HUBBARD APD 53

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.

Buckley Class Type TE Destroyer Escort Keel Laid August 11 1943 - Launched November 11 1943 USS HUBBARD DE-211 Commissioned March 6 1944 USS HUBBARD APD-53 Reclassified High Speed Transport (APD) June 1 1945 Decommissioned March 15 1946 Struck from Naval Register May 1 1966 Sold July 1 1968 for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. Hubbard Covers Page 1     (1944-46)

 

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) Oct 27, 1945

1945-10-27

1945 Navy Day "Victory Cancel"

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1946-03-12

As APD-53

 

Locy Type 2z

1944-12-26

As DE-211
Censored wartime (WWII) use

 

Locy Type 2z

1945-09-19

As APD-53

 

Other Information

HUBBARD earned 2 Battle Stars for WWII service

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive) - American Campaign Medal - European-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal - WWII Victory Medal

NAMESAKE - Joseph Charles Hubbard USN (January 24 1900 - November 13 1942)
Hubbard graduated from the Naval Academy in 1920. After serving in various ships during his early career, Hubbard underwent submarine training in 1924-25 and reported on board his first command, USS 0-7, in 1930. Following other assignments ashore and afloat, he reported to Cruiser USS SAN FRANCISCO CA-38 in November 1939 as Damage Control Officer and First Lieutenant, and was aboard during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor December 7 1941. Hubbard was appointed Commander in 1942 and died November 13 1942 on board SAN FRANCISCO. His ship, flagship for Admiral Callaghan, was crashed by a Japanese plane November 12. Hubbard relieved the critically wounded executive officer, and it was in this post that he was killed next day during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, as American ships prevented a Japanese bombardment of the island

 

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