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.

Wickes Class Destroyer
Keel Laid April 9 1918 - Launched May 8 1919


1. USS HERBERT Destroyer No. 160
   Commissioned November 21 1919
   
   
2. USS HERBERT DD-160
   Designated (DD) July 17 1920
   Decommissioned June 27 1922
   Recommissioned May 1 1930
   
   
3. USS HERBERT APD-22
   Converted to High-speed Transport (APD) December 1 1943
   Decommissioned September 25 1945
   
   Struck from Naval Register October 24 1945
   Sold May 23 1946 and broken up for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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1. Herbert Covers Page 1    (1933-41)

 

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

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2nd Commissioning May 1 1930 to September 25 1945

 

Locy Type 3 (AC-BBT) "PORTSMOUTH / VIRGINIA"

1939-04-23

As DD-160

 

Locy Type 3 (AC-BBT) "PHILA PA / NAVY YARD"

1937-11-21

As DD-160. 18th Anniversary of Commissioning, Cachet by Frederick Horton

 

Locy Type 3 (AC-BBT) "PORTSMOUTH / NAVY YARD VA"

1937-12-25

As DD-160. Christmas, Cachet by P. J. (PeeJay) Ickeringill, sponsored by Robert S. Thompson

 

Locy Type 3 (A-BBT) "BROOKLYN / NEW YORK"

1940-11-12

As DD-160
Cachet by Norwood B. Scatchard

 

Locy Type 3 (A-BBT)

1941-03-25

As DD-160
First Day of Commission of USS Zircon PY-16, cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson.

 

Locy Type 3s "ERIN GO / BRAGH"

1935-03-17

As DD-160. St. Patrick's Day, cachet by P. J. (PeeJay) Ickeringill

 

Locy Type 3s "PIER 11 / PHILA PA"

1935-04-21

As DD-160
Easter

 

Locy Type 3s "NAVY YARD / PHILA PA"

1935-05-28

As DD-160
Cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Locy Type 3s "NAVY YARD / PHILA PA"

1935-05-30

As DD-160. Memorial Day, Cachet by William C. Potter

 

Locy Type 3z (BBT) "POSTAGE / FREE"

1942-06-10

As DD-160

 

Locy Type 9v (C+)

1935-12-23

As DD-160

 

Locy Type 9v (C+)

1939-04-23

As DD-160

 

Locy Type 9x

1941-06-20

As DD-160

 

Locy Type F "NAVY YARD / NEW YORK N.Y." USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-2

1935-08-16

As DD-160

 

Locy Type F "OUR NAVY / THE FIRST LINE / OF DEFENSE" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. H-34

1935-10-12

As DD-160
Columbus Day, cachet by C. Wright Richell

 

Locy Type F "DESRON 1 / DIV 28 / PHILA PA" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. H-34

1935-11-28

As DD-160
Thanksgiving. Cachet artist - Clemmitt, Sponsors - Meyer Tuchinsky and Milwaukee Chapter No. 33, USCS

 

Locy Type F "U.S.S. PORTER / LAUNCHED / TODAY" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. H-34

1935-12-12

As DD-160
Launching of USS Porter DD-356.
Cachet by Traders Stamp Club and Capt. H. G. Sparrow All-Navy Ship V.F.W.

 

Locy Type F "APPOINTED / 1893" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. H-34b

1935-03-05

As DD-160

 

Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. H-34b (used as cachet)

1935-04-21

As DD-160
Easter
Looking at the postmark (close to the 9 o'clock position) are the initials "CWR", C. Wright Richell, Cachetmaker

 

Locy Type SLKts(n) (50x3)

1942-06-10

As DD-160
Straight-Line killer on June 10 1942 cover

 

Locy Type SLO (3s) "U.S.S. HERBERT 160 / JUNE 30-1933 / SEATTLE WASH"

1933-06-20

As DD-160
Cachet by Deane C. (DC) Bartley, sponsored by the John Paul Jones Chapter No. 2, USCS
Signed by the NMC on reverse

 

Locy Type SLO (3s) "XMAS GREETINGS / SAN DIEGO / CALIFORNIA"

1933-12-25

As DD-160

 

Locy Type SLO (3s) "INDEPENDENCE DAY / 1776 to 1934 / JACKSONVILLE FLA"

1934-07-04

As DD-160
Independence Day 1934

 

Other Information

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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