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| 56k | War time image Undated. (Poor Quality But Good Image) | Jon E. Miller |
| 71k | Undated postcard Copyright © Marine Photos, San Diego, CA. | Mike Smolinski |
| 100k | The launching - May 2 1943 | Cam Borruso EM2 |
| 71k | USS Hopewell (DD-681) in harbor, circa September 1943. Port broadside surface view, retouched by wartime censors to remove radar antennas atop the ship's foremast and Mark 37 gun director. She is painted overall dark grey, probably Camouflage Measure 21. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. | Fred Weiss |
| 141k | Photo #: NH 53565. USS Hopewell (DD-681) smoking amidships, just after she was hit by a Japanese shore battery shell while supporting minesweeping operations off Corregidor, in Manila Bay, Philippines, 14 February 1945. Her camouflage is Measure 31, Design 9d. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. | Tony Cowart |
| 137k | Photo #: NH 44906. USS Hopewell (DD-681) damage from a Japanese shore battery shell that hit the ship amidships while she was supporting minesweeping operations off Corregidor, in Manila Bay, Philippines, 14 February 1945. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. | Tony Cowart |
| 128k | Onboard the Hopewell after it was hit by Japanese artillery off Corregidor February 43. My father, Ed Fallon, is the one being interviewed by the other sailors, he received his second Purple Heart and a Bronze Star for his actions during the attack. | Brian Fallon |
| 76k | Navy Photo 3456-45, broadside view of USS Hopewell (DD 681) off Mare Island on 11 May 1945. She was in overhaul at Mare Island from 17 Mar until 17 May 1945. | Darryl Baker |
| 145k | Navy Photo 3580-45, aft plan view of USS Hopewell (DD 681) at Mare Island on 15 May 1945. | Darryl Baker |
| 97k | Navy Photo 3582-45, forward plan view of USS Hopewell (DD 681) at Mare Island on 15 May 1945. ARD-32 with USS Adams (DM 27) docked within appears in the background. | Darryl Baker |
| 83k | Photo #: NH 99421. USS Hopewell (DD-681) raising her port anchor, off the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, 11 May 1945. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. | Tony Cowart |
| 101k | Photo #: NH 99422. USS Hopewell (DD-681) underway off the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, 11 May 1945. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. | Tony Cowart |
| 79k | The USS Hopewell (DD-681) as seen from the USS Los Angeles (CA-135) off Korea 24 September 1951. The Hopewell is still in her WWII configuration, except for her search lights and platform removed from her forward stack. | Rick E. Davis |
| 72k | Two photos of the USS Antietam (CV-36) alongside the stores ship USS Polaris (AF-11) and destroyer USS Hopewell (DD-681). These photos were likely taken during Antietam's only combat tour, to WestPac and Korea, Sep. 8, 1951 - May 2, 1952. Air Group was CVG-15, tail code "H." | Robert M. Cieri |
| 113k | As above. | Robert M. Cieri |
| 128k | Photo #: NH 99425. USS Hopewell (DD-681) underway, circa 1952, probably entering San Diego Harbor, California. Note that the ship has been converted to carry four 5"/38 guns and three 3"/50 twin gun mounts, but still has a World War II era air search radar antenna. This photograph was received by the Naval Photographic Center in December 1959, but was taken several years earlier. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. | Tony Cowart |
| 79k | Photo #: NH 99423. USS Hopewell (DD-681) at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California, 4 June 1952. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. | Tony Cowart |
| 120k | Photo #: NH 99424. USS Hopewell (DD-681) at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California, 4 June 1952. Note the 26-foot motor whaleboat maneuvering off the ship's stern. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. | Tony Cowart |
| 163k | Photo #: NH 91902. USS Hopewell (DD-681) underway, circa the later 1950s, after she had been refitted to carry four 5"/38 guns and three twin 3"/50" gun mounts. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. | Tony Cowart |
| 148k | Photo #: NH 89658-KN. USS Hopewell (DD-681) underway during the 1960s.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. | Tony Cowart |
| 49k | Circa 1960's. | Marc Piché |
| 71k | Photo #: KN-8731. USS Hopewell (DD-681) fires a three-gun salvo from her 5"/38 main battery, during exercises conducted for Secretary of the Navy Paul H. Nitze, who was then on a tour of West Coast Navy and Marine Corps facilities, 16-18 December 1963. Official U.S. Navy Photograph. | Tony Cowart |
| 82k | Subic Bay, June 1966 | © Richard Leonhardt |
| 67k | South China Sea, December 1968 | Cam Borruso EM2 |
| 59k | Westpac homecoming to San Diego Jun 9 1969 | Cam Borruso EM2 |
| 109k | From the 68/69 Cruise Book | Cam Borruso EM2 |
| 44k | Ship's patch. | Mike Smolinski |
