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USS Hickox

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and steamed in the listing ship's wake to rescue her crew. After rescuing some 70 men from the water, the daring destroyer sailed directly under the flaming carrier's fantail to rescue 18 men from the ship and 3 more from the water. In addition,
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on 18 February 1942, Hickox remained on the bridge directing rescue operations and was instrumental in effecting the rescue of many of the members of his crew. However, Hickox was swept from the bridge by the pounding seas and lost.
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engaged in screening and radar picket duties. While coming under fierce air attack, the battle-hardened DD gave as good as she received, downing and assisting in the kill of several Japanese planes. Detached from duty there 29 May,
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spent two winter months on duty off Korea screening the fast carriers of Task Force 77, furnishing gunfire support, and patrolling along the peninsula. She and her sister ships returned to Newport in April 1953 via
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6 July, the veteran warrior underwent repairs, her first since departing the States 18 months earlier, and was still there when the long Pacific war ended 2 September with the signing of the armistice in
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made one more Mediterranean cruise in the summer of 1957 during which she stood by in the eastern Mediterranean to prevent further unrest and bloodshed in the wake of an attempted coup against King
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accompanied other units of the task force in patrolling western Marianas waters in anticipation of engagement with a large enemy surface force. These anticipations were met 19 June as the
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sailed 5 April to join support forces off Okinawa, where battle had been raging four days as American forces sought to take the Japanese bastion, last obstacle before
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lost steering control in howling winds estimated at 115 knots (213 km/h; 132 mph), but regained power and control in time to shepherd a group of
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was in on the kill of at least five aircraft and also rescued three splashed fliers. Japanese naval air never recovered from this defeat.
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For the rest of the summer she remained with TF 58 as the carriers launched preliminary air strikes against enemy positions on
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on 2 June 1927. Hickox served in a variety of ships and stations and was finally appointed commanding officer of the destroyer
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of April 1942. Further strikes against the Japanese home islands and in support of the already-launched
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remained with the Third Fleet, under almost constant Japanese air attack, to screen air strikes against
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to terminate their 7½-month cruise. Further exercises occupied her until 8 September 1954, when
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escorted them to further strikes in the Philippines and 11 December support of the
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sailed 16 January 1944 to participate in the first "neutralization" raids against
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s effective antiaircraft fire drove off two more kamikaze attacks on the damaged
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Island. She chalked up another enemy ship, a small picket boat, 13 June in the
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Ships transferred from the United States Navy to the Republic of Korea Navy
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screened the carriers 16 February as they launched the first raids against
