USS Dobbin (AD-3) is the name of a United States Navy destroyer tender of World War II, named after James Cochrane Dobbin, the Secretary of the Navy from 1853 to 1857. Dobbin was launched on 5 May 1921 by the Philadelphia Navy Yard.

Feb 20, 2018 · Three enemy planes, identified by yellow disks painted on wings, attacked at 0910. They came in low, approaching from the starboard quarter. The heavy fire from this ship, and from the destroyers...

Jul 3, 2018 · On December 7th, 1941, USS Dobbin was anchored to the northeast of Ford Island when a fleet of Japanese fighters and bombers began their devastating attack on Pearl Harbor. Dobbin was moored alongside the destroyers USS Hull (DD-350), USS Dewey (DD-349), USS Worden (DD-352), USS Macdonough (DD-351), and USS Phelps (DD-360.

The USS Dobbin (AD-3) played a crucial yet often unsung role in the events of Pearl Harbor, forever etched into history on Dec 7, 1941. When Pearl Harbor was bombed, the Dobbin, a destroyer tender, was stationed near Ford Island, witnessing the devastation unleashed by the Japanese forces.

USS Dobbin (AD-3) was moored northeast of Ford Island with five destroyers alongside, when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor 7 December 1941. USS Dobbin (AD-3) served in the Hawaiian area...

USS Dobbin earned one battle star for World War II service Transferred to the Maritime Commission, 24 December 1946, for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Olympia, WA. Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 5 May 1950, to Zidell Shipwrecking Co., Portland, OR.

Explore the USS Dobbin AD-3 destroyer tender casualties during the Pearl Harbor attack, honoring the brave crew who served and sacrificed on December 7, 1941.

Dobbin served in Subic Bay, Luzon, from 24 February to 3 November 1945. She returned to San Diego 7 December 1945, was decommissioned 27 September 1946, and transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal 24 December 1946. Dobbin received one …

USS Dobbin (AD-3) is the name of a United States Navy destroyer tender of World War II, named after James Cochrane Dobbin, the Secretary of the Navy from 1853 to 1857. Dobbin was launched on 5 May 1921 by the Philadelphia Navy Yard.

Aug 2, 2003 · Description, history, and photograph(s) of Destroyer Tender USS Dobbin (AD-3) in WWII