×
Home Intro People Events Equipment Places Maps Books Photos Videos Other Reference FAQ About
     

World War II Database

Hammann as completed, mid-1939Destroyers USS Tillman, USS Beatty, USS Hobson, USS Anderson, USS Hammann, and USS Mustin at Charleston Navy Yard, South Carolina, United States, Jan 1942
Hammann as completed, mid-1939Destroyers USS Tillman, USS Beatty, USS Hobson, USS Anderson, USS Hammann, and USS Mustin at Charleston Navy Yard, South Carolina, United States, Jan 1942
USS Hammann at Charleston Navy Yard, South Carolina, United States, Jan 1942; note Measure 12 (modified) camouflageAs her own torpedo warheads explode aboard USS Lexington, an aircraft is blown over the side in the Battle of the Coral Sea, 8 May 1942 at 1727 hours local time. Destroyer Hammann is backing down at left.
USS Hammann at Charleston Navy Yard, South Carolina, United States, Jan 1942; note Measure 12 (modified) camouflageAs her own torpedo warheads explode aboard USS Lexington, an aircraft is blown over the side in the Battle of the Coral Sea, 8 May 1942 at 1727 hours local time. Destroyer Hammann is backing down at left.
Explosion aboard USS Lexington, 8 May 1942, photo 1 of 2; note USS Hammann nearby; seen from cruiser USS MinneapolisExplosion aboard USS Lexington, 8 May 1942, photo 2 of 2; note USS Hammann nearby; seen from cruiser USS Minneapolis
Explosion aboard USS Lexington, 8 May 1942, photo 1 of 2; note USS Hammann nearby; seen from cruiser USS MinneapolisExplosion aboard USS Lexington, 8 May 1942, photo 2 of 2; note USS Hammann nearby; seen from cruiser USS Minneapolis
Explosion amidships aboard USS Lexington, 1727 on 8 May 1942, photo 2 of 3Explosion amidships aboard USS Lexington, 1727 on 8 May 1942, photo 3 of 3
Explosion amidships aboard USS Lexington, 1727 on 8 May 1942, photo 2 of 3Explosion amidships aboard USS Lexington, 1727 on 8 May 1942, photo 3 of 3
Mushroom cloud rose above USS Lexington after an explosion, 8 May 1942; carrier Yorktown on horizon and destroyer Hammann to the left of photographDestroyer USS Hammann sinking, 6 Jun 1942, photo 1 of 2, seen from USS Yorktown
Mushroom cloud rose above USS Lexington after an explosion, 8 May 1942; carrier Yorktown on horizon and destroyer Hammann to the left of photographDestroyer USS Hammann sinking, 6 Jun 1942, photo 1 of 2, seen from USS Yorktown
Destroyer USS Hammann sinking, 6 Jun 1942, photo 2 of 2, seen from USS YorktownSurvivors of USS Hammann arriving at Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii after Battle of Midway, 6 Jun 1942
Destroyer USS Hammann sinking, 6 Jun 1942, photo 2 of 2, seen from USS YorktownSurvivors of USS Hammann arriving at Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii after Battle of Midway, 6 Jun 1942
Commander Arnold True, commanding officer of USS Hammann during Battle of Midway, receiving Navy Cross award from William Halsey, Oct 1942
Commander Arnold True, commanding officer of USS Hammann during Battle of Midway, receiving Navy Cross award from William Halsey, Oct 1942
Further Reading

Read more about Hammann



Change View
Desktop View

Search WW2DB
Random Photograph

Battleship Sevastopol, 1945


Famous WW2 Quote
"I have returned. By the grace of Almighty God, our forces stand again on Philippine soil."

General Douglas MacArthur at Leyte, 17 Oct 1944


Support Us

Please consider supporting us on Patreon. Even $1 a month will go a long way. Thank you!

Or, please support us by purchasing some WW2DB merchandise at TeeSpring, Thank you!