], where battle still raged. From 16 May to 20 June, she acted as screen for a carrier group engaged in neutralization of [[Sakishima Gunto]] and supported ground forces on [[Okinawa]], as well as the air attack on [[Kyūshū]].
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[[Shakedown (testing)|Shakedown]] completed, ''Hemminger'' reached [[Pearl Harbor]] in August 1944 to train [[submarines]] for war patrols. She also patrolled between Pearl and [[Eniwetok]] and worked in [[Hunter-killer armored-vehicle team|hunter-killer]] [[anti-submarine]] operations. On 28 February 1945 while on a HUK mission with {{USS|Corregidor|CVE-58|3}} and [[CortDiv]] 53, the destroyer escort was diverted to participate in the fruitless search for Lieutenant General [[Millard F. Harmon]], Commander [[Army Air Forces]] Pacific, whose plane had disappeared. After patrol duty in the [[Marshall Islands]], ''Hemminger'' sailed on 30 April to escort a resupply convoy to [[Okinawa]], where battle still raged. From 16 May to 20 June, she acted as screen for a carrier group engaged in neutralization of [[Sakishima Gunto]] and supported ground forces on [[Okinawa]] as well as the air attack on [[Kyūshū]].


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''Hemminger'' joined [[CortDiv]] 53 and {{USS|Kassan Bay|CVE-69|3}} for further [[Hunter-killer Group|hunter-killer]] patrol around [[Guam]] and [[Eniwetok]] until sailing for the [[Philippines]] on 27 September. Detached from the Pacific Fleet, ''Hemminger'' reached [[Norfolk, Virginia]], on 2 December via [[Saipan]], [[Pearl Harbor]], [[San Diego]], California, and the [[Panama Canal]]. Training out of [[Green Cove Springs, Florida]], occupied ''Hemminger'' until she decommissioned there on 17 June 1946 and went into reserve.
== Transfer to the Atlantic ==
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''Hemminger'' joined [[CortDiv]] 53 and {{USS|Kassan Bay|CVE-69|3}} for further [[Hunter-killer armored-vehicle team|hunter-killer]] patrol around [[Guam]] and [[Eniwetok]] until sailing for the [[Philippines]] on 27 September. Detached from the Pacific Fleet, ''Hemminger'' reached [[Norfolk, Virginia]], on 2 December via [[Saipan]], [[Pearl Harbor]], [[San Diego, California]], and the [[Panama Canal]]. Training out of [[Green Cove Springs, Florida]], occupied ''Hemminger'' until she decommissioned there on 17 June 1946 and went into reserve.


==== Cold War ====
== Recommissioning for reserve training ==
After a period of duty with the reserve training program, ''Hemminger'' recommissioned at [[Norfolk, Virginia]], on 1 December 1950. In the following years her career assumed a pattern of local operations along the coast punctuated by reserve training cruises to [[Canada]] and the [[Caribbean]]. One reserve cruise in June 1952 took ''Hemminger'' to [[Lisbon, Portugal]], while others saw her at [[Rouen, France]]; [[Barranquilla]], [[Colombia]]; [[Cadiz, Spain]], and [[New Orleans, Louisiana]].
After a period of duty with the reserve training program, ''Hemminger'' recommissioned at [[Norfolk, Virginia]], on 1 December 1950. In the following years her career assumed a pattern of local operations along the coast punctuated by reserve training cruises to [[Canada]] and the [[Caribbean]]. One reserve cruise in June 1952 took ''Hemminger'' to [[Lisbon]], Portugal, while others saw her at [[Rouen, France]]; [[Barranquilla]], [[Colombia]]; [[Cadiz, Spain]], and [[New Orleans]], Louisiana.
''Hemminger'' also participated in several fleet exercises and worked with the {{ship|Turkish submarine|Gur||2|up=yes}} in August 1954. Departing [[Little Creek, Virginia]], on 23 November 1957 she reported to [[New York Naval Shipyard]] for inactivation. ''Hemminger'' decommissioned there on 21 February 1958 and joined the [[Atlantic Reserve Fleet]]. She was loaned to [[Thailand]] on 22 July 1959 under the [[Military Assistance Program]], and serves the [[Royal Thai Navy]] as '''HTMS ''Pin Klao'' (DE-1)''' at least through 1999.
''Hemminger'' also participated in several fleet exercises and worked with the {{ship|Turkish submarine|Gur||2|up=yes}} in August 1954. Departing [[Little Creek, Virginia]], on 23 November 1957 she reported to [[New York Naval Shipyard]] for inactivation.
===Royal Thai Navy (1959–present)===
''Hemminger'' decommissioned there on 21 February 1958 and joined the [[Atlantic Reserve Fleet]]. She was loaned to [[Thailand]] on 22 July 1959 under the [[Military Assistance Program]], and serves the [[Royal Thai Navy]] as '''HTMS ''Pin Klao'' (DE-1/DE-3/413)'''.


