| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Bristol |
| Pennant | DD 455 |
| Built by | Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. (Kearny, New Jersey, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 16 Oct 1940 |
| Launched | 26 Sep 1941 |
| Commissioned | 22 Dec 1941 |
| End service | 15 Jan 1955 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Converted to High Speed Minesweeper DMS-20 on 15 November 1944. |
Commands listed for USS Hambleton (DD 455)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Cdr. Forrest Close, USN | 22 Nov 1941 | ??? |
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Noteable events involving Hambleton include:
19 Mar 1942
USS Hambleton picks up 6 survivors from the Honduran merchant Ceiba that was torpedoed and sunk on the 17th east of Cape Hattaras in position 35º43'N, 73º49'W by the German submarine U-124.
17 May 1944
The German submarine U-616 was scuttled on 17 May, 1944 in the Mediterranean east of Cartagena, in position 36º46'N, 00º52'E, after fatal damages from depth charges from the US destroyers USS Nields, USS Gleaves, USS Ellyson, USS Macomb, USS Hambleton, USS Rodman, USS Emmons and by depth charges from a British Wellington aircraft (Sqdn. 36/K), after a 3 day-long hunt. (see map)
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