Welcome to the USS Hopewell DD-681 Guestbook Forum

Years Served: 1966-1968…Hopewell was my first introduction to ‘Navy sea life’, Fresh out of Radar A School. Rough going at first-had to acquire my sea-legs. Not Easy for me.

Years Served: 1954 1962…Anybody out there that was on the Hopewell during say from 1955 1958?. If so e-mail me.

Larry stehlik, its still hard to believe you were old enough to be in the Navy

PN3 Johnny J. Sharp served aboard USS Hopewell. (DD-681) from Apr 1965 – Apr 1967. Started out on deck force (1st Division) before transferring to OC Division (Ship’s Office). My General Quarters station was Pointer in gun mount 51 up at the bow. We performed a lot of shore bombing in Vietnam in 1966 during our WESTPAC cruise.

I was an FT on Hopewell from 9/63-9/65, made one wespac cruise, mostly in Subic Bay. In spring of 64 we were invited to Portland but on the way met a strong gale, were taking green water over the pilot house (where I rode out the storm) had some serious damage and had to pull in to SF Bay and right into drydock. About the most exciting ride of my life. My brother Jerry was also there. He passed away last August.