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USS Hazelwood
DD 531
(Fletcher Class)
Builder: Bethlehem Shipbuilding Co., San Francisco, California.
Laid Down: April 11, 1942
Launched: November 20, 1942
Commissioned: June 18, 1943
Decommissioned: March 19, 1965
Fate: Sold for scrap March 13, 1976
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We are seeking information on the USS Hazelwood
and her
crews. Files may be emailed to us and we will
incorporate them into these pages.
The following information was provided by Brad Davis. Brad's grandfather, Hyman Davis served aboard Hazelwood during World War II. His
grandfather was aboard when the USS Hazelwood was struck by a Kamikaze
near Okinawa 29 April 1945.
The Fletcher Class as Constructed
| Displacement: |
2,325 tons (2,924 tons full load) |
| Length: |
376' 5" |
| Beam: |
39' 7" |
| Draught: |
13' 9" |
| Machinery: |
Four Babcock & Wilcox boilers; 2-shaft G.E.C. geared turbines. |
| Performance: |
60,000 shp for 38 knots. |
| Bunkerage: |
492 tons |
| Range: |
6,500 nautical miles at 15 knots. |
| Guns: |
Five 5"; four 20mm; four 1.1" |
| Torpedoes: |
Ten 21" |
Photo 002 Liberty at
the Casa Blanca Club.
Photo 004 Painting by
John Hamilton.
Photo 008 Hazelwood
sailors enjoy Liberty.
Photo 009 Newspaper
account of the Kamikaze attack.
Photo 012 Bow view
(looking aft).
Mail Call
Hazelwood 2001 Reunion Notice
Hi Brad,
We have begun to do some investigating of hotels, etc. in Boston for the 2001 reunion!!
Not having much luck yet as most places aren’t looking to 2001!
We’d be glad for any volunteers!
Need a VFW member from the Boston area who can help us with a VFW for a lunch one day,
if it’s possible. Also, any "free hands" would be helpful with the
planning. We’re aiming at the weekend of April 28 -30, 2001.
**Update**
July 22, 2000
Plans for the 2001 USS HAZELWOOD REUNION are well under way. The reunion
will be in the Boston area on April 27-30, 2001 with the actual
activities planned for the 28th &29th. We have contracted with the
Sheraton Braintree Hotel, which is just outside the city. We suggest
that any sailors planning to attend make a New England vacation to
coincide with the reunion. There is a wealth of sights to see that are
within an easy drive of Boston!
More information will be coming out in late October.
As of now we have heard from 87 sailors. 54 of whom plan to attend with
or without spouses/friends and 33 who are not sure!
If you have not already received information on the reunion please
contact us so that we can include you in the future mailings.
Charlie Kepner, 2001 Reunion Chairman
Cdr. Charles D. Kepner, Jr. USNR-R
Kinnesbrook unit 54
372 Meridian St. Ext.
Groton, CT 06340
phone: 860-448-7227
e mail: [email protected]
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