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USS Hayter (DE 212 / APD 80)

Flag Hoist / Radio Call Sign:
N - Z - H - B

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row: Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive)
Second Row: American Campaign Medal - European-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal - WWII Victory Medal

Specifications:
Class: Buckley
Type: TE (turbine-electric drive, 3" guns)
Displacement: 1400 tons (light), 1740 tons (full)
Length: 300' (wl), 306' (oa)
Beam: 36' 9" (extreme)
Draft: 10' 6" (draft limit)
Propulsion: 2 "D" Express boilers, G.E. turbines with electric drive, 12000 shp, 2 screws
Speed: 24 kts
Range: 6,000 nm @ 12 knots
Armament: 3 x 3"/50 Mk22 (1x3), 1 twin 40mm Mk1 AA, 8 x 20mm Mk 4 AA, 3 x 21" Mk15 TT (3x1), 1 Hedgehog Projector Mk10 (144 rounds), 8 Mk6 depth charge projectors, 2 Mk9 depth charge tracks
Complement: 15 / 198

Hayter (DE 212) Building and Operational Data:

11 August 1943: Keel laid by the Charleston Navy Yard, Charleston, S.C.

11 November 1943: Launched and christened, sponsored by Mrs. Maurine K. Hayter, widow of Lieutenant Commander Hayter

16 March 1944: Commissioned, Lcdr. Harold H. Theriault in command

16 January 1945: Hayter, in company with Otter (DE 210), Hubbard (DE 211), and Varian (DE 798) sank the German submarine U-248 NNE of the Azores

22 May 1945: APD conversion commenced at the Philadelphia Navy Yard

01 June 1945: Reclassified APD 80

13 August 1945: Conversion completed

27 October 1945: Celebrated Navy Day at Annapolis, Md. in company with Furse (DD 882) and Bang (SS 385)

19 March 1946: Decommissioned at Green Cove Springs, Fla. after 2 years of service

01 December 1966: Struck from the NVR

23 July 1967: Transferred (MAP sale) to South Korea, renamed ROKS Chun Nam (PG-86) (struck, scrapped, 1986)

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Contributed By And/Or Copyright
0621201	185k	Hubert Montgomery Hayter was born in Abingdon, Va. on 17 October 1901, and graduated from the Naval Academy in 1924. In the following years he served in battleship *Arizona, destroyer Yarborough, and other ships, taking command of Ramsay* (DM 16) in 1939. Lt. Comdr. Hayter was transferred to *New Orleans* 05 February 1941 and was killed during an action with Japanese forces off Savo Island on 30 November 1942. Hayter was serving as damage control officer when *New Orleans* received a torpedo hit, and as Damage Control Central Station, his battle post, filled with asphyxiating gas, he ordered all men without masks to leave the compartment, giving his own to a partially stricken seaman. After clearing the compartment of all personnel, Lt. Cmdr. Hayter was finally overcome by the fumes. For this extraordinary act of heroism, he was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross. USS *Hayter* (DE 212 / APD 80) (1944-1946) was the first ship to be named in his honor. (Photo from the U.S. Naval Academy Yearbook; The Lucky Bag, Class of 1924.)	Bill Gonyo Downey, Cal. Assoc. Researcher Navsource
0621202	67k	06 March 1944: Charleston, S.C. - Commissioning day for *Hubbard* (DE 211) and *Hayter*.	-
0621205	255k	19 May 1944: Charleston, S.C. - Port quarter view of USS *Hayter* (DE 212) off the Charleston Navy Yard. *Hayter* was commissioned at the Yard on 16 March 1944 and remained there for "fitting out". She departed for shakedown training on 01 April, returning on 09 May. She was at the Yard for a "post-shakedown" availability until 19 May when she departed for further training at Norfolk, Va. (U.S. Naval Historical Center photo #NH 91554* from the* Naval History and Heritage Command)	Bob Hurst Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
0621203	46k	Undated Wartime Image	Joe Bergen Piscataway, N.J.
0621204	245k	Undated Wartime Image	Nick Tiberio Shelton, Conn.

Hayter History
View the USS Hayter (DE 212) DANFS history entry located on the Naval History and Heritage Command web site.
View the official War History of USS Hayter as submitted by the ship at war's end.

Hayter's Commanding Officers
Thanks to Wolfgang Hechler & Ron Reeves

Dates of Command	Commanding Officers
1.) 16 Mar. 1944 - 30 Nov. 1944	Lcdr. Harold John Theriault, USNR (Comm. CO) (Jacksonville, Fla.)
2.) 31 Dec. 1944 - 17 Oct. 1945	Lcdr. Frederick Huey, USNR (Seattle, Wash.)
3.) 17 Oct. 1945 - 19 Mar. 1946	Lcdr. Elmer Leon Prescott, USN (Decomm. CO) (Jacksonville, Fla.)

Crew Contact And Reunion Information

Last Known Reunion
2007 at Piscataway, N.J.

Contact Name: Joe Bergen (Reunion Organizer)
Address: 34 Kate Terrace
City/State: Piscataway NJ 08854
Phone: (732) 985-1496
E-mail: DE212APD80WW2@verizon.net

Note About Contacts

Contact information is compiled from various sources over a period of time and may, or may not, be correct. Every effort has
been made to list the newest contact. However, our entry is only as good as the latest information that's been sent to us. We list
only a contact for the ship if one has been sent to us. We do NOT have crew lists, rosters, or deck logs available. Please see the
Frequently Asked Questions section on NavSource's Main Page for that information.

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