USS Hopewell (DD-681)

USS Hopewell (DD-681) was a Fletcher-class destroyer commissioned by the United States Navy in 1943. She served with distinction in the Pacific Theater during World War II, participating in major operations such as the invasions of the Philippines, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa, where she provided fire support and screened larger vessels from enemy attacks. After the war, Hopewell was decommissioned but later recommissioned for service during the Korean War, where she conducted shore bombardments and patrols. The ship continued her service through the early years of the Vietnam War before being decommissioned in 1970 and ultimately scrapped in 1972.