Abandon Ship
Joseph Hewes went down at 2032, taking Captain Smith and approximately 100 seamen with her. By his coolness, calmness, and his devotion to duty in placing the safety of the crew and ship before his own, he instilled confidence in every officer and member of the crew. The U-173 paid heavily for her victory, for she was sunk 5 days later off Casablanca by American destroyers.
Joseph Hewes received one battle star for World War II service.
Prior to her loss, Joseph Hewes had been designated for reclassification in early 1943 as APA-22. Since the hull numerical sequence had already been assigned, APA-22 was never reissued. In the 1956 Universal International production Away All Boats, USS Randall (APA-224) wore hull number APA-22 while standing in as the motion picture's fictional USS Belinda.
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