USS Robert K. Huntington

USS Robert K. Huntington (DD-781) was an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer. It is the only ship of the United States Navy to have been named for Robert Kingsbury Huntington, a naval aviator and member of Torpedo Squadron 8. All but one of the thirty men assigned to the squadron were lost during the Battle of Midway.

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1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

World War II Q362

1944-02-29T00:00:00Z

1944-02-29T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1973-10-31T00:00:00Z

1973-10-31T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

1945-03-03T00:00:00Z

1945-03-03T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

1944-12-05T00:00:00Z

1944-12-05T00:00:00Z

ship launching

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Frameless

USS Robert K. Huntington (DD-781) off the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Washington (USA), 30 May 1945 (19-N-84107)

USS Robert K. Huntington (DD-781) underway in the 1960s

USS Robert K. Huntington (DD-781) at anchor with USS Harold J. Ellison (DD-864) and USS Rich (DDE-820) during the 1950s

USS Robert K. Huntingon (DD-781) in 1961

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		USS Robert K. Huntington (DD-781) off the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Washington (USA), 30 May 1945 (19-N-84107)		Commons
commons	image		USS Robert K. Huntington (DD-781) underway in the 1960s		Commons
commons	image		USS Robert K. Huntington (DD-781) at anchor with USS Harold J. Ellison (DD-864) and USS Rich (DDE-820) during the 1950s		Commons
commons	image		USS Robert K. Huntingon (DD-781) in 1961		Commons