Allied Warships

USS Hyman (DD 732)

Destroyer of the Allen M. Sumner class

Navy	The US Navy
Type	Destroyer
Class	Allen M. Sumner
Pennant	DD 732
Built by	Bath Iron Works (Bath, Maine, U.S.A.)
Ordered	7 Aug 1942
Laid down	22 Nov 1943
Launched	8 Apr 1944
Commissioned	16 Jun 1944
End service	14 Nov 1969
History	Decommissioned and stricken on 14 November 1969. Sold 13 October 1970 and broken up for scrap.

Commands listed for USS Hyman (DD 732)

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	Commander	From	To
1	Lt.Cdr. Rollo Neil Norgaard, USN	16 Jun 1944	22 May 1945
2	T/Cdr. James Louis Foley, USN	22 May 1945	5 Jun 1946

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Notable events involving Hyman include:

12 Oct 1944
USS Hyman arrived at Pearl Harbor.

26 Jan 1945
USS Hyman departed from Pearl Harbor bound for Saipan (through Eniwetok). In mid-February she participated in the Iwo Jima landings.

2 Mar 1945
USS Hyman departed from the Iwo Jima area bound for Leyte, Philippines.

26 Mar 1945
USS Hyman departed from Leyte, Philippines to participate in the Okinawa landings.

6 Apr 1945
While operating of Okinawa USS Hyman (Cmdr Rollo Niel Norgaard) is damaged by a Japanese kamikaze aircraft in position 26°45'N, 27°42'E. 10 men were killed and over 40 men were wounded.

7 Apr 1945
The damaged USS Hyman receives emergency repairs at Kerama Retto.

18 Apr 1945
USS Hyman arrived at Saipan.

16 May 1945
USS Hyman arrived at the Mare Island Navy Yard for full repairs and overhaul.

26 Jul 1945
USS Hyman had her repairs at Mare Island Navy Yard completed.

15 Aug 1945
USS Hyman arrived at Pearl Harbor.