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| 52k | William Deane Hawkins was born 19 April 1914 in Fort Scott, Kansas, and enlisted in the Marine Corps 5 January 1942. He accepted a battlefield commission in the Solomons 18 November 1942, and was killed 21 November 1943 in the assault on Tarawa. First Lieutenant Hawkins received the Medal of Honor for his gallantry during the bloody assault on Betio in which he gave his life. The citation reads in part: "Fearlessly leading his men on to join the forces fighting desperately to gain a beachhead, he repeatedly risked his life throughout the day and night to direct and lead attacks on pill boxes and installations with grenades and demolitions. . . . Refusing to withdraw after being seriously wounded in the chest during this skirmish, First Lieutenant Hawkins steadfastly carried the fight to the enemy, destroying three more pillboxes before he was caught in a burst of Japanese shell fire and mortally wounded. His relentless fighting spirit in the face of formidable opposition and his exceptionally daring tactics were an inspiration to his comrades during the most crucial phase of the battle and reflect the highest credit upon the United States Naval Service." Photo from the USMC History Division. | Bill Gonyo |
| 90k | Undated, location unknown. | - |
| 86k | Undated, location unknown. | Tom McGovern BT1 74-78 |
| 174k | Undated, location unknown. | Ian MacCorquodale |
| 131k | Photo #: 80-G-354884, USS Black Hawk (AD-9) with six destroyers alongside, probably at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, in July 1945. The destroyers are (from left to right): USS Hawkins (DD-873); USS Ordronaux (DD-617); USS Boyle (DD-600); USS Champlin (DD-601); USS Swanson (DD-443); and USS Franks (DD-554). Note the personnel boat in the foreground, heading for a landing stage alongside Black Hawk's bow. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. | Tony Cowart |
| 122k | USS Black Hawk (AD-9) with six destroyers alongside, probably at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, in July 1945. The destroyers are (from left to right): USS Hawkins (DD-873); USS Ordronaux (DD-617); USS Boyle (DD-600); USS Champlin (DD-601); USS Swanson (DD-443); and USS Franks (DD-554). Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. | Tony Cowart |
| 157k | Destroyer Squadron Eight Change of Command, 1951 "Recently returned from Korea, Commander Destroyer Squadron Eight, Captain E.S. Von Kleeck, Jr., reads his farewell address on board the USS J. P. Kennedy, Jr., as officers and men of Destroyer Division 81 stand-by to receive their new commander." Captain Von Kleeck was relieved by Captain J.J. Laffan. Probably taken at Newport, Rhode Island, soon after 8 August 1951, when DesDiv 81 returned from a Korean War deployment. Ships present are (from right to left): USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. (DD-850); USS William R. Rush (DD-714); USS Fiske (DD-842); USS Hawkins (DDR-873); and an unidentified escort destroyer (DDE). Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the "All Hands" collection at the Naval Historical Center. | Fred Weiss |
| 73k | USS Hawkins (DDR-873) alongside the newly-completed USS Independence (CVA-62) during a replenishment exercises, May 1959 (Photo No NH 99066). | Robert Hurst |
| 93k | Boston Naval Shipyard, May 1960 | © Richard Leonhardt |
| 88k | Boston Naval Shipyard, May 1960 | © Richard Leonhardt |
| 92k | Boston Naval Shipyard, May 1960 | © Richard Leonhardt |
| 142k | USS Hawkins (DDR-873) Plowing through heavy seas, circa 1960. The original photograph bears the rubber stamped date 15 June 1960. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. | Fred Weiss |
| 106k | USS Hawkins (DDR-873) Underway at sea, 30 October 1962. Photographed by Clements, of USS Enterprise (CVAN-65). Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. | Fred Weiss |
| 144k | USS Hawkins (DD-873) Steams alongside USS Enterprise (CVAN-65) during refueling operations in the South China Sea, 19 February 1965. Taken by PH2 W.R. Mosier, USN. Official U.S. Navy Photograph. | Fred Weiss |
| 130k | USS Hawkins (DD-873) underway on 30 May 1965. Photographed by PH3 Henry Craig Hensel (Photo No NH 99067). | Robert Hurst |
| 51k | Newport, October 1966 | © Richard Leonhardt |
| 111k | USS Hawkins steaming towards Norfolk, Virginia, for a visit by Standing Naval Force Atlantic, 6 July 1970. photographed by PHC B. M. Anderson (Photo No NH 99068). | Robert Hurst |
| 57k | From the deck of the USS W.S. Sims (FF-1059) as we were leapfroging in the North Atlantic enroute to Rota Spain, April, 1977 | Gary Smoyer HMC(SW)USN(Ret) |
| 55k | Same as above | Gary Smoyer HMC(SW)USN(Ret) |
| 48k | Lisbon, Portugal October 8 1977. | Marc Piché |
| 40k | Ship's patch. | Mike Smolinski |
| 65k | Ship's patch. | Mike Smolinski |
| 36k | Ship's patch. | Mike Smolinski |
On Taiwanese Service
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| 110k | The Tze-Young as a museum in Taiwan, undated, location unknown. | Perry Huang |
| 149k | As above. | Perry Huang |
| 108k | As above. | Perry Huang |
| 121k | As above. | Perry Huang |
| 111k | As above. | Perry Huang |
| 120k | As above. | Perry Huang |
| 118k | As above. | Perry Huang |
To Taiwan March 17 1983, renamed Tze-Young.
