USS Hooper (DE-1026) (originally USS Gatch) was a Dealey-class destroyer escort in the United States Navy. She was named for Rear Admiral Stanford Caldwell Hooper, prominent naval communicator (considered the founder of naval radio), and Director of Naval Communications from 1928 to 1935.

USS Hopper (DDG-70) is an Arleigh Burke-class Aegis guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy, named for the pioneering computer scientist Rear Admiral Grace Hopper. [ 5 ] Hopper is only the second US Navy warship to be named for a …

USS Hopper (DDG 70) Conducts Live-Fire Exercise. 240116-N-EE352-1367 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Jan. 16, 2024) A MK 45 5-inch gun fires during a live-fire exercise aboard Arleigh Burke-class...

Hooper (DE-1026), originally Gatch but renamed 19 July 1956, was launched by Bethlehem-Pacific Coast Steel Corp., San Francisco, 1 August 1957; sponsored by Miss Elizabeth Hooper, daughter of...

One of a new class of fast escort vessels designed for convoy work, Hooper conducted shakedown training out of her home port, San Diego, before deploying with the 7th Fleet. The escort vessel took part in antisubmarine operations and joined the vital Formosa Patrol before returning to the United States 9 April 1959.

Hooper commanded USS Fairfax (DD 93) during 1917-18 while on convoy duty, and received the Navy Cross. Following the war he became the guiding force behind the development of radio communications and electronics in the Navy, serving in various technical posts until …

USS Hooper Island (ARG-17) was a Luzon-class repair ship designated for internal combustion engine repair in service with the United States Navy from 1945 to 1948 and from 1952 to 1959. She was sold for scrapping in 1960.

Hooper (DE~1026), originally Gatch` but renamed 19 July 1956, was launched by Bethlehem-Pacific Coast Steel Corp., San Francisco, 1 August 1957, sponsored by Miss EUzabeth Hooper, daughter of Rear Admiral Hooper, and commissioned at San Francisco 18 March 1958, Lt. Comdr. J. EL. Leslie in command.

The USS Hooper (DE-1026) was a Dealey-class destroyer escort laid down on January 4, 1956, and launched on August 1, 1957. It was commissioned on March 18, 1958, under Lt. Comdr. J. K. Leslie’s command with the hull number DE-1026 and served in the US Navy for 15 years until it was decommissioned on June 6, 1973.

Mar 28, 2015 · The divers helped maneuver the Hooper Island around destroyed ships and other military detritus from World War that II scattered on the bottom of the sea.