Allied Warships

USS Hank (DD 702)

Destroyer of the Allen M. Sumner class

Navy	The US Navy
Type	Destroyer
Class	Allen M. Sumner
Pennant	DD 702
Built by	Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. (Kearny, New Jersey, U.S.A.)
Ordered	7 Aug 1942
Laid down	17 Jan 1944
Launched	21 May 1944
Commissioned	28 Aug 1944
End service	1 Jul 1972
History	Decommissioned and stricken 1 July 1972. Transferred to Argentina 1 July 1972 being renamed Segui. Segui was stricken and broken up for scrap in 1983.

Commands listed for USS Hank (DD 702)

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	Commander	From	To
1	T/Cdr. George Mitchell Chambers, USN	28 Aug 1944	10 Oct 1945 (1)

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Notable events involving Hank include:

6 Dec 1944
USS Hank arrived at Pearl Harbor.

28 Dec 1944
USS Hank arrived at Ulithi.

30 Dec 1944
USS Hank departed from Ulithi with TF 38.

26 Jan 1945
USS Hank returns to Ulithi.

10 Feb 1945
USS Hank departed from Ulithi with TF 58.

4 Mar 1945
USS Hank returns to Ulithi.

14 Mar 1945
USS Hank departed from Ulithi again with TF 58.

11 Apr 1945
While supporting the Okinawa landings USS Hank is lightly damaged by a Japanese aircraft in position 27°00'N, 130°00'E. She returns to Ulithi to make repairs.

1 May 1945
With her repairs completed USS Hank rejoins TF 58 off Okinawa.

1 Jun 1945
USS Hank arrived at San Pedro Bay, Philippines.

1 Jul 1945
USS Hank departed from San Pedro Bay, Philippines with TF 38.

10 Sep 1945
USS Hank enters Tokyo Bay.