HERNDON DD 198

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.

Clemson Class Destroyer
Keel Laid November 25 1918 - Launched May 31 1919


1. USS HERNDON DD-198
   Commissioned September 14 1920 - Decommissioned June 6 1922
   
   
2. USCGD HERNDON CG-17
   Loaned to U.S. Coast Guard September 13 1930 - May 28 1934
   
   
3. USS HERNDON DD-198
   Recommissioned December 4 1939 - Decommissioned September 9 1940
   
   
4. HMS CHURCHILL I-45 (British Naval Service)
   Transferred to Great Britain September 9 1940 (Famous Fifty)
   
   Stricken from Naval Register January 8 1941
   
   
5. RFS DELATELNYI (Soviet Naval Service)
   Transfrred to Soviet Union August 1944
   SUNK probably by the U-286 although she may have been the victim of a mine on January 16 1945

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1940)

 

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 December 4 1939 to September 9 1940

 

Locy Type FDPS 3 "GUANTANAMO / BAY CUBA"

1940-02-22

First Day of Postal Service. Cachet by Al Cohen

 

Locy Type FDPS 3 "GUANTANAMO / BAY CUBA"

1940-02-22

First Day of Postal Service. Cachet by Dr. S. E. Hutnick

 

Locy Type 3 (A-BBT) "SAN JUAN / PURETO RICO"

1940-07-02

Puerto is mispelled "PURETO"

 

Locy Type 9v

1940-07-02

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Locy Type 9x

1940-07-02

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Other Information

NAMESAKE - William Lewis Herndon (October 15 1813 - September 7 1857)
One of the Navy's outstanding explorers and seamen. Hernon was lost in a gale while in command of Pacific Mail Steamer CENTRAL AMERICA.

 

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