USS Hunt history
The ship’s story
From her launch at Kearny, New Jersey in 1943 to the Pacific and beyond, told largely by the men who were there.
The USS Hunt (DD-674) was a Fletcher-class destroyer built by the Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company and launched on August 1, 1943. These pages tell her story, much of it written by the men who served aboard her.
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World War II
Screening Task Force 58 at Truk and Palau, the Marianas Turkey Shoot, and the rescue of 429 men from the burning USS Franklin.
Battle stars
Battle stars & operations
Marshall Islands to Okinawa: every operation the Hunt took part in, with dates.
The shakedown cruise
A new ship and a new crew, learning to work together before heading for the Pacific.
The typhoon
Typhoon: the Hunt’s other enemy
The storm that damaged the forward 5-inch gun, and how the crew rode it out.
After World War II
The Hunt’s later years of service, after her return to the fleet.
The namesake
The ship’s namesake
The man the ship was named for, and why.