Talk:USS Hanover

Unverified personal accounts

There are a number of uncited accounts of things happening on the Hanover. To name a few examples, on the Ulithi atoll: "Troops stayed in bunks that were 6 bunks high. For a few hours a day, a group of troops would exercise on the main deck, then it was back below deck so others could exercise." or the detailed account of a ship with electric propulsion having trouble in a typhoon, the captain being awoken to see a sunrise, and the strange account of the lawyer radio operators. I searched the references and could not find any mention of any of these accounts.

I think the best thing would be to delete them, as they are mostly irrelevant to the ship's history per WP:SHIPSNOTCREWS. It seems like they have been mostly added by one author, @McKnight Buchanan. If you have citations by all means please add them and revert my deletions. Demonsdemons (talk) 16:56, 13 November 2025 (UTC)

My Father-in-law was a Navy Ensign on the USS Hanover. He told me those stories. He was in charge of the radio room. Most of the sailors in the radio room were lawyers. There were 6 radio operators on duty at all times. ~2025-33811-31 (talk) 14:53, 15 November 2025 (UTC)

He told me those stories.

My father-in-law DD-214

Service Vessels USS Hanover APA 116

Ratings Held: AS; Midshipman; Ensign

Service Number: 42386

Date of Entry: 10/24/42 Commissioned: 3/8/45

Asst’s Communication Officer

CIC Officer

Custodian Registered Publications

Service Schools Completed

V-12 Tulane University 60 weeks

Midshipman School, NY, NY 16 weeks [Columbia University, Harlem, Central Park west, Manhattan, NY]

Amphibious School 10 weeks Ingalls_Arkansas_QNX (talk) 13:11, 17 November 2025 (UTC)

Father-in-law was a Navy Ensign on the USS Hanover.

The officers (including the MDs) paid for their food, which was different from the enlisted crew meals.

There were 3 Medical Doctors (MDs). One was Cuban who could do everything; one was country doc who could do regular country do task; one was a specialist who could do work in his speciality.

One of the mess cooks was named Jackson. Jackson liked to add extra salt to the foods that he prepared. The Captain repeatedly warned Jackson to stop putting so much salt in the food. Finally, the Captain sent Jackson to the brig (jail, which was at the back of the ship above the propeller (screw); when the ship was lightly loaded the top of the prop was above the water level and made noises. After about a week, the officers tasted the extra salt and said Jackson is out of the brig. Ingalls_Arkansas_QNX (talk) 15:36, 14 March 2026 (UTC)

My Father-in-law was a Navy Ensign on the USS Hanover. He managed the radio room. The radio operators were lawyers. The group had 6 radio operators on different radio frequencies working 24 hours a day; 7 days a week. After the ship returned to Norfork, VA for decommissioning, he asked the radio crew to hammer a wood lid onto a crated holding radar and other equipment. He left and later returned to find that the radio crew was taking bets on who could hammer drive the first nail. The Ensign got the hammer and drove all of the nails home. Ingalls_Arkansas_QNX (talk) 15:57, 14 March 2026 (UTC)