HARADEN DD 585

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.

Fletcher Class Destroyer
Keel Laid 9 November 1942 - Launched 19 March 1943


1. USS HARADEN DD-585
Commissioned 16 September 1943
Heavily damaged by Kamikaze attack 13 December 1944
16 of her crew were lost and remain on duty
Decommissioned 2 July 1946

Struck from Naval Register 1 November 1972
Sunk as target November 1973

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS Haraden DD-585 Covers Page 1    (1943-1946)

 

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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Post Office Established 1 October 1943 - Post Office Disestablished 3 January 1946

 

Locy Type 2z

1945-07-02

Official Business. From the Bob Govern collection.

 

Locy Type 9efu (used after POD)

1946-04-27

Add-on cachet by Michael Hebert (Mh Cachets)

 

Other Information

USS HARADEN earned the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 5 battle stars and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Captain Jonathan Haraden (11 November 1744 – 23 November 1803)
Haraden was a privateer during the American Revolution.
Born in Gloucester, Massachusetts, Haraden joined the Massachusetts State Navy in July 1776 as First Lieutenant of the sloop-of-war Tyrannicide, fourteen guns. On board for two years, he captured many prizes, becoming her commander in 1777.
In 1778, Haraden began his career as a privateersman, commanding the General Pickering, sloop of fourteen guns. In October 13 1779, he engaged three British privateers off New Jersey simultaneously and captured a twenty-two gun sloop in the Bay of Biscay. When the larger British privateer, Achilles of forty guns, attempted to recapture the sloop a few days later, Haraden forced it to disengage after three hours' action at close quarters. In 1781, he was briefly captured by Admiral George Rodney in the West Indies, but escaped. Haraden sailed privateer Julius Caesar in 1782.
After the War of Independence, Haraden's health deteriorated steadily. He died in Salem, Massachusetts in 1803.

The ships sponsor was Miss Caroline E. Derby, great-great-grandniece of Captain Jonathan Haraden.

Two ships of the US Navy have been named in honor - USS Haraden DD-183 and USS Haraden DD-585.

 

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