HOBBY DD 610 - Revision history

GregCiesielski: updated the page and added 1 postmark/cover

2026-03-10T19:29:20Z

updated the page and added 1 postmark/cover

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	<ol>Benson Class Destroyer<br/>		<ol>Benson Class Destroyer<br/>
	Keel Laid June 30 1941 - Launched June 4 1942<br/><br/>		Keel Laid 30 June 1941 - Launched 4 June 1942<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS HOBBY DD-610'''<br/>		<li>'''USS HOBBY DD-610'''<br/>
	Commissioned November 18 1942 - Decommissioned February 1 1946<br/><br/>		Commissioned 18 November 1942 - Decommissioned 1 February 1946<br/><br/>
	Struck from Naval Register July 1 1971<br/>		Struck from Naval Register 1 July 1971<br/>
	Sunk as target June 28 1972, 80 miles east of Norfolk, VA		Sunk as target 28 June 1972, 80 miles east of Norfolk, VA
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	~~<!--~~ [[Image:~~Name_Number_Crest~~.jpg\|thumb\|center\|~~125px~~]] ~~-->~~		[[Image:Hobby_DD610_Crest.jpg\|thumb\|center\|150px]]
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	<li>[[USS HOBBY DD-610_Covers_Page_1 \| Covers Page 1 ]]     (1945)</li>		<li>[[USS HOBBY DD-610_Covers_Page_1 \| USS Hobby DD-610 Covers Page 1 ]]     (1945)</li>
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	Locy Type<br/>2(n)		Locy Type 2(n)<br/><br/>(27 October 1945)
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			1945-11-27
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			[[Image:GregCiesielski_Hobby_DD610_19451027_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
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			[[Image:GregCiesielski_Hobby_DD610_19451027_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
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			From the Bob Govern collection.
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			Locy Type 2(n)
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	1945-11-09		1945-11-09
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	The launching of HOBBY appears in the movie ''Destroyer'' starring Edward G. Robinson under the stage name USS JOHN PAUL JONES<br/><br/>		The launching of HOBBY appears in the movie ''Destroyer'' starring Edward G. Robinson under the stage name USS JOHN PAUL JONES<br/><br/>
	'''NAMESAKE''' - James H. Hobby (April 27 1835 - November 17 1882)<br/>		'''NAMESAKE''' - James H. Hobby (April 27 1835 - November 17 1882)<br/>
	Hobby was appointed 3d Assistant Engineer 1848, he resigned June 21 1855 but was re-appointed 2d Assistant Engineer June 4 1861 and served with distinction throughout the Civil War. As 1st Assistant Engineer of SASSACUS, Hobby participated in an engagement with the Confederate ships BOMBSHELL and ALBEMARLE in Albemarle Sound May 5 1864. Although fearfully scalded when a shot from ALBEMARLE cut SASSACUS's steam pipes, Engineer Hobby remained at his post to control the engines, thus enabling the vessel to retire successfully from the action and preventing an explosion. When his ship was out of danger, the badly-wounded engineer was carried to the deck for medical attention. For his heroism Hobby was promoted 30 numbers in grade. He was placed on the retired list October 19 1870 and died November 17 1882		Hobby was appointed 3d Assistant Engineer 1848, he resigned June 21 1855 but was re-appointed 2d Assistant Engineer June 4 1861 and served with distinction throughout the Civil War. As 1st Assistant Engineer of SASSACUS, Hobby participated in an engagement with the Confederate ships BOMBSHELL and ALBEMARLE in Albemarle Sound May 5 1864. Although fearfully scalded when a shot from ALBEMARLE cut SASSACUS's steam pipes, Engineer Hobby remained at his post to control the engines, thus enabling the vessel to retire successfully from the action and preventing an explosion. When his ship was out of danger, the badly-wounded engineer was carried to the deck for medical attention. For his heroism Hobby was promoted 30 numbers in grade. He was placed on the retired list October 19 1870 and died November 17 1882.<br/><br/>
			The ships sponsor was Mrs. Walter Davis, whose four sons were on active duty with the Navy.
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JohnG3938 at 21:04, 31 May 2018

