Hooper (DE 1026) Building and Operational Data: 4 January 1956: Keel laid at the Bethlehem-Pacific Coast Steel Corp., San Francisco, Cal.
1 August 1957: Launched and christened, sponsored by Miss Elizabeth Hooper, daughter of Rear Admiral Hooper
18 March 1958: Commissioned at San Francisco, Lcdr J. K. Leslie in command, assigned to the U.S. Pacific Fleet Cruiser-Destroyer Force as a unit of Escort Squadron 3 at San Diego, Cal.
1 February 1968: CortRon 3 disestablished, transferrred to DesRon 31 (CruDesFlot 9)
6 June 1973: Decommissioned, Stricken
20 February 1974: Sold for scrapping