HAZELWOOD DD 531

Ship Name and Designation History

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Fletcher Class Destroyer Keel Laid 11 April 1942 - Launched 20 October 1942 USS HAZELWOOD DD-531 Commissioned 18 June 1943 Severely damaged by Kamikaze strike 29 April 1945 77 of her crew were lost and remain on duty Decommissioned 18 January 1946 Recommissioned 12 September 1951 Converted into DASH helicopter trials ship 1958 Decommissioned 19 March 1965 Struck from Naval Register 1 December 1974 Sold 14 April 1976 and broken up for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. USS Hazelwood DD-531 Covers Page 1     (1945-1952)

 

Postmarks

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

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1st Commissioning 18 June 1943 to 18 January 1946

 

Locy Type 2z*

1945-04-28

Censored WWII use. Posted the day before Kamikaze attack that killed 77 men.

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2nd Commissioning 12 September 1951 to 19 March 1965

 

Locy Type FDPS 2

1951-10-22

First Day Postal Service, add-on cachet.

 

Locy Type 2

1952-05-31

Note:

 

Locy Type 9efu

1956-05-02

Cachet by George V. Sadworth

 

Other Information

USS HAZELWOOD earned the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 10 Battle Stars and the WWII Victory Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Commodore John Hazelwood, USN (1726 - 1 March 1800)
         Hazelwood was appointed to superintend the building of fire rafts for the protection of Philadelphia against the British during the Revolutionary War. A commissioned officer in the Pennsylvania Navy, Commodore Hazelwood commanded all units of the Pennsylvania and Continental navies participating in the defense of the Delaware River approaches to Philadelphia in 1777. His gunboats and galleys engaged British men-of-war October 23 near river obstructions; and, after the British frigate MERLIN and ship of the line AUGUSTA grounded, their crews were forced to burn them. Later Commodore Hazelwood took command of Continental vessels in Delaware Bay. In recognition of his services in The War for Independence, the Continental Congress voted him a handsome sword, now in the collection of the Naval Historical Foundation. Commodore Hazelwood died at Philadelphia 1 March 1800.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. Harold J. Fosdick.

Two ships of the US Navy were named in his honor - USS Hazelwood DD-107 and USS Hazelwood DD-531.

 

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