Hamul at anchor in Great Sound, Bermuda, on 15 July 1944
History
United States
Name
USS Hamul
Builder
Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearny, New Jersey
Laid down
6 March 1940, as SS Sea Panther
Launched
6 April 1940
Commissioned
14 June 1941, as USS Hamul
Decommissioned
9 June 1962
Reclassified
AK-30 (Cargo ship), 14 June 1941
AD-20 (Destroyer tender), 7 January 1943
Fate
Transferred to the Maritime Administration, 25 September 1962
Sold for scrapping, 16 October 1975
General characteristics
Class and type
Hamul-class destroyer tender
Displacement
8,560 long tons (8,697 t) light
18,900 long tons (19,203 t) full
Length
492 ft (150 m)
Beam
69 ft (21 m)
Draft
28 ft 6 in (8.69 m)
Propulsion
Geared turbine, 8,500 shp (6,338 kW), single propeller
Speed
17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph)
Complement
857 officers and enlisted
Armament
1 × 5"/38 caliber gun
4 × 3"/50 caliber guns
2 × twin 40 mm gun mounts
8 × twin 20 mm gun mounts
Service record
Operations:
World War II
Korean War
Awards:
1 battle star (WWII)
1 battle star (Korea)
USS Hamul (AD-20) was the lead ship of a class of two destroyer tenders; she was most likely named after Hamal, the brightest star in the constellation Aries.
Laid down on 6 March 1940 as SS Sea Panther, a Maritime Commission type (C3 Cargo) hull under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 40) by the Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Company of Kearney, New Jersey. Launched in April 1940 she was delivered to the Lykes Brothers Steamship Company of New Orleans and renamed Doctor Lykes. After two trips to the Orient she was acquired by the United States Navy and commissioned as a cargo ship, USS Hamul (AK-30), on 14 June 1941 at Charleston, South Carolina.
USSHamul (AD-20) was the lead ship of a class of two destroyer tenders; she was most likely named after Hamal, the brightest star in the constellation...
Ulithi: USS Cascade (AD-16) USS Prairie (AD-15) USS Piedmont (AD-17) USS Yosemite (AD-19) USSHamul (AD-20) to support Okinawa campaign damage USS Dixie...
designated to replace the USSHamul (AD-20) in the active fleet, and commissioned at Long Beach, California on 9 June 1962, taking Hamul's officers and men as...
prototyping. Diffused Lighting fitting for USSHamul, short type Diffused Lighting fitting for USSHamul, long type USSHamul plan for Diffused Lighting camouflage...
Sun is not nearby. The other name of Hamal, Hamul, was used for the name of a U.S. Navy ship, USSHamul. van Leeuwen, F. (November 2007), "Validation...
his seventeenth birthday. He became a carpenter's mate, serving on the USSHamul in Okinawa. After his discharge, he graduated from Model Laboratory School...
Fleet. USSHamul HMS Hecla (F20) was based at Greenock and Iceland before being sunk in the Mediterranean during Operation Torch. USS Markab USS Melville...
Eniwetok: USS Cascade (AD-16) USS Prairie (AD-15) USS Piedmont (AD-17) USS Yosemite (AD-19) USSHamul (AD-20) USS Dixie (AD-14) USS Sierra (AD-18) USS Markab...
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reflagged Peoples Republic of China, now scrapped. USSHamulUSS Lenoir USS Libra USS Pollux USS Valencia Lykes also operated three Barge carrying ships...
USS Arcturus USS Arkansas USS Benson USS Bernadou USS Brooklyn USS Buck USS Charles F. Hughes USS Cherokee USS Ellis USS Fuller USS Gleaves USSHamul...
training evolutions. She later underwent a two-week availability alongside USSHamul before she resumed underway training. On 4 December, the ship entered...
Lykes Brothers; acquired by the United States Navy for use as cargo ship USSHamul (AK-30) in June 1941; converted to destroyer tender, AD-21, January 1943;...
5th Defense Battalion. These elements were joined by the USS Orizaba, USS Arcturus, and USSHamul on 27 June. They were escorted by Task Force 19, a fleet...
Saipan on 24 February and went alongside Hamul for repair. Gamble was towed from Saipan to Guam May 16-17, 1945 by USS ATR-52. Some hope remained for Gamble...
USS Markab (AD-21) was a Hamul-class destroyer tender named for Markab, the third-brightest star in the constellation Pegasus. Markab was built as the...
Charleston the Navy found it could not make Middleton and another ship, the Hamul ready for sea until 27 January when Middleton was again delayed until mid...
circled the globe in 1907, it was accompanied by a tender, USS Yankton, and a repair ship, USS Panther. Repair ships did not offer the personnel services...
stood out for Yokosuka, Japan, where she arrived 23 June, mooring alongside Hamul for two days of tender availability. Philip then got underway for the Shimonoseki...
and Hitchiti - reached Saipan at 1800 on 24 February and moored alongside Hamul. Her historian recorded that, on the voyage to Saipan Blessman's men "....
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