HATFIELD AG 84

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 10 June 1918 - Launched 17 March 1919 USS HATFIELD Destroyer No. 231 Commissioned 16 April 1920 USS HATFIELD DD-231 Designated (DD) 17 July 1920 - Decommissioned 13 January 1931 Recommissioned 1 April 1932 - Decommissioned 28 April 1938 Recommissioned 25 September 1939 USS HATFIELD AG-84 Reclassified Miscellaneous Auxiliary (AG) 1 October 1944 Decommissioned 13 December 1946 Struck from Naval Register 28 January 1947 Sold 9 May 1947 and broken up for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS Hatfield DD-231 Covers Page 1    (1929-1941)
2. USS Hatfield AG-84 Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)

 

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 16 April 1920 to 13 January 1931

 

Locy Type 3s "BALBOA / C. Z."

1929-03-03

DD-231

 

Locy Type 5s "GONAIVES / HAITI"

1929-03-22

DD-231

 

Locy Type 5bs

1930-10-22

DD-231

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2nd Commissioning 1 April 1932 to 28 April 1938

DD-231

 

Locy Type FDC 5hks "1st DAY OF / COMMISSION"

1932-04-01

First Day of Commission

 

Locy Type 3 (B-BBT) "LAST DAY / FULL COMM"

1934-03-31

Signed by NMC

 

Locy Type 5hks "FIRST DAY / RESERVE COM"

1934-04-01

First Day in Reserve Commission

 

Locy Type 9v

1938-03-12

Note:

 

Locy Type LDC 5hks "LAST DAY / SERVICE"

1938-04-28

Last Day in Commission, cachet by Meyer Tuchinsky, sponsored by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

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3rd Commissioning 25 September 1939 to 13 December 1946

DD-231 / AG-84

 

Locy Type FDC RECD USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. H-98

1939-09-25

First Day of Commissioning. Courtesy of Bob Govern.

 

Locy Type FDPS 3 (A-BBT)

1939-11-10

First Day of Postal Service

 

Locy Type 3 (A-BBT)

1940-06-09

Maritime Day

 

Locy Type 3z (BBT)

1941-05-30

Cachet honoring Cachetmaker Ralph L. (Shorty) Burkholder by Cachet Maker Walter (East Coast Lefty) Lupton

 

Other Information

USS HATFIELD earned the American Defense Medal, the American Campaign Medal and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - John Hatfield (about 1795 - 27 April 1813)
Hatfield was appointed Midshipman 18 June 1812 upon the outbreak of war. He volunteered for duty under Commodore Isaac Chauncey on Lake Ontario where he served in LADY OF THE LAKE. Midshipman Hatfield was killed during the attack on York, Canada, 27 April 1813.

The ships sponsor was Helen Brooks Haugh.

 

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