HAMMANN DD 412

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.

Sims Class Destroyer
Keel Laid January 17 1938 - Launched February 4 1939


1. USS HAMMANN DD-412
   Commissioned August 11 1939
   SUNK June 6 1942 by Japanese Submarine I-168 North of Midway Island
   80 of her crew were lost with the ship and remain on duty

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS Hammann DD-412 Covers Page 1    (1938-42)

 

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 FDC 3 (A-TBT) "FIRST DAY / COMMISSION"

1939-08-11

First Day of Commissioning, cachet by Ralph A. Weiss

 

Locy Type 3 (A-TBT) "GUANTANAMO / BAY CUBA"

1939-10-31

Shakedown Cruise, cachet by George Neumann

 

Locy Type 3z (BTT)

1941-12-17 to 1941-12-18

Note:

 

Locy Type FAKE USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-3

1942-02-04

Fake postmark and cachet by Hobby Shop

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Charles H. Hammann was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on 16 March 1892. He was appointed an Ensign in the Naval Reserve Flying Corps during World War I. On 21 August 1918, while piloting a Navy seaplane near Pola, he landed on the Adriatic Sea to rescue Ensign George H. Ludlow, whose aircraft had been shot down by Austro-Hungarian forces. Though Hammann's plane was not designed for two persons, and despite the risk of enemy attack, he successfully completed the rescue and returned to the base at Porto Corsini, Italy. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for this exploit. Ensign Hammann lost his life while serving on active duty at Langley Field, Virginia, on 14 June 1919. {DANFS}

 

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