ISHERWOOD DD 520

Ship Name and Designation History

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Fletcher Class Destroyer Keel Laid 12 May 1942 - Launched 24 November 1942 USS ISHERWOOD DD-520 Commissioned 12 April 1943 - Decommissioned 1 February 1946 Recommissioned 5 April 1951 - Decommissioned 11 September 1961 Struck from Naval Register 15 January 1974 BAP ALMIRANTE GUISE DD-72 (Peruvian Naval Service) Transferred to Peru 8 October 1961 and renamed Stricken by Peru 1981 and scrapped

Naval Covers

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1. USS Isherwood DD-520 Covers Page 1     (1943-1955)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

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1st Commissioning 12 April 1943 to 1 February 1946

 

Locy Type 2z*

1943-12-17

Censored, WWII use

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2nd Commissioning 5 April 1951 to 11 September 1961

 

Locy Type 2

1952-05-01

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Locy Type 2(n)

1955-07-05

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Locy Type 9fu

1956-07-04

From the Richard F. Hoffner collection.

 

Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. I-8

c 1956

From the Richard F. Hoffner collection.

 

Other Information

USS ISHERWOOD earned 5 Battle Stars (WWII)

NAMESAKE - Rear Admiral Benjamin Franklin Isherwood, USN (6 October 1822 - 19 June 1915)
Isherwood was appointed First Assistant Engineer in the Navy May 23 1844, During the Mexican War, he served in PRINCETON and later was senior engineer of SPITFIRE. While on a cruise of more than 3 years on the Asiatic Station, Isherwood served as Chief Engineer of the steam frigate SAN JACINTO. Shortly after the outbreak of the Civil War, he was appointed Engineer-in-Chief of the Navy, and so important were his services considered that the Bureau of Steam Engineering was created under his direction. He was a pioneer in the production of fast cruisers, producing this class against strong opposition. Following a tour of European dockyards, he became president of the Experimental Board under the Bureau of Steam Engineering until his retirement October 6 1884. He died in New York City June 19 1915.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. A. J. Kerwin, granddaughter of Rear Admiral Isherwood.

Two ships of the US Navy have been named in his honor - USS Isherwood DD-284 and USS Isherwood DD-520.

 

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