Allied Warships

USS Harry E. Hubbard (DD 748)

Destroyer of the Allen M. Sumner class

Navy	The US Navy
Type	Destroyer
Class	Allen M. Sumner
Pennant	DD 748
Built by	Bethlehem Steel Corp. (Staten Island, New York, U.S.A.)
Ordered	7 Aug 1942
Laid down	30 Oct 1943
Launched	25 Mar 1944
Commissioned	22 Jul 1944
End service	1969
History	Decommissioned in 1969. Stricken 17 October 1969. Sold in July 1970 and broken up for scrap.

Commands listed for USS Harry E. Hubbard (DD 748)

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	Commander	From	To
1	T/Cdr. Leonard William Bailey, USN	22 Jul 1944	11 Jan 1945
2	T/Cdr. Arthur Montgomery Purdy, USN	11 Jan 1945	15 Jan 1946

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Notable events involving Harry E. Hubbard include:

16 Jan 1945
USS Harry E. Hubbard (Cdr Arthur Montgomery Purdy) departed from Norfolk bound for the Pacific.

24 Jan 1945
USS Harry E. Hubbard (Cdr A. M. Purdy) transits the Panama Canal.

4 Feb 1945
USS Hubbard (Cdr A.W. Purdy) arrived at San Diego.

7 Feb 1945
USS Hubbard (Cdr A.W. Purdy) departed from San Diego bound for Pearl Harbor.

15 Feb 1945
USS Harry E. Hubbard (Cdr A.W. Purdy) arrived at Pearl Harbor.

7 Mar 1945
USS Searaven (T/Lt.Cdr. T.M. Ustick, USN) conducted attack exercises off Pearl Harbour during which USS Harry E. Purvis (T/Cdr. A.M. Purdy, USN) acted as target. (1)

17 Apr 1945
USS Harry E. Hubbard (Cdr A.W. Purdy) departed from Pearl Harbor bound for Ulithi.

28 Apr 1945
USS Harry E. Hubbard (Cdr A.W. Purdy) arrived at Ulithi.

8 May 1945
USS Harry E. Hubbard (Cdr A.W. Purdy) arrived off Okinawa.