page_title: USS Howard (DD-179)
hierarchical_section_title: USS Howard (DD-179)
caption_attribution_description: English: The U.S. Navy high-speed minesweeper USS Howard (DMS-7) underway, circa in 1944.
context_page_description: USS Howard, was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Charles W. Howard, who was killed in the American Civil War aboard USS New Ironsides.
  Howard was launched by Union Iron Works San Francisco, California on 26 April 1919, sponsored by Marion Filmer. The destroyer was commissioned on 29 January 1920 at Mare Island, with Commander B. M. Stewart in command.
context_section_description: USS Howard (DD–179), (DMS-7) was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Charles W. Howard, who was killed in the American Civil War aboard USS New Ironsides.
  Howard was launched by Union Iron Works San Francisco, California on 26 April 1919, sponsored by Marion Filmer. The destroyer was commissioned on 29 January 1920 at Mare Island, with Commander B. M. Stewart in command.
caption: USS Howard underway
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