Two ships of the United States Navy

United States Navy

The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...

 have borne the name USS Hart. The first Hart was named for Midshipman Ezekiel Hart

Ezekiel Hart (naval officer)

Ezekiel Bishop Hart was an officer in the United States Navy during the War of 1812.-Biography:He was born circa 1795 to Abram Hart and Polly Coleman. Hart entered the Navy as a Midshipman on April 30, 1814. He was killed in the action of Commodore Isaac Chauncey's squadron on Lake Ontario August...

, who died in the War of 1812

War of 1812

The War of 1812 was a military conflict fought between the forces of the United States of America and those of the British Empire. The Americans declared war in 1812 for several reasons, including trade restrictions because of Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American merchant...

, and Lieutenant Commander John E. Hart

John E. Hart

John E. Hart was an officer in the United States Navy during the American Civil War.Hart was appointed a midshipman 23 February 1841. He served on various ships of the fleet, and was appointed Lieutenant Commander July 1862...

, who died in the Civil War

American Civil War

The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...

. The second Hart was named for Lieutenant Patrick H. Hart

Patrick H. Hart

Patrick Henry Hart was a United States Navy officer and Naval Aviator who served in World War II.-Biography:Hart was born 31 May 1915 in New York City and graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1937...

 (1915–1942), who died in the Battle of Midway

Battle of Midway

The Battle of Midway is widely regarded as the most important naval battle of the Pacific Campaign of World War II. Between 4 and 7 June 1942, approximately one month after the Battle of the Coral Sea and six months after Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States Navy decisively defeated...

.
, was a Wickes-class

Wickes class destroyer

The Wickes-class destroyers were a group of 111 destroyers built by the United States Navy in 1917-1919. Along with the 6 preceding Caldwell class and 155 subsequent Clemson-class destroyers, they formed the "flush-deck" or "four-stack" class. Only a few were completed in time to serve in World...

 destroyer

Destroyer

In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against smaller, powerful, short-range attackers. Destroyers, originally called torpedo-boat destroyers in 1892, evolved from...

, launched in 1918 and struck in 1931, was a Fletcher-class

Fletcher class destroyer

The Fletcher class were a class of destroyers built by the United States during World War II. The class was designed in 1939 as a result of dissatisfaction with the earlier destroyer leader types...

destroyer, launched in 1944 and struck in 1973