USS Hull (DD-945), named for Commodore Isaac Hull USN (1773 to 1843), was a Forrest Sherman-class destroyer built by the Bath Iron Works Corporation at Bath in Maine. Laid down on 12 September 1956 and launched 10 August 1957, by Mrs. Albert G. Mumma. [1]

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USS HULL was one of the FORREST SHERMAN - class destroyers and the fifth ship in the Navy named after Commodore Isaac Hull. In the mid-1970s, the USS HULL was the Navy's test platform for the Mk-71 8-inch gun.

USS Hull (DD-945) operated on the West Coast until getting underway for the Orient 27 April 1965. During the deployment, she made three patrols off Vietnam. On 16 July she rescued an American...

Sep 4, 2020 · This video show the U.S.S. Hull (DD-945) in all its glory in 1973. The photos included in this video shows the ship with the 5 inch 54 on the fo'c'sle (fore...

USS Hull (DD-945) Hull's experimental 8"/55 Mark 71 Major Caliber Lightweight Gun is test fired for the first time from a ship, during trials off the Southern California coast, 17 April 1975. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center.

USS Hull (DD-330), was a Clemson-class destroyer, launched in 1921 and sold in 1931; USS Hull (DD-350), was a Farragut-class destroyer launched in 1934 and lost in a typhoon in 1944; USS Hull (DD-945), was a Forrest Sherman-class destroyer, launched in 1957 and struck in 1983

USS Hull (DD-945), 1958-1998. USS Hull, a 2850-ton modified Forrest Sherman class destroyer, was built at Bath, Maine. She was commissioned in early July 1958 and transited the Panama Canal a few months later to begin a long career with the Pacific Fleet.

Conducting shore bombardment missions along the south coast and in the Demilitarized Zone, Hull poured over 25,000 rounds of five-inch ammunition into enemy strongholds and destroyed or damaged over 220 structures and bunkers.

USS Hull (DD-945), named for Commodore Isaac Hull USN (1773 to 1843), was a Forrest Sherman class destroyer built by the Bath Iron Works Corporation at Bath in Maine. Laid down on 12 September 1956 and launched 10 August 1957, by Mrs. Albert G. Mumma.