HAMMERBERG DE 1015

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

Dealey Class Destroyer Escort Keel Laid November 12 1953 - Launched August 20 1954 USS HAMMERBERG DE-1015 Commissioned March 2 1955 - Decommissioned December 14 1973 Struck from Naval Register December 14 1973 Sold June 14 1974 for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1957-73)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

Locy Type 2(n+)

1957-10-28

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Locy Type 2(n+)

1961-05-30

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Locy Type 2(n+) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. H-52

1965-07-16

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Locy Type 2(n+) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. H-52a

1972-11-10

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Locy Type 9ef(n+u)

1961-05-30

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Locy Type 9ef(n+u) (USS)

1972-11-10

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Locy Type LDPS 2t(n+u)

1973-11-30

Last Day Postal Service

 

Other Information

HAMMERBERG received the following awards during her Naval career - Navy Expeditionary Medal - National Defense Service Medal

NAMESAKE - Boatswain's Mate Owen Francis Patrick Hammerberg, USN
Hammerberg was born at Daggett, Mich., May 31 1920. He enlisted in the Navy June 16 1941 and subsequently served in battleship USS Idaho and submarine chaser USS Advent. In 1941 he underwent instruction at the Deep Sea Diving School, Washington, D.C., and was assigned duty with the Salvage Unit under Service Force, Pacific Fleet. He lost his life during rescue operations at Pearl Harbor February 17 1945. Disregarding all personal danger, he rescued one diver who had been trapped in a cave-in of steel wreckage while tunnelling under a sunken LST. After this rescue, Hammerberg went even farther under the buried hulk and, while rescuing a second diver, was pinned down by another cave-in and perished. Boatswain's Mate Hammerberg was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. {DANFS}

 

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