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USS ''Hatfield'' (DD-231/AG-84) was a ''Clemson''-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for John Hatfield, killed in action 1813. ''Hatfield'' was launched 17 March 1919 by New York Shipbuilding Corporation; sponsored by Mrs. J. Edmond Haugh; and commissioned 16 April 1920, Lieutenant N. Vytlacil in command. == Service history == After training cruises during the summer, ''Hatfield'' sailed from Brooklyn 6 September 1920 for Key West, Florida, and continued her exercises along the Atlantic coast for the remainder of 1920. From 4 January 1921 to 24 April she operated in the Caribbean. ''Hatfield'' returned to Hampton Roads in time for a review of the fleet by President Warren G. Harding 28 April. She continued maneuvers until 7 November, when she was assigned to the 14th squadron of the Atlantic Fleet.〔 During early 1922, ''Hatfield'' operated from Charleston, South Carolina, and on 2 October departed for the Mediterranean to join the U.S. detachment in Turkish waters where she remained on patrol duty until 31 July 1923, visiting many ports including Smyrna, Jaffa, Beirut, Rhodes, and Varna.〔 Upon return to New York 11 August 1923, she was assigned to the U.S. Scouting Fleet. For the next 7 years, ''Hatfield'' maneuvered and drilled along the East Coast, Cuba, Central America, and the Gulf of Mexico. On 15 January 1928 her squadron accompanied President Calvin Coolidge to Cuba and Haiti for the Pan-American Conference. In November 1930 she sailed for Philadelphia where she was decommissioned 13 January 1931.〔 On 1 April 1932, she was placed in rotating reserve commission and departed 29 June for San Diego, her new home port. She operated out of San Diego until 27 April 1936, when she departed for a cruise that took her to Spain, France, Italy, and Algiers. She sailed for America 9 November 1937 and arrived Charleston in mid-December. ''Hatfield'' decommissioned 28 April 1938 after 4 months of operations along the East Coast.〔 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 Hatfield (DD-231)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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