ISHERWOOD DD 520

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.

USS ISHERWOOD DD-520
Commissioned April 12 1943 - Decommissioned February 1 1946
Recommissioned April 5 1951 - Decommissioned September 11 1961

Struck from Naval Register January 15 1974
ALMIRANTE GUISE DD-72 (Peruvian Naval Service)
Transferred to Peru October 8 1961 and renamed

Stricken by Peru 1981 and scrapped

Naval Covers

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Covers Page 1 (1943-55)

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

1st Commissioning April 12 1943 to February 1 1946

Locy Type
2z*

1943-12-17

Censored wartime (WWII) use

2nd Commissioning April 5 1951 to September 11 1961

Locy Type
2

1952-05-01

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Locy Type
2(n)

1955-07-05

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Other Information

ISHERWOOD earned 5 Battle Stars (WWII)

NAMESAKE - Benjamin F. Isherwood (October 6 1822 - June 19 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

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