2018-05-31T21:04:48Z

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	~~NO HOBBY POSTMARKS~~<br/>~~AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME~~		Locy Type<br/>2(n)
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	~~DATE FROM~~		1945-11-09
	~~<br/>to<br/>~~
	~~DATE TO~~
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	~~<!--~~[[Image:~~FULLSIZE_IMAGE_NAME~~\|thumb\|center\|100px]]~~-->~~		[[Image:JohnGermann_Hobby_DD610_19451109_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
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	~~Note:~~		Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Dan_Lowry_ \| Dan Lowry]].
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JonBurdett: linked cover page

2016-04-26T17:05:26Z

linked cover page

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	<li>~~<!--~~ [[~~PAGE_NAME_Covers_Page_1~~ \| ~~-->~~ Covers Page 1 ~~<!--~~ ]] ~~-->~~    (~~DATE RANGE~~)</li>		<li>[[USS HOBBY DD-610_Covers_Page_1 \| Covers Page 1 ]]     (1945)</li>
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	Postmark<br/>Date</th>		Postmark<br/>Date</th>
	<th align="center" width="~~320~~">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>		<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
	<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>		<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
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	DATE TO		DATE TO
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JonBurdett: created page

2011-04-19T19:28:20Z

created page

New page

<h3>Ship Name and Designation History</h3>
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during
its lifetime.
The list is in chronological order.
<table width="90%">
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<ol>Benson Class Destroyer<br/>
Keel Laid June 30 1941 - Launched June 4 1942<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS HOBBY DD-610'''<br/>
Commissioned November 18 1942 - Decommissioned February 1 1946<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register July 1 1971<br/>
Sunk as target June 28 1972, 80 miles east of Norfolk, VA
</ol></td>
<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">

</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p> </p>

<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the
ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each name of the ship (for
example, Bushnell AG-32 / Sumner AGS-5 are different names for the same
ship so there should be one set of pages for Bushnell and one set for Sumner).
Covers should be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).

Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't
take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date
range for covers on that page.
<ol>
<li> Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)</li>
</ol>
<p> </p>

<h3>Postmarks</h3>
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a
separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. Within each set,
the postmarks should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one
postmark has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of
earliest known usage.

A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an
image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN
THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
<br/> <br/>
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.



<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><th align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">
Postmark<br/>Date</th>
<th align="center" width="320">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
</tr></table>




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
NO HOBBY POSTMARKS<br/>AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
DATE FROM
<br/>to<br/>
DATE TO
</td><td align="center" width="220">

</td><td align="center" width="120">

</td></tr></table>
Note:


<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
HOBBY was awarded 10 battle stars for World War II service<br/><br/>
The launching of HOBBY appears in the movie ''Destroyer'' starring Edward G. Robinson under the stage name USS JOHN PAUL JONES<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - James H. Hobby (April 27 1835 - November 17 1882)<br/>
Hobby was appointed 3d Assistant Engineer 1848, he resigned June 21 1855 but was re-appointed 2d Assistant Engineer June 4 1861 and served with distinction throughout the Civil War. As 1st Assistant Engineer of SASSACUS, Hobby participated in an engagement with the Confederate ships BOMBSHELL and ALBEMARLE in Albemarle Sound May 5 1864. Although fearfully scalded when a shot from ALBEMARLE cut SASSACUS's steam pipes, Engineer Hobby remained at his post to control the engines, thus enabling the vessel to retire successfully from the action and preventing an explosion. When his ship was out of danger, the badly-wounded engineer was carried to the deck for medical attention. For his heroism Hobby was promoted 30 numbers in grade. He was placed on the retired list October 19 1870 and died November 17 1882



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