ROBINSON DD 562

Ship Name and Designation History

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Fletcher Class Destroyer Keel Laid August 12 1942 - Launched August 28 1943 USS ROBINSON DD-562 Commissioned January 31 1944 - Decommissioned June 12 1946 Recommissioned August 3 1951 - Decommissioned April 1 1964 Struck from Naval Register December 1 1974 Sunk as target April 13 1982 off Puerto Rico

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Post office established February 21 1944 - Disestablished May 6 1946

 

Locy Type 2z

1945-10-30

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Post office reestablished September 20 1951 - Disestablished March 18 1959

 

Locy Type 2

1951-10-09

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Locy Type 2

1960-03-02

Welcome to Norfolk, HMCS NOOTKA, cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson

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Post office reestablished 1962 - Disestablished 1964

 

Locy Type 2

1962-09-04

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Other Information

ROBINSON received eight battle stars for her World War II service

NAMESAKE - Isaiah Robinson
Robinson was a member of the Philadelphia Ship Masters' Association and served as Lieutenant in HORNET with Joshua Barney. He later commanded the 10-gun ContinentalSloop-of-War SACHEM, fitted out by the Marine Committee shortly after Admiral Hopkins' Fleet sailed for New Providence in 1776, and captured a six-gun British LETTER OF MARQUE off the Virginia Capes. Appointed Captain in the Continental Navy on October 10 1776, he assumed command of the 14-gun Brig ANDREW DORIA. One of the more important smaller vessels of the Continental Navy, the brig sailed under orders of the Secret Committee, dated October 17 1776, for the Dutch island of St. Eustatius to take on a cargo of military stores. Upon the return voyage in late November, he captured the British 12-gun Sloop-of-War RACEHORSE after a 2-hour engagement near Puerto Rico. The following year, Captain Robinson cruised against enemy shipping off Cape May, but was finally blockaded in the Delaware River. During the defense of Philadelphia, and following the destruction of Fort Mifflin on November 15 1777, he was forced to burn ANDREW DORIA to prevent her from falling into enemy hands. He commanded the 12-gun Pennsylvania Privateer POMONA in 1779 and succeeded in taking several British privateers. The date of his death is unknown, but his will, dated August 12 1777, was probated in the city of Philadelphia on September 25 1781

Two ships of the US Navy have been named in his honor; USS Robinson DD-82 and USS Robinson DD-562.

 

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