| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer Escort |
| Class | Buckley |
| Pennant | DE 155 |
| Built by | Norfolk Navy Yard (Portsmouth, Virginia, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 10 Jan 1942 |
| Laid down | 15 Dec 1942 |
| Launched | 9 Mar 1943 |
| Commissioned | 21 May 1943 |
| End service | 5 May 1947 |
| History | Converted to High Speed Transport and reclassified as APD-51 on 7 September 1944. |
Commands listed for USS Hopping (DE 155)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Cdr. Frank Daniel Giambattista, USN | 21 May 1943 | 10 Oct 1943 |
| 2 | Louis Frederic Lautrel, Jr., USNR | 10 Oct 1943 | 16 Aug 1944 |
| 3 | William Jerrold Mcnulty, USNR | 16 Aug 1944 | 1 Oct 1946 |
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