USS Hambleton DD455
| Navy | US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Bristol |
| Pennant | DD 455 |
| Built by | Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. (Kearny, New Jersey, U.S.A.) |
| Laid down | 16 Oct 1940 |
| Launched | 26 Sep 1941 |
| Commissioned | 22 Dec 1941 |
| End service | 15 Jan 1955 |
| History | |
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Completed in December
1941. On 19 Mar, 1942, USS Hambleton rescued six
survivors from the Ceiba, which had been sunk by
U-124 (Mohr) two days earlier. In June 1944 USS Hambleton (DD 455) took part in the Normandy landings (is credited with sinking one E-boat and one damaged) and later the landings in Southern France. Converted to High Speed Minesweeper DMS-20 on 15 November 1944.From 28 August to 20 November 1945, the minesweeper swept 184 mines in the Tokyo Bay. Decommissioned 15 January 1955. Reclassified back to destroyer DD-455 on 16 January 1955. Stricken 1 June 1971. Sold 22 November 1972 and broken up for scrap. |