HERBERT APD 22
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.
Keel Laid 9 April 1918 - Launched 8 May 1919 Decommissioned 27 June 1922 Recommissioned 1 May 1930 Decommissioned 25 September 1945 Struck from Naval Register 24 October 1945 Sold 23 May 1946 and broken up for scrap |
 SecNav Hilary A. Herbert |
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- USS Herbert DD-160 Covers Page 1 (1933-1941)
Postmarks
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2nd Commissioning 1 May 1930 to 25 September 1945
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1939-04-23 |
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DD-160
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1940-11-12 |
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DD-160. Cachet by Norwood B. Scatchard
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1935-03-17 |
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DD-160. St. Patrick's Day, cachet by P. J. (PeeJay) Ickeringill
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1942-06-10 |
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DD-160
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1935-12-23 |
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DD-160
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1941-06-20 |
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DD-160
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Locy Type F |
1935-08-16 |
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DD-160
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Locy Type F |
1935-05-21 |
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DD-160. First day of use for Type F Postmark, Type H-34. Donated by Marshall Hall, President and Founder of the ANCS.
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Locy Type F |
1935-03-05 |
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DD-160
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Locy Type F |
1935-04-21 |
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DD-160. Easter. Looking at the postmark (close to the 9 o'clock position) are the initials "CWR", Cachetmaker C. Wright Richell
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1942-06-10 |
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DD-160. Straight-Line Marking on the 10 June 1942 cover
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1933-06-20 |
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DD-160. Cachet by Deane C. (DC) Bartley, sponsored by the John Paul Jones Chapter No. 2, USCS. Signed by the NMC on reverse
Other Information
USS HERBERT received 6 Battle stars for her WWII service.
NAMESAKE - Hilary A. Herbert (1834- 6 March 1919)
Hilary Abner Herbert, born in Laurensville, S.C., in 1834, was educated at the University of Alabama and the University of Virginia. He' was admitted to the South Carolina bar in 1856 and practiced law in Greenville until the Civil War. The future Secretary of the Navy entered the Confederate Army as a second lieutenant and served his cause with gallantry for 4 years. After the war, Herbert returned to his law practice and was elected to Congress in 1877. During his tenure as Congressman, Herbert was chairman of the Committee on Naval Affairs and was largely responsible for the increased appropriations which led to the revival of the American Navy. In 1893 President Grover Cleveland appointed Herbert as Secretary of the Navy. Secretary Herbert was able to muster support for an enlarged navy, despite the Depression of 1893, and brought the fleet to some level of preparedness for the Spanish-American War. From 1897 to his death 6 March 1919 Herbert practiced law in Washington, D.C.
The ships sponsor was Mrs. Benjamin Micou, daughter of Hilary A. Herbert.
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