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to safety at Ulithi 23 December. Rejoining Task Force 58 1 February 1945,
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decommissioned and went into reserve at San Diego 10 December 1946.
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airfields. In the next few months she helped shepherd the powerful
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s tour, see inset pics. Returning to the States 7 February 1955,
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and fleet maneuvers as well as good-will visits consumed most of
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recommissioned 19 May 1951, following the outbreak of the
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turned back to Philippine waters to participate in the
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lost 395 (92%) of its carrier planes, 31 (72%) of its
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two weeks later and decommissioned there to join the
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proceeded to Guam and from there sailed for home via
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at sea well into the spring. On 19 March the carrier
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were purchased by the Peruvian Navy for spare parts)
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were purchased by the Hellenic Navy for spare parts)
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that accelerated the need for seapower. She arrived
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Fletcher-class destroyers of the United States Navy
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He had been commissioned 1081:Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships 3625:Korean War destroyers of the United States 2480: 1138: 1124: 1116: 1015:15 November 1968, where she served in the 792:which struck the Philippines 17 December, 399:  39 ft 8 in (12.09 m) 407:  17 ft 9 in (5.41 m) 3620:Cold War destroyers of the United States 1075:This article incorporates text from the 552:Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company 90:Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company 19:For other ships with the same name, see 221:(I Shall Either Find a Way or Make One) 27: 985:. Returning to the States 30 August, 874:and Pearl Harbor. Steaming under the 391:376 ft 6 in (114.76 m) 266: 51: 7: 780:Rejoining the carriers 14 November, 574:on 29 August 1903. Enlisting in the 2460:DD-523 (Unnamed) – DD-525 (Unnamed) 761:, 4 carriers, 9 destroyers, and a 14: 3605:Ships built in Kearny, New Jersey 3169:Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force 582:on 18 July 1923 and commissioned 3465: 3384: 3326: 3281: 3215: 3161: 3093: 2963: 2861: 2828: 2750: 2696: 2582: 2492: 1068: 268: 258: 193: 186: 179: 172: 53: 31: 603:went aground in heavy seas off 511:  2 Ă— depth charge tracks 1: 1084:. The entry can be found 676:teamed up with the destroyer 636:12 December. Joining Admiral 41:underway on 23 September 1951 856:invasion of the home islands 704:Battle of the Philippine Sea 632:21 November and reported to 217:Inveniemus Viam Aut Faciemus 580:United States Naval Academy 437:(70 km/h; 44 mph) 233: 3646: 1026:, named after the city of 991:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 826:was severely damaged by a 605:St. Lawrence, Newfoundland 576:United States Marine Corps 18: 3574: 3548: 2479: 921:, 13 October to join the 597:on 1 July, of that year. 570:Ralph Hickox was born in 457:329 officers and enlisted 343: 46: 30: 16:Fletcher-class destroyer 2836:Colombian National Navy 2554:Almirante Domecq GarcĂ­a 642:Fast Carrier Task Force 620:After shakedown in the 344:General characteristics 3223:Republic of Korea Navy 2758:Republic of China Navy 1017:Republic of Korea Navy 995:Atlantic Reserve Fleet 903: 927:Destroyer Squadron 20 915:Newport, Rhode Island 898: 810:Halsey-Doolittle raid 765:. Through 7 November 751:Battle for Leyte Gulf 745:12–13 October, 668:, the Marshalls, and 648:'s TF 58, later 1055:service and two for 595:Lieutenant Commander 3487:Clarence K. Bronson 3413:Almirante FerrandĂ­z 2150:Clarence K. Bronson 1100:navsource.org: USS 1011:was transferred to 773:before retiring to 562:10 September 1943. 