| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Allen M. Sumner |
| Pennant | DD 774 |
| Built by | Bethlehem Steel Corp. (San Pedro, California, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 6 Feb 1944 |
| Launched | 16 Jul 1944 |
| Commissioned | 25 Nov 1944 |
| End service | Dec 1945 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Heavily damaged by Japanese kamikaze aircraft 11 May 1945 while off Okinawa. |
Commands listed for USS Hugh W. Hadley (DD 774)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Cmdr Leonard Cornelius Chamberlin, USN | 25 Nov 1944 | 13 Jan 1945 |
| 2 | Cmdr Baron Joseph Mullaney, USN | 13 Jan 1945 | 19 Jun 1945 |
| 3 | Cmdr Roy Arthur Newton, USN | 19 Jun 1945 | Sep 1945 |
| 4 | Robert Marvin Brownlee, USN | Sep 1945 | 15 Dec 1945 |
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Noteable events involving Hugh W. Hadley include:
23 Dec 1944
USS Hugh W. Hadley (Cmdr Leonard Cornelius Chamberlin) arrives at San Diego to begin her shakedown training.
21 Feb 1945
USS Hugh W. Hadley (Cdr. Baron Joseph Mullaney) departs San Diego bound for Pearl Harbor.
27 Feb 1945
USS Hugh W. Hadley (Cdr. B.J. Mullaney) arrives at Pearl Harbor.
7 Mar 1945
USS Hugh W. Hadley (Cdr. B.J. Mullaney) departs Pearl Harbor bound for Ulithi.
19 Mar 1945
USS Hugh W. Hadley (Cdr. B.J. Mullaney) arrives at Ulithi.
25 Mar 1945
USS Hugh W. Hadley (Cdr. B.J. Mullaney) departs Ulithi as escort for a large convoy of landing ships that were to support the Okinawa landings.
4 Apr 1945
USS Hugh W. Hadley (Cdr. B.J. Mullaney) departs the Okinawa area with a convoy bound for Saipan.
14 Apr 1945
USS Hugh W. Hadley (Cdr. B.J. Mullaney) arrives at Saipan.
20 Apr 1945
USS Hugh W. Hadley (Cdr. B.J. Mullaney) departs Saipan to return to the Okinawa area.
27 Apr 1945
USS Hugh W. Hadley (Cdr. B.J. Mullaney) arrives back in the Okinawa area.
11 May 1945
While on radar picked duty of Okinawa USS Hugh W. Hadley (Cdr. Baron Joseph Mullaney) is heavily damaged by Japanese kamikaze aircraft in position 26º59'N, 127º32'E. The damaged destroyer was towed to the Le Shima anchorage. The Commanding officer was wounded. (see map)
14 May 1945
The heavily damaged USS Hugh W. Hadley (Cdr. B.J. Mullaney) is towed to Kerama Retto to be put into a floating dry dock for emergency repairs.
15 Jul 1945
The floating dry dock with USS Hugh W. Hadley (Cmdr Roy A. Newton) is towed from Kerama Retto to Buckner Bay, Okinawa.
29 Jul 1945
USS Hugh W. Hadley (Cdr. R.A. Newton) is towed away from Buckner Bay to the US east coast to be fully repaired.
26 Sep 1945
USS Hugh W. Hadley (Cdr. R.A. Newton) finally arrives at the Hunters Point Navy Yard at San Francisco.
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