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USS ''Hammerberg'' (DE-1015), a , was a ship of the United States Navy named for Navy diver Francis P. Hammerberg (1920–1945), of Flint, Michigan, who was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously for rescuing two fellow divers from a wreck in Pearl Harbor. ''Hammerberg'' was launched 20 August 1954 by Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, sponsored by Mrs. Elizabeth Moss; and commissioned 2 March 1955, Lieutenant Commander Murray E. Draper in command. Based at Naval Station Newport Rhode Island, ''Hammerberg'' participated in convoy exercises, trained students at the Fleet Sonar School, Key West, and conducted antisubmarine warfare exercises during her first 2½ years of service. ==1950s== ''Hammerberg'' departed Newport 3 September 1957 to participate in maneuvers with units of NATO. Antisubmarine training in the Irish Sea was followed by visits to Plymouth, England and Brest, France, before the destroyer escort returned to Newport 21 October. Then, after hunter-killer exercises with the aircraft carrier , ''Hammerberg'' sailed from Newport 1 April 1958 to Bodø, Norway, to take part in combined exercises with the Royal Norwegian Navy. She returned to Boston 14 May. During August and September 1958, the ''Hammerberg'' was part of ''Navy Task Force 88'' (TF-88), during Operation Argus, which was involved in conducting nuclear tests in the very high atmosphere. Departing Newport 27 January 1959, ''Hammerberg'' sailed to Guantanamo Bay for refresher training, then took part in antisubmarine warfare training with the navies of Chile and Peru. She returned to Newport 21 April. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「USS Hammerberg (DE-1015)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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