USS Dobbin

The Destroyer Tender USS Dobbin was commissioned on July 23, 1924. Early in her service life, the USS Dobbin moved back and forth between the Atlantic Fleet and Pacific Fleet. She was stationed in Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. At the time of the Japanese attack, the USS Dobbin was rafted with five destroyers. She was anchored off the northeastern side of Ford Island, not far from the hospital ship USS Solace. This gave the crew aboard the USS Dobbin a good view of the attack unfolding around them. Later in the attack, Japanese aircraft were looking for targets of opportunity, and a bomb almost hit the Dobbin. She only took minor shrapnel damage. The USS Dobbin dispatched small boats to pick up sailors who were in the water, having been blown off of or abandoned their ships. After the attack, The USS Dobbin was part of the task force that attempted to hunt down the withdrawing Japanese. For most of the war, the USS Dobbin operated out of Australian ports until the liberation of the Philippines when she moved to Subic Bay. The USS Dobbin was decommissioned on September 27, 1946. Below is a list of the personnel killed on December 7, 1941. Please view the list to learn the names of those who lost their lives on that day.