==Awards==
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|[[American Campaign Medal]]
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|[[Image:Asiatic-Pacific Campaign ribbon.svg|60px]]
|[[Image:Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal ribbon.svg|60px]]
|[[Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal]]
|[[Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal]]
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== References ==
== References ==
* {{DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/h4/hemminger.htm}}
* {{DANFS|https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/h/hemminger.html}}
<references />

==See also==
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* [[List of United States Navy ships]]
* [[World War II]]
* [[Destroyer escort]]


==External links==
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{{Commons category|USS Hemminger (DE-746)}}
{{Commons category|HTMS Pin Klao (ship, 1943)}}
* {{navsource|06/746|USS Hemminger (DE-746)}}
* {{navsource|06/746|USS Hemminger (DE-746)}}


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Revision as of 13:13, 2 May 2024

HTMS Pin Klao off New York City on 6 August 1959
History
United States
NameUSS Hemminger
NamesakeCyril Franklin Hemminger
BuilderWestern Pipe and Steel Company, Los Angeles, California
Laid down8 May 1943
Launched12 September 1943
Commissioned30 May 1944
Decommissioned17 June 1946
Recommissioned1 December 1950
Decommissioned21 February 1958
Stricken3 September 1974
FateLoaned to Thailand, 22 July 1959
Thailand
NameHTMS Pin Klao (DE-1) (DE-3) (DE-413)
NamesakeSecond King Pinklao
Acquired22 July 1959
General characteristics
Class and typeCannon-class destroyer escort
Displacement
  • 1,240 long tons (1,260 t) standard
  • 1,620 long tons (1,646 t) full
Length
  • 306 ft (93 m) o/a
  • 300 ft (91 m) w/l
Beam36 ft 10 in (11.23 m)
Draft11 ft 8 in (3.56 m)
Propulsion4 × GM Mod. 16-278A diesel engines with electric drive, 6,000 shp (4,474 kW), 2 screws
Speed21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Range10,800 nmi (20,000 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement15 officers and 201 enlisted
Armament

USS Hemminger (DE-746) was a Cannon-class destroyer escort in service with the United States Navy from 1944 to 1946 and from 1950 to 1958. In 1959, she was transferred to Thailand, where she serves as HTMS Pin Klao (Thai: เรือหลวงปิ่นเกล้า). She is the only Cannon-class destroyer escort still in service.

History

United States Navy (1944–1958)

USS Hemminger was named in honor of Cyril Franklin Hemminger who was killed during the Battle of Savo Island. The ship was launched on 12 September 1943 by the Western Pipe and Steel Company, San Francisco, California; sponsored by Mrs. Sue Frances Hemminger, widow; and commissioned on 30 May 1944.

World War II

With the ship's shakedown completed, Hemminger reached Pearl Harbor in August 1944 to train submarines for war patrols. She also patrolled between Pearl and Eniwetok and worked in hunter-killer antisubmarine operations. On 28 February 1945 while on a HUK mission with Corregidor (CVE-58) and CortDiv 53, the destroyer escort was diverted to participate in the fruitless search for Lieutenant General Millard F. Harmon, Commander Army Air Forces Pacific, whose plane had disappeared. After patrol duty in the Marshall Islands, Hemminger sailed on 30 April to escort a resupply convoy to Okinawa, where battle still raged. From 16 May to 20 June, she acted as screen for a carrier group engaged in neutralization of Sakishima Gunto and supported ground forces on Okinawa, as well as the air attack on Kyūshū.

Hemminger joined CortDiv 53 and Kassan Bay (CVE-69) for further hunter-killer patrol around Guam and Eniwetok until sailing for the Philippines on 27 September. Detached from the Pacific Fleet, Hemminger reached Norfolk, Virginia, on 2 December via Saipan, Pearl Harbor, San Diego, California, and the Panama Canal. Training out of Green Cove Springs, Florida, occupied Hemminger until she decommissioned there on 17 June 1946 and went into reserve.

Cold War

After a period of duty with the reserve training program, Hemminger recommissioned at Norfolk, Virginia, on 1 December 1950. In the following years her career assumed a pattern of local operations along the coast punctuated by reserve training cruises to Canada and the Caribbean. One reserve cruise in June 1952 took Hemminger to Lisbon, Portugal, while others saw her at Rouen, France; Barranquilla, Colombia; Cadiz, Spain, and New Orleans, Louisiana.

Hemminger also participated in several fleet exercises and worked with the Gur in August 1954. Departing Little Creek, Virginia, on 23 November 1957 she reported to New York Naval Shipyard for inactivation.

Royal Thai Navy (1959–present)

Hemminger decommissioned there on 21 February 1958 and joined the Atlantic Reserve Fleet. She was loaned to Thailand on 22 July 1959 under the Military Assistance Program, and serves the Royal Thai Navy as HTMS Pin Klao (DE-1/DE-3/413).

Awards

American Campaign Medal
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
World War II Victory Medal
National Defense Service Medal

References


External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to USS Hemminger (DE-746).
Wikimedia Commons has media related to HTMS Pin Klao (ship, 1943).
  • Photo gallery of USS Hemminger (DE-746) at NavSource Naval History
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