417:60,000 shp (45 MW); 3192:Heywood L. Edwards 2115:Heywood L. Edwards 1108:hazegray.org: USS 997:20 December 1957. 904: 876:Golden Gate Bridge 729:. On 11 September 538:United States Navy 250:, 15 November 1968 3587: 3586: 3544: 3543: 3233: 3179: 3113: 2879: 2768: 2738:Charles J. Badger 2600: 2510: 2073:Charles J. Badger 1837:William D. Porter 1150:-class destroyers 814:Iwo Jima invasion 788:landings. In the 735:William F. Halsey 664:through raids on 662:aircraft carriers 630:Norfolk, Virginia 517: 516: 123:10 September 1943 115:Mrs. Ralph Hickox 112:Sponsored by 3637: 3471: 3469: 3468: 3425:Almirante ValdĂ©s 3390: 3388: 3387: 3375: 3332: 3330: 3329: 3287: 3285: 3284: 3226: 3221: 3219: 3218: 3204:Richard P. Leary 3172: 3167: 3165: 3164: 3106: 3099: 3097: 3096: 3084: 2969: 2967: 2966: 2952:Charles Ausburne 2872: 2867: 2865: 2864: 2834: 2832: 2831: 2761: 2756: 2754: 2753: 2741: 2702: 2700: 2699: 2593: 2588: 2586: 2585: 2566:Almirante Storni 2503: 2498: 2496: 2495: 2481: 2472:DD-549 (Unnamed) 2469:DD-548 (Unnamed) 2466:DD-543 (Unnamed) 2463:DD-542 (Unnamed) 2122:Richard P. Leary 1774:Charles Ausburne 1140: 1133: 1126: 1117: 1072: 1071: 972: 902:underway in 1956 845: 808:since the famed 658:Marshall Islands 650:U.S. Third Fleet 646:U.S. Fifth Fleet 572:Washington, D.C. 420:geared turbines; 312:15 November 1968 304:15 November 1968 276: 273: 272: 271: 262: 198: 197: 191: 190: 184: 183: 177: 176: 147:20 December 1957 131:10 December 1946 61: 58: 57: 56: 35: 28: 3645: 3644: 3640: 3639: 3638: 3636: 3635: 3634: 3590: 3589: 3588: 3583: 3570: 3564:Allen M. Sumner 3540: 3499:Van Valkenburgh 3466: 3464: 3459: 3418:David W. 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Taylor 1152: 1144: 1096: 1069: 1065: 1042: 1006: 970: 893: 891:1951–1957 843: 733:joined Admiral 698:in early June, 618: 568: 550:4 July 1943 by 274: 269: 267: 246:Transferred to 229: 192: 185: 178: 171: 59: 54: 52: 42: 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 3643: 3641: 3633: 3632: 3627: 3622: 3617: 3612: 3607: 3602: 3592: 3591: 3585: 3584: 3582: 3581: 3575: 3572: 3571: 3569: 3568: 3559: 3549: 3546: 3545: 3542: 3541: 3539: 3538: 3526: 3514: 3502: 3490: 3477: 3475: 3461: 3460: 3458: 3457: 3445: 3437:Alcalá Galiano 3433: 3421: 3409: 3396: 3394: 3380: 3379: 3377: 3376: 3363: 3351: 3338: 3336: 3322: 3321: 3319: 3318: 3306: 3293: 3291: 3277: 3276: 3274: 3273: 3261: 3249: 3236: 3234: 3211: 3210: 3208: 3207: 3195: 3182: 3180: 3157: 3156: 3154: 3153: 3141: 3129: 3116: 3114: 3089: 3088: 3086: 3085: 3072: 3060: 3048: 3036: 3024: 3012: 3000: 2988: 2975: 2973: 2959: 2958: 2956: 2955: 2943: 2931: 2919: 2907: 2895: 2882: 2880: 2857: 2856: 2854: 2853: 2840: 2838: 2824: 2823: 2821: 2820: 2808: 2796: 2784: 2771: 2769: 2746: 2745: 2743: 2742: 2733: 2721: 2708: 2706: 2692: 2691: 2689: 2688: 2676: 2668:Santa Catarina 2664: 2652: 2640: 2628: 2616: 2603: 2601: 2590:Brazilian Navy 2578: 2577: 2575: 2574: 2562: 2550: 2538: 2526: 2513: 2511: 2500:Argentine Navy 2488: 2487: 2484: 2477: 2476: 2474: 2473: 2470: 2467: 2464: 2461: 2458: 2451: 2444: 2437: 2430: 2423: 2415: 2413: 2409: 2408: 2406: 2405: 2398: 2391: 2384: 2377: 2370: 2363: 2356: 2349: 2342: 2335: 2328: 2321: 2314: 2307: 2300: 2293: 2286: 2279: 2272: 2265: 2258: 2251: 2244: 2237: 2230: 2223: 2216: 2209: 2202: 2195: 2188: 2181: 2174: 2167: 2160: 2153: 2146: 2139: 2132: 2125: 2118: 2111: 2104: 2097: 2090: 2083: 2076: 2069: 2062: 2055: 2048: 2041: 2034: 2027: 2020: 2013: 2006: 1999: 1992: 1985: 1978: 1971: 1964: 1957: 1950: 1938: 1931: 1924: 1917: 1910: 1903: 1896: 1889: 1882: 1875: 1868: 1861: 1854: 1847: 1840: 1833: 1826: 1819: 1812: 1805: 1798: 1791: 1784: 1777: 1770: 1763: 1756: 1749: 1742: 1735: 1728: 1721: 1714: 1707: 1700: 1693: 1686: 1679: 1672: 1665: 1658: 1655:John D. 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Index

ROKS Busan

Ralph Hickox
Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company
Callsign




Hull number
See Awards
South Korea

Busan
Scrapped
Fletcher-class
destroyer
Chungmu-class
destroyer
knots
nautical miles
5 in (127 mm)
DP
40 mm
AA
20 mm
21 in (53 cm)
torpedo tubes
depth charge
Fletcher-class

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