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	20k	Harry Ensor Hubbard was born 18 March 1903 in Baltimore, Md. He graduated from the Naval Academy in June 1925, served 3 years in battleship Maryland, then qualified in submarines at New London, Conn. Following duty in submarine 8-34, he completed Naval Academy postgraduate work, then served in submarine tender Holland, and, was executive officer of destroyer Twiggs. He served at the Naval Torpedo Station at Newport, then commanded destroyer Roper 1939 to 1940, before assignment as staff gunnery officer for destroyers In the Atlantic. The latter duty terminated 1 March 1942 when Hubbard took command of destroyer Meredith (DD-434). In command of Meredith, Hubbard helped screen carrier Hornet off Japan for the famed Doolittle bombing raids on Tokyo 18 April 1942. Thereafter he conned his destroyer on-arduous patrol and escort from Hawaii to the Samoan, Fiji, and Solomon Islands. His destroyer helped cover transports landing reinforcements on bitterly contested Guadalcanal 18 September 1942. During the darkest days of the Solomons Campaign Hubbard joined in maintaining the lifeline of supplies to fighting men holding their ground on Guadalcanal. On 15 October 1942 he fought his ship against Japanese carrier-based scouting planes, then fought off 18 enemy dive bombers and 12 torpedo planes launched by Japanese aircraft carrier Zuikaku. His gunners shot down five of the attackers, all the destroyermen following the example of Hubbard who carried on the fight though blinded by burns about his face. When his men had cleared the bridge, he abandoned the sinking Meredith scant moments before she made her final plunge. He perished on a life raft at sea the morning of 16 October 1942. The heroic stand of Commander Hubbard and his destroyerman had drawn the enemy aircraft away from ships who made it to Guadalcanal with munitions and desperately needed supplies.		Bill Gonyo
	95k	Artist's conception of the Hubbard as she appeared after the early 1950's conversion by the renowned graphic illustrator John Barrett with the text written by naval author and historian Robert F. Sumrall. Their company Navy Yard Associates offers prints of most destroyers, destroyer escorts, submarines and aircraft carriers in various configurations during the ship's lifetime. The prints can be customized with ship's patches, your photograph, your bio, etc. If you decide to purchase artwork from them please indicate that you heard about their work from NavSource.		Navy Yard Associates
	147k	Undated, location unknown.		Frank D. Riccardi
	56k	Undated postcard Copyright © Marine Photos, San Diego, CA.		Mike Smolinski
	300k	Undated, location unknown.		Roberet Hurst
	210k	Undated, USS Bowers (APD-40) and USS Harry E. Hubbard (DD-748) at Portland Maine.		Tommy Trampp
	172k	Undated, location unknown.		Richard Miller BMCS USNR RET.
	17k	Pass for the launching on March 24 1944 at Bethlehem Steel, Staten Island, New York.		Ron Reeves
	162k	Staten Island, New York, 24 24 March 1944, courageously holding back the tears and turning on a bright smile, 16-year-old Jean Hubbard of Annapolis, Maryland prepares to launch the destroyer “Hubbard” with a prayer that the vessel with be worthy of her father, whose name it bears. The destroyer honors the late Commander Harry Ensor Hubbard, USN, hero of the Naval Campaign in the Solomon’s and the commander of the destroyer that escorted the flattop “Hornet” during the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo, slid down the ways at Bethlehem Steel Company’s Staten Island Yards today on 24 March 1944. Photo courtesy of Acme Newspictures.		Bill Gonyo
	103k	July 1944 at Bethlehem Steel, Staten Island, New York.		Donald E. Johnston, RD2, 1964-1967/Ed Zajkowski
	98k	Navy photo MINSY 3616-46, USS Harry E. Hubbard (DD 748) and USS Thompson (DM 38) moving berths with the assistance of YLT 592 at Mare Island on 17 Oct 1946.		Darryl Baker
	194k	USS Harry E Hubbard (DD-748) being maneuvered by tugs to the pier in preparation to be demothballed and placed back into service in the early 1950's with the USS Hunt (DD-674), USS Hickox (DD-673), USS Bullard (DD-660) and USS Rooks (DD-804) in the right background. Photo courtesy of Life magazine.		Bill Gonyo
	121k	Off San Diego circa 1952. Image by Morper Photography from the collection of crewman Russell E. Gray.		Reid Gray
	31k	USS Harry E Hubbard off Korean coast, Sea of Japan, fall 1952.		Roy C. Thomas
	33k	USS Harry E Hubbard on Japanese Inland Sea, summer 1952.		Roy C. Thomas
	154k	USS Grady (DE-445) in the Mare Island Channel on 26 May 1954. The USS Harry E. Hubbard (DD-748) is to the left.		Darryl Baker
	73k	Circa 1960's		Donald E. Johnston, RD2, 1964-1967
	163k	A series of 12 images of the Hubbard refueling from the USS Bennington (CVS-20) in the South China Sea during the Winter of 1961 by Navy Photographer PH2 Charles Hansen.		Charles Hansen
	95k	As above.		Charles Hansen
	80k	As above.		Charles Hansen
	181k	As above.		Charles Hansen
	158k	As above.		Charles Hansen
	155k	As above.		Charles Hansen
	170k	As above.		Charles Hansen
	149k	As above.		Charles Hansen
	190k	As above.		Charles Hansen
	195k	As above.		Charles Hansen
	175k	As above.		Charles Hansen
	195k	As above.		Charles Hansen
	170k	As above.		Charles Hansen
	126k	USS Kitty Hawk (CVA-63) refueling USS McKean (DDR-784), at right, and USS Harry E. Hubbard (DD-748) on 18 September 1962. Note that the carrier has ten A-3 "Skywarrior" heavy attack aircraft parked on her flight deck, amidships and aft. Planes parked forward include A-1, A-4, F-4 and F-8 types. Official U.S. Navy Photograph.		Fred Weiss
	166k	The USS Kitty Hawk (CVA-63) is simultaneously refueling the USS McKean (DD-784) and USS Harry E. Hubbard (DD-748) on September 18, 1962. US Navy and Marine Corps Museum/Naval Aviation Museum, Photo No. 1996.488.104.095.		Mike Green
	147k	USN photo 1114136 of April 27 1965 by F. L. Woodward PH2. From the collection of CDR Thomas B. Ray (USS Essex CV-9).		Chris Stanley
	61k	Long Beach, CA 1966.		Marc Piché
	41k	April 6 1967 off the coast of Oahu, Hawaii. Official Navy photo by PH3 D. R. Hyder.		Donald E. Johnston, RD2, 1964-1967
	93k	This photo was included in cruise packages which were given to the crew following her last Westpac Cruise (July,1968 to Feb, 1969)		James L. Stromberg MM2
	87k	Ship's patch.		Mike Smolinski
	21k	Ship's patch.		Mike Smolinski
	29k	Ship's patch.		Mike Smolinski
	117k	Ship's patch.		Mike Smolinski
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