HATFIELD AG 84
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.
-
Clemson Class Destroyer
- USS HATFIELD Destroyer No. 231
Commissioned April 16 1920
- USS HATFIELD DD-231
Designated (DD) July 17 1920
Decommissioned January 13 1931
Recommissioned April 1 1932 - Decommissioned April 28 1938
Recommissioned September 25 1939
- USS HATFIELD AG-84
Reclassified Miscellaenous Auxiliary (AG) October 1 1944
Decommissioned December 13 1946
Struck from Naval Register January 28 1947
Sold May 9 1947 and broken up for scrap
Keel Laid June 10 1918 - Launched March 17 1919
This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Covers should be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).
Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date range for covers on that page.
- Hatfield Covers Page 1 (1929-41)
Postmarks
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Within each set, the postmarks should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one postmark has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of earliest known usage.
A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an
image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN
THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.
|
Postmark Type |
Date From to Date To |
Thumbnail Link To Close-Up Image |
Thumbnail Link To Full Cover Image |
|---|
1st Commissioning April 16 1920 to January 13 1931
|
Locy Type |
1929-03-03 |
 |
 |
As DD-231
|
Locy Type |
1929-03-22 |
 |
 |
As DD-231
|
Locy Type |
1930-10-22 |
 |
 |
As DD-231
2nd Commissioning April 1 1932 to April 28 1938
|
Locy Type |
1932-04-01 |
 |
 |
As DD-231
First Day of Commission
|
Locy Type |
1934-03-31 |
 |
 |
As DD-231
Signed by NMC
|
Locy Type |
1936-05-09 |
 |
 |
As DD-231
|
Locy Type |
1934-04-01 |
 |
 |
As DD-231
First Day in Reserve Commission
|
Locy Type |
1938-03-12 |
 |
 |
As DD-231
|
Locy Type |
1938-04-28 |
 |
 |
As DD-231
Last Day in Commission, cachet by Meyer Tuchinsky, sponsored by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
|
Locy Type |
1938-04-28 |
 |
 |
As DD-231
Last Day in Commission, cachet by William F. Schlechter
3rd Commissioning September 25 1939 to December 13 1946
|
Locy Type |
1939-11-10 |
 |
 |
As DD-231
First Day of Postal Service
|
Locy Type |
1940-06-09 |
 |
 |
As DD-231
Maritime Day
|
Locy Type |
1940-08-19 |
 |
 |
As DD-231
Add-on cachet by Michael F. Hebert
|
Locy Type |
1941-05-30 |
 |
 |
As DD-231
Cachet honoring Cachetmaker Ralph L. (Shorty) Burkholder by Cachet Maker Walter (East Coast Lefty) Lupton
Other Information
NAMESAKE - John Hatfield ( - April 27 1813)
Hatfield was appointed Midshipman June 18 1812 upon the outbreak of war. He volunteered for duty under Commodore Isaac Chauncey on Lake Ontario where he served in LADY OF THE LAKE. Midshipman Hatfield was killed during the attack on York, Canada, April 27 1813
If you have images or information to add to this page, then either contact the Curator or edit this page yourself and add it. See Editing Ship Pages for detailed information on editing this page.
Copyright 2024 Naval Cover Museum