O BRIEN DD 51

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.

O'Brien Class Destroyer Keel Laid September 8 1913 - Launched July 20 1914 USS O'BRIEN Destroyer No. 51 Commissioned May 23 1915 USS O'BRIEN DD-51 Designated (DD) July 17 1921 - Decommissioned June 9 1922 Stricken March 8 1935 Sold August 23 1935 and broken up for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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Postmarks

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Other Information

NAMESAKE - Captain Jeremiah O’Brien (1744–1818) was in command of Unity when she captured HMS Margaretta in the first naval battle of the American Revolutionary War. He was born at Kittery, Maine. O'Brien and his five brothers, Gideon, John, William, Dennis and Joseph, were crewmembers of the sloop Unity when she captured Margaretta on 12 June 1775, at the entrance to the harbor at Machias (a town then in Massachusetts, later in Maine). Under the command of Jeremiah O’Brien, thirty-one townsmen armed with guns, swords, axes, and pitch forks captured the British armed schooner in an hour-long battle after Margaretta had threatened to bombard the town for interference with the shipment of lumber to British troops in Boston, Massachusetts. This battle is often considered the first time British colors were struck to those of the United States, even though Unity was not formally a member of the Continental Navy. The United States Merchant Marine claims Unity as its member and this incident as their beginning. A privateer, O'Brien continued as the captain of Unity, renamed Machias Liberty, for two years. In later years, he had an appointment as the federal customs collector for the port of Machias. a position he held until his death. {DANFS}

Five ships of the US Navy have been named O'BRIEN - USS O'Brien Torpedo Boat #30, USS O'Brien Destroyer #51, USS O'Brien DD-415, USS O'Brien DD-725 and USS O'Brien DD-975.

 

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