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Joseph Hewes was born in 1730, at Kingston, New Jersey, and was educated at what is now Princeton University. After engaging in business in Philadelphia, he moved to Edenton,
North Carolina in 1763 where he became a prosperous and influential merchant skipper. He was elected to the Continental Congress in 1774, and in 1775 became a member of the Marine Committee.
In this capacity Hewes played a major part in the procurement and outfitting of Continental vessels, and had the distinction of securing a commission in the Continental Navy in December 1775
for one of the sea's greatest heroes-to-be, John Paul Jones. John Adams often said that Hewes "laid the foundation, the cornerstone of the American Navy." Alongside General George Washington,
Hewes became one of the greatest military achievers in American history. He was also involved with the secret committee of claims, which further promoted the independence of the colonies. Hewes
was one of the primary reasons why North Carolina submitted to independence before any other colony. He was also one of the few reasons why the Declaration of Independence was ever signed.
Hewes continued to take an active part in the movement for independence in North Carolina. He also took part in the discussions leading to the Declaration of Independence and signed the historic
document. He died 29 October 1779 shortly after his return to the Continental Congress.
USS Joseph Hewes (DE 1078) (1971-1994) was the second ship to be named in his honor, she was preceded by AP 50 (1942-1942).
(Engraving by James B. Longacre from the National Park Service Website) |
Robert M. Cieri |
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07 March 1970: Westwego, La. - Two shots of the future USS Joseph Hewes being side launched after being christened. |
S. Dale Hargrave
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Walter Bengtson |
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June 1974: Charleston, S.C. - USS Joseph Hewes (FF 1078) moored at Naval Station Charleston.
(Heilenday photo #1 00028A from the Heilenday Collection) |
Mark Heilenday
Virginia Beach, Va.
Captain, USN (ret.)
June 1974 - July 2004 |
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04 August 1979: Barcelona, Spain |
Fabio Peña
Barcelona, Spain
Archive Manager
Aircraft Carrier Archive
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undated: An aerial starboard quarter view of Joseph Hewes underway.
(U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-85-01564 from the Defense Visual Information Center) |
Mike Smolinski
Clifton, N.J.
Archive Manager
DE / FF / LCS Archive
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Summer 1987: The Mediterranean Sea - My all time favorite photo of the ship. Joseph Hewes is at flight quarters awaiting a helo returning her CO (me),
and proceeding to station at high speed. I was returning from a COs conference on board Saratoga with Rear Admiral Mike Boorda. The ship is heading to station in a photo
formation. It was a typical Boorda move to call a COs meeting, then execute a photo formation with all the COs off their ships to let the XOs have a little situational stress test. |
Carl Lundquist
Captain, USN (ret.)
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17 October 1987: An aerial port bow view of Joseph Hewes underway.
(U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-90-11749 by PH3 Michael Skeens from the DVIC) |
Mike Smolinski
Clifton, N.J.
Archive Manager
DE / FF / LCS Archive
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01 June 1991: An bow view of Joseph Hewes moored to a pier.
(U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-92-03403 by OS2 John Bouvia from the DVIC) |
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2000: At sea - port bow view of ROCS Lan Yang (FFG-935) (ex-USS Joseph Hewes FF 1078) |
Perry Huang |
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2000: Su-Ao Harbor - Lan Yang moored at a pier inboard of ROCS Fong Yang (FFG-933) (ex-USS Brewton FF 1086). |
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2006: Keelung Harbor - port view of Lan Yang moored inport. |
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2006: Keelung Harbor - starboard bow view of Lan Yang moored inport. |
