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DESTROYER ARCHIVE |
77 of her crew were lost and remain on duty.
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| No Photo Available | - | John Hazelwood, born in England in 1726, was appointed to superintend the building of fire rafts for the protection of Philadelphia against the British during the Revolutionary War. A commissioned officer in the Pennsylvania Navy, Commodore Hazelwood commanded all units of the Pennsylvania and Continental navies participating in the defense of the Delaware River approaches to Philadelphia in 1777. His gunboats and galleys engaged British men-of-war 23 October near river obstructions; and, after the British frigate Merlin and ship of the line Augusta grounded, their crews were forced to burn them. Later Commodore Hazelwood took command of Continental vessels in Delaware Bay. In recognition of his services in the War for Independence, the Continental Congress voted him a handsome sword, now in the collection of the Naval Historical Foundation. Commodore Hazelwood died at Philadelphia 1 March 1800. | Robert M. Cieri | |
| 82k | Artist's conception of the Hazelwood as she appeared after original construction 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 | |
| 28k | Undated, location unknown. | - | |
| 107k | Undated World War II image. The ship is painted in camouflage Measure 32, Design 6d. | Captain Jerry Mason USN | |
| 72k | Undated, location unknown. | Robert Hurst | |
| 137k | Undated, location unknown. | David Buell | |
| 93k | Undated, location unknown. | Ed Zajkowski | |
| 70k | Bow on view of the USS Hazelwood (DD 531) departing Mare Island on 30 August 1943. | Darryl Baker | |
| 67k | Broadside view of the USS Hazelwood (DD 531) off Mare Island on 30 August 1943 at the conclusion of her overhaul at the yard from 8 to 30 August 1943. | Darryl Baker | |
| 92k | Stern view of the USS Hazelwood (DD 531) departing Mare Island on 30 August 1943. | Darryl Baker | |
| 132k | Aft plan view of the USS Hazelwood (DD 531) in San Francisco on 3 Sep 1943. (Note photo indicates ship at Mare Island but this is incorrect). | Darryl Baker | |
| 80k | Forward pan view of the USS Hazelwood (DD 531) in San Francisco on 3 Sep 1943. (Note photo indicates ship at Mare Island but this is incorrect). | Darryl Baker | |
| 43k | USS Colahan going to the aid of the USS Hazelwood after the Hazelwood was hit by a Kamikaze off Okinawa in April 1945. | Wayne VanDerVoort | |
| 128k | Kamikaze damage to USS Hazelwood (DD 531), April 1945. USN photo. | Carl D Deithloff | |
| 103k | Kamikaze damage to USS Hazelwood (DD 531), April 1945. USN photo. | Joe Radigan | |
| 144k | Photo of damage to Hazelwood (DD 531) from Naval War College. | Joe Radigan | |
| 81k | Hazelwood heading home with her superstructure removed and gun director on the main deck. | Tim Rizzuto | |
| 86k | USS Hazelwood (DD-531) underway showing damage sustained from an aerial suicide attack, April 29 1945. US Navy Historical Center photo, from "At War With The Wind" by David Sears. | Robert Hurst | |
| 101k | San Francisco Bay, returning home after Kamikaze hit on April 29 1945. courtesy of Mrs. Beers, San Francisco Maritime museum. | Ed Zajkowski | |
| 130k | USS Hazelwood, DD 531, taken 24 September 1945 at Mare Island after her kamikaze repairs were completed. USN photo from Mare Island, #6524-45. | David Buell | |
| 130k | Navy Photo 6559-45, amidships looking aft plan view of USS Hazelwood (DD 531) at Mare Island on 27 Sep 1945. She was in overhaul at the yard from 14 June to 29 Sep 1945. YO-32 is alongside of Hazelwood. | Darryl Baker | |
| 167k | Navy Photo 6561-45, amidships looking forward plan view of USS Hazelwood (DD 531) at Mare Island on 27 Sep 1945. | Darryl Baker | |
| 112k | Circa 1950, location unknown. | David Buell | |
| 150k | December 22 1953, location unknown. | Ed Zajkowski | |
| 27k | USS Stockham DD 683, USS Charles J. Badger DD 657, USS Hazelwood DD 531 and USS Heermann DD 532 Spring 1954. | Josh Tickle | |
| 90k | Norfolk, VA 1958. | Marc Piché | |
| 78k | Alongside the USS Lake Champlain, Sep/Oct 1958. | - | |
| 148k | December 1959, photo NPC 1045624. | Ed Zajkowski | |
| 174k | USS Hazlewood (DD-531) as converted with hangar and flight deck aft to operate DASH (Gyrodyne QH-50C/D) helicopter, circa 1960, location unknown. Photo from "Our Navy" and "Jane's Fighting Ships" 1960-61 Edition. | Ed Zajkowski/Robert Hurst | |
| 108k | Early 1960, photo by Robert J. Studen, Destroyer Development Group Two from Newport, RI. | Robert J. Studen | |
| 88k | Boston Naval Shipyard, July 1961. Being modified to support and carry DASH helicopter. | © Richard Leonhardt | |
| 106k | After completion of DASH conversion, circa early 1960s. | Randy Kimes | |
| 96k | Philadelphia Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility 30 July 1974, (L-R) USS Allen M. Sumner (DD-692), USS Caperton (DD-650), Gatling (DD-671), USS Miller (DD-535), USS Hazelwood (DD-531) and USS Cassin Young (DD-793). | ||
| 48k | Ships patch. | Mike Smolinski | |
| 38k | Ships patch. | Tom Gamstetter | |
CDR Hunter Wood Jr. Jun 18 1943 - Nov 1943 (Later RADM) CDR Volckert Petrus Douw Nov 1943 - Apr 29 1945 (KIA Apr 29 1945) LTJG Chester Martin Locke Apr 29 1945 - Apr 30 1945 (Acting) LCDR David Morey Apr 30 1945 - May 6 1945 (Acting) LCDR James C. Mathews May 6 1945 - Jan 18 1946 (Decommissioned Jan 18 1946 - Sep 12 1951) CDR Richard Martin Niles Sep 12 1951 - Jul 8 1953 CDR James Alexander Marks Jul 8 1953 - 1956 CDR Cloyd A. Linville 1956 - Jun 1958 CDR Harry Edwin Snyder Jun 1958 - Feb 1960 CDR William F. H. Irwin Feb 1960 - Aug 1961 CDR Creighton David Lilly Aug 1961 - Jul 1963 CDR Donald Hanson Jul 1963 - ? CDR Edgar H. Forrest ? - Mar 19 1965
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