USS Haggard (DD-555) was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy named for Captain Haggard of the Louisa, who fought in the Quasi-War. Haggard was launched by Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Co., Seattle, Wash., 9 February 1943, sponsored by Mrs. E. B. McKinney; and commissioned 31 August 1943.

Captain Thomas Haggard [or Hoggard] commanded the U.S. armed ship Louisa, which engaged French and Spanish privateers on 20 August 1800 off Tarifa, Spain, during the Quasi-War with France. Louisa...

USS Haggard (DD-555) Captain Haggard commanded the American armed ship Louisa, which successfully engaged French and Spanish privateers 20 August 1800 off Tarifa, during the Quasi-War with France. Louisa fought off boarders and escaped, although damaged severely in …

A view of the USS Haggard (DD-555) taken 22 September 1943 shortly after her completion in the Seattle area. The Haggard is armed in the standard configuration of five twin 40mm gun mounts, seven single 20mm and 10 torpedo tubes.

USS Haggard (DD-555), whose sailors had kept her afloat in her dying hours off Okinawa and then applied their initiative to keep her from being allowed to rust on some Asiatic beach, was placed out of commission at Norfolk on 1 November 1945. On the 16th of November she was stricken from Naval registry.

2022年4月27日 · The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Haggard (DD-555) is assisted by the light cruiser USS San Diego (CL-53), after being hit by a kamikaze off Okinawa on 29 April 1945. Haggard did not sink but was not reparied and was scrapped after the war.

USS Haggard (DD-555) was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy named for Captain Haggard of the Louisa, who fought in the Quasi-War.

2001年11月14日 · Description, history, and photograph(s) of Destroyer USS Haggard (DD-555) in WWII

Notable events involving Haggard include: 21 Apr 1945 USS Iowa (Capt. J.L. Holloway, Jr., USN) departed Ulithi for the Okinawa area. Passage was made together with the aircraft carrier Shangri La (Capt. J.D. Barner, USN). They were escorted by the destroyers Haggard (Lt.Cdr. V.J. Soballe, USN) and USS Stembel (Cdr. M.S. Schmidling, USN).

Named for: Captain Thomas Haggard of the Louisa. Complement: 273 Officers and Enlisted . Displacement: 2050 tons. Length: 376 feet 6 inches . Beam: 39 feet 8 inches. Flank Speed: 35 knots . Range: 6500 Nautical Miles. Final Disposition:Sold for scrap 1946