USS Huse ( DE - 145 ) The USS " Huse " ( DE - 145 ) was named by the U . S . Navy in honor of Admiral Harry McLaren Pinckney Huse , who died in 1942 . " Huse " ( DE - 145 ) was launched by Consolidated Steel Corp . , Orange , Texas , 23 March 1943 ; sponsored by Mrs . L . M . Humrichouse , daughter of Vice Admiral Huse ; and commissioned 30 August 1943 , Lt . Comdr . W . A . Sessions in command . World War II North Atlantic operations . Following exhaustive shakedown cruise off Bermuda , " Huse " returned to Charleston , South Carolina , 25 October 1943 . She then moved to Norfolk , Virginia , for additional training before joining her first Atlantic convoy there 13 November . After seeing this convoy safely to Casablanca , she returned to New York Christmas Day 1943 . Following training exercises off Norfolk , Virginia , " Huse " escorted another convoy to Africa 25 January - 11 February 1944 , then , before returning home , engaged in antisubmarine patrol work off Gibraltar with ships of the Royal Navy . Returning to New York 8 March , the ship was given a new assignment : to join escort carrier antisubmarine group in the Atlantic . Sailing from Norfolk 24 March to search for U - boat s , the ships were rewarded with contact 7 April . Hunting for German Submarines . The escorts dogged U - 856 until it surfaced and was destroyed by gunfire from USS Huse and . After a brief period at Bermuda , the group stood out to the search area again 12 April . Carrier aircraft and escort vessels came upon another submarine 26 April , and the destroyer escorts sank U - boat U - 488 . " Huse " spent the period 11 May – 3 June at Brooklyn , New York , departing the latter date with " Croatan " to search for submarines . They had not long to wait , beginning attacks on a submerged submarine the morning of 11 June . Six depth charge and two hedgehog runs brought no confirmation of a sinking , but the persistent ships remained in the area searching until just after midnight 12 June when , radar revealed a surfaced submarine . The badly damaged U - 490 was finished off by gunfire . In the months that followed USS Huse continued to operate with the " Croatan " hunter - killer group that had much to do with keeping open the important supply lines to Europe . Replenishing as necessary at Norfolk , Bermuda , or Casablanca , they scoured the sea for enemy submarine s . In addition , " Huse " rescued downed pilots from " Croatan " ' s air group on three separate occasions . She arrived Brooklyn 2 October 1944 for repairs and training , after which she conducted exercises in Chesapeake Bay and the Caribbean . " Huse " joined " Croatan " for hunter - killer operations again 25 March 1945 , and two of her sister ships scored a kill on Type 7 U - 880 on 16 April 1945 in the Atlantic . They continued to operate in northern waters out of Argentia , Newfoundland , until returning to New York 14 May 1945 . End of War operations . The war against Germany over , " Huse " prepared to join the Pacific Fleet for the final effort to defeat Japan . She sailed 10 July 1945 for training exercises in the Caribbean , passing through the Panama Canal and arriving San Diego , California , 7 August 1945 . During the voyage to Pearl Harbor , the ship learned of Japan ' s collapse 15 August . After various exercises in Hawaiian waters , the veteran escort ship returned to Norfolk via San Diego and the Canal Zone 28 September 1945 . Decommissioning . She , subsequently , arrived Green Cove Springs , Florida , 19 January 1946 ; decommissioned 27 March ; and joined the Atlantic Reserve Fleet . Korean War Reactivation . " Huse " recommissioned in response to the increased needs of the U . S . Navy during the Korean War 3 August 1951 . After shakedown training in the Caribbean , she arrived Key West , Florida , 15 January 1952 to act as sonar - training ship . In May she steamed northward to take part in a cold - weather operation off Labrador . The ship then ' began regular training operations , based at Newport , Rhode Island , taking her to the Caribbean and Key West . This antisubmarine readiness training was maintained until July 1955 when the ship sailed to Norfolk to embark NROTC Midshipmen on a training cruise to Northern Europe . " Huse " returned to Newport 3 September 1955 and resumed antisubmarine operations . This continued until early 1957 when she made preparations to join the Navy task group operating off the Atlantic Missile Eastern Test Range . During May 1957 " Huse " operated off Puerto Rico in connection with the launching of a Vanguard satellite test vehicle , and the subsequent nose cone recovery efforts . After further tactical exercises at Key West , she sailed in September for important NATO exercises in Northern European waters , returning to Newport 21 October 1957 . During 1958 and 1959 , except for short cruises to the Caribbean and periodic overhaul , USS Ruse remained in the Key West area on sonar - training operations . " Huse " was assigned ' to the Naval Reserve Training program in March 1960 , and for the next three months carried out training cruises with reservists from New York and Norfolk . She arrived New Orleans , her new home port , 6 July 1960 to begin reserve training cruises . Cuban Missile Crisis operations . In October 1962 , when the introduction of offensive missiles into Cuba brought on Just such a demand , " Huse " promptly steamed to Florida to bolster Naval strength in support of the blockade . Decommissioning . Through 1963 into 1965 she continued to operate out of New Orleans in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean performing her vital training function . In June 1965 " Huse " decommissioned and was placed in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet at Norfolk , Virginia . She was part of the Atlantic Reserve Fleet until stricken from the Naval Vessel Register in August 1973 , and was sold for scrapping in June 1974 . " Huse " was named in honor of Vice Admiral Harry McL . P . Huse , ( 1858 – 1942 ) , whose long service included a post - World War I tour as Commander U . S . Naval Forces in European Waters . Awards . " Huse " received five battle star s for World War II service .