Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
Office of the Chief of Naval OperationsNaval History Division • Washington
| Hilan Ebert born 21 March 1903 in Alliance, Ohio, graduated from the Naval Academy in 1926 and served in various billets afloat and ashore until assigned to Northampton (CL-26) 29 April 1942. Lieutenant Commander Ebert was killed 30 November 1942 when his ship was torpedoed in the Battle of Tassafaronga off Guadalcanal. He was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for his courage and disregard for his own safety beyond the call of duty until his ship was lost. |
(DE-768: dp. 1,240; l. 306'; b. 36'8"; dr. 8'9"; s. 21 k.; cpl. 186; a. 3 3", 3 21" tt., 8 dcp., 1 dcp. (hh.), 2 dct.; cl. Cannon)
Ebert (DE-768) was launched 11 May 1944 by Tampa Shipbuilding Co., Inc., Tampa, Fla.; sponsored by Mrs. Hilan Ebert, widow of Lieutenant Commander Ebert; and commissioned 12 July 1944, Lieutenant Commander F. Gibbs, USNR, in command.
Ebert guarded the passage of convoys carrying men and supplies vital to victory in Europe, to ports in Britain and France, between 6 October 1944 and 17 May 1945, then returned to New York to prepare for duty in the Pacific. She sailed on 8 June for Pearl Harbor, Eniwetok, and the Philippines. She escorted convoys carrying occupation troops to Japan, until 30 November when she left Manila for the States. Ebert was placed out of commission in reserve at Green Cove Springs, Fla., 14 June 1946. Towed to Boston in November 1950, Ebert was transferred to Greece 1 March 1951 under the Mutual Defense Assistance Program. She serves in the Greek navy as Ierax.