She was named after Charles Hazeltine Hammann who was awarded the Medal of Honor, when, as a pilot of a seaplane 21 August 1918, off the coast of Italy, he dived down and landed next to a downed fellow pilot, brought him aboard, and although his plane was not designed for the double load, brought him to safety amid constant danger of attack by Austrian planes.
Hammann was laid down 10 July 1942 as Langley,[1] renamed Hammann 1 August 1942, launched by Consolidated Steel Corporation, Orange, Texas, 13 December 1942; sponsored by Mrs. Lilliam Rhode, sister of Charles Hammann;[2] and commissioned 17 May 1943.
Between 28 March 1944 and 29 November 1944 the busy ship made no less than six more voyages successfully convoying to and from Europe, stopping at ports in Northern Ireland. Starting 4 January the ship changed her convoy destination to Liverpool and made four more voyages protecting the vital flow of supplies for the end of the European war. During one passage, 2 March 1945, Hammann was called upon to aid one of the ships in the convoy, SS Lone Jack, after a torpedo attack. The destroyer escort picked up 70 survivors and sent salvage parties aboard the stricken ship to keep her afloat.
End-of-war activityedit
Her duties in the Atlantic completed, Hammann departed New York 7 July 1945 for training operations in the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, area, departing 24 July for California. She arrived San Diego, California, via the Panama Canal 4 August, and from there proceeded to Pearl Harbor. As the Pacific war was then over, the destroyer escort took on passengers at Pearl Harbor for California, and after discharging them sailed through the Canal again to Charleston, South Carolina, arriving 25 September.
Post-war decommissioningedit
She decommissioned at Green Cove Springs, Florida, 24 October 1945, and was placed in reserve. She was later moved to the Texas Group at Orange, Texas, where she remained out of commission in reserve until she was stricken 1 October 1972, sold 18 January 1974, and scrapped.
^"The Philadelphia Experiment From A-Z". Reprint by Sam Kuncevich, Originally published in The Blurb , March, 1989.
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USS Hammann DE−131 (Possible real ship used for The Philadelphia Experiment)
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For other ships with the same name see USS Hammann USS Hammann DE 131 was an Edsall class destroyer escort built for the U S Navy during World War II She served in the Atlantic Ocean and provided destroyer escort protection against submarine and air attack for Navy vessels and convoys USS Hammann DE 131 on 21 March 1944HistoryUnited StatesNamesakeCharles Hazeltine HammannBuilderConsolidated Steel Corporation Orange TexasLaid down10 July 1942 as LangleyLaunched13 December 1942 as HammannCommissioned17 May 1943Decommissioned24 October 1945Stricken1 October 1972FateSold 18 January 1974 scrappedGeneral characteristicsClass and typeEdsall class destroyer escortDisplacement1 253 tons standard 1 590 tons full loadLength306 feet 93 27 m Beam36 58 feet 11 15 m Draft10 42 full load feet 3 18 m Propulsion4 FM diesel engines 4 diesel generators 6 000 shp 4 5 MW 2 screwsSpeed21 knots 39 km h Range9 100 nmi at 12 knots 17 000 km at 22 km h Complement8 officers 201 enlistedArmament3 single 3 in 76 mm 50 guns 1 twin 40 mm AA guns 8 single 20 mm AA guns 1 triple 21 in 533 mm torpedo tubes 8 depth charge projectors 1 depth charge projector hedgehog 2 depth charge tracksShe was named after Charles Hazeltine Hammann who was awarded the Medal of Honor when as a pilot of a seaplane 21 August 1918 off the coast of Italy he dived down and landed next to a downed fellow pilot brought him aboard and although his plane was not designed for the double load brought him to safety amid constant danger of attack by Austrian planes Hammann was laid down 10 July 1942 as Langley 1 renamed Hammann 1 August 1942 launched by Consolidated Steel Corporation Orange Texas 13 December 1942 sponsored by Mrs Lilliam Rhode sister of Charles Hammann 2 and commissioned 17 May 1943 Contents 1 World War II North Atlantic operations 2 Rescuing survivors in the water 3 End of war activity 4 Post war decommissioning 5 Philadelphia Experiment 6 References 7 External linksWorld War II North Atlantic operations editHammann departed 5 June for Bermuda and shakedown operations returning to Philadelphia Pennsylvania 6 July From there the ship sailed to Norfolk Virginia and on 13 July began the first of her many transatlantic convoy voyages Her first four passages to Casablanca Morocco covered the period 13 July 1943 to 10 March 1944 During this period she screened convoys in company with escort carriers She made several attacks on submarine contacts but recorded no kills Rescuing survivors in the water editBetween 28 March 1944 and 29 November 1944 the busy ship made no less than six more voyages successfully convoying to and from Europe stopping at ports in Northern Ireland Starting 4 January the ship changed her convoy destination to Liverpool and made four more voyages protecting the vital flow of supplies for the end of the European war During one passage 2 March 1945 Hammann was called upon to aid one of the ships in the convoy SS Lone Jack after a torpedo attack The destroyer escort picked up 70 survivors and sent salvage parties aboard the stricken ship to keep her afloat End of war activity editHer duties in the Atlantic completed Hammann departed New York 7 July 1945 for training operations in the Guantanamo Bay Cuba area departing 24 July for California She arrived San Diego California via the Panama Canal 4 August and from there proceeded to Pearl Harbor As the Pacific war was then over the destroyer escort took on passengers at Pearl Harbor for California and after discharging them sailed through the Canal again to Charleston South Carolina arriving 25 September Post war decommissioning editShe decommissioned at Green Cove Springs Florida 24 October 1945 and was placed in reserve She was later moved to the Texas Group at Orange Texas where she remained out of commission in reserve until she was stricken 1 October 1972 sold 18 January 1974 and scrapped Philadelphia Experiment editThe Philadelphia Experiment was a purported naval military experiment at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard in Philadelphia Pennsylvania sometime around 28 October 1943 in which the ship USS Eldridge was to be rendered invisible i e by a cloaking device to human observers for a brief period 3 4 Since the Eldridge was not in the shipyard at the time of the experiment some have suggested that the experiment took place with the Hammann rather than the Eldridge 5 References editThis article incorporates text from the public domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships The entry can be found here DANFS says Lanoley apparently a typo 4 Vessels put into water at Orange Plant The Port Arthur News Port Arthur Texas Monday 14 December 1942 Page 2 Carroll 2007 sfn error no target CITEREFCarroll2007 help Adams 1987 sfn error no target CITEREFAdams1987 help The Philadelphia Experiment From A Z Reprint by Sam Kuncevich Originally published in The Blurb March 1989 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to USS Hammann DE 131 NavSource Online Destroyer 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