USS Bullard (DD-660) [SEP] vessel class
USS Bullard (DD-660)
USS "Bullard" (DD-660) was a "Fletcher"-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Rear Admiral William H. G. Bullard (1866–1927).
"Bullard" was launched 28 February 1943 by Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Kearny, N.J., sponsored by Mrs. H. G. Bullard, widow of Rear Admiral Bullard; and commissioned 9 April 1943, Commander G. R. Hartwig in command.
Service history.
After conducting brief operations along the eastern seaboard and in the Caribbean
served as Director of Naval Communications, Navy Department.
Retirement and legacy.
Rear Admiral Bullard retired in 1922 and died in Washington, D.C., 24 November 1927.
Namesakes.
Two ships have been named in Bullard's honor. In 1943, the Navy named the destroyer USS "Bullard" (DD-660) after him. In February 1946, construction was completed on the cable-laying vessel SS "William H. G. Bullard" (M. C. hull 2557), built for the U.S. Maritime Commission by Pusey