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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Namesake | Edwin J. Hill |
| Builder | Consolidated Steel Corporation,Orange, Texas |
| Laid down | 21 December 1942 |
| Launched | 28 February 1943 |
| Commissioned | 16 August 1943 |
| Decommissioned | 7 June 1946 |
| Stricken | 1 October 1972 |
| Fate | Sold 18 January 1974, scrapped |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Edsall-classdestroyer escort |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 306 feet (93.27 m) |
| Beam | 36.58 feet (11.15 m) |
| Draft | 10.42 full load feet (3.18 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 21 knots (39 km/h) |
| Range |
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| Complement | 8 officers, 201 enlisted |
| Armament |
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USSHill (DE-141) was anEdsall-classdestroyer escort in service with theUnited States Navy from 1943 to 1946. She was scrapped in 1974.
Hill was named afterEdwin J. Hill, Chief Boatswain who died in action during the Japanese attack onPearl Harbor, for which he was posthumously awarded the NavyMedal of Honor. She was launched 28 February 1943 by theConsolidated Steel Corp.,Orange, Texas, sponsored by Mrs. Edward Hill, widow ofChief Boatswain Hill; and commissioned there 16 August 1943.
Aftershakedown out ofBermuda,Hill tested newtorpedo explosives and engaged in training along theNew England coast. DepartingHampton Roads 5 December,Hill escorted aconvoy toCasablanca viaPonta del Gada,Azores, and returned to the States 18 January 1944. During the next year the destroyer escort made four moretransatlantic voyages to theNorth African coast as Allied forces pushed up theItalian peninsula and began their assault on southernFrance. On her fourth voyage,Hill performedantisubmarine patrol atBahia, Brazil, andCape Town, South Africa.
Following operations in theCaribbean February–March 1945,Hill proceeded toArgentia, Newfoundland, 3 April to serve asconvoy screen and plane guard for escort carrierUSS Mission Bay (CVE-59). After repairs atNew York she participated in training exercises until sailing for theCaribbean 2 July. Two weeks laterHill sailed for the Pacific via thePanama Canal Zone. En route toHawaii,Hill received word of Japanese capitulation and, after putting in atPearl Harbor sailed for home again.
Hill reachedGreen Cove Springs, Florida, viaSan Pedro, Los Angeles, thePanama Canal, andCharleston, South Carolina, 27 October 1945. She decommissioned and was placed in reserve there 7 June 1946. She was struck from theNavy list on 1 October 1972 and sold 18 January 1974 and scrapped.
This article incorporates text from thepublic domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be foundhere.
