HAROLD E HOLT FF 1074
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.
Keel Laid May 11 1968 - Launched May 3 1969 |
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- Harold E. Holt Covers Page 1 (1971-85)
Postmarks
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Postmark Type |
Date From to Date To |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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Locy Type |
1971-07-27 |
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As DE-1074
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Locy Type |
1985-05-28 |
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As FF-1074
Other Information
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Combat Action Ribbon - Navy Unit Commendation - Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation - Navy Battle "E" Ribbon - Navy Expeditionary Medal - National Defense Service Medal w/ 1 star - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal w/ 2 stars - Vietnam Service Medal w/ 1 star - Southwest Asia Service Medal w/ 1 star - Humanitarian Service Ribbon w/ 1 star - Sea Service Deployment Ribbon - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal - Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia) - Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)
NAMESAKE - Harold Edward Holt (August 5 1908 - presumed dead December 17 1967)
Holt was an Australian politician who became the 17th Prime Minister of Australia in 1966. His term as Prime Minister dramatically ended in December of the following year when he disappeared while swimming at Cheviot Beach near Portsea and was presumed drowned. Holt spent 32 years in Parliament, including many years as a senior Cabinet Minister, but was Prime Minister for only 22 months. This necessarily limited his personal and political impact, especially when compared to his immediate predecessor Robert Menzies, who was PM for a total of 18 years. Today, Holt is mainly remembered for the sensational circumstances of his death, for his controversial role in expanding Australia's involvement in the Vietnam War and for his famous (or infamous) "All the way with LBJ" quote. In the opinion of his biographer Tom Frame, this has tended to obscure the many achievements of Holt's long and distinguished political career
HAROLD E. HOLT was the first American warship to bear the name of a foreign head of state
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