HARTLEY DE 1029
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.
Keel Laid October 31 1955 - Launched November 24 1956 |
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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).
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- Covers Page 1 (1957-72)
Postmarks
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.
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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.
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.
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Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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Locy Type |
1957-06-26 |
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First Day in Commission
Cover made from cut squares
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Locy Type |
1957-06-26 |
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First Day in Commission
Cover made from cut squares
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Locy Type |
1967-01-27 |
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Note:
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Locy Type |
1972-07-01 |
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Last Day Postal Service
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Locy Type |
1972-07-01 |
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Last Day Postal Service
Other Information
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Top Row: National Defense Service Medal - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
NAMESAKE - Henry Hartley USN (May 8 1884 - March 6 1953)
Hartley enlisted in the Navy February 1 1901. He came up through the ranks and was commissioned Lieutenant August 3 1920. A specialist in salvage work, Hartley was instrumental in salvaging the sunken submarines USS S-51 and USS S-4, for which he received the Navy Cross and the Distinguished Service Medal. After establishing the Deep Sea Diving School at Washington, D.C., in 1928 and serving as its Commander, Hartley continued his pioneer research in techniques of salvage work. As technical aid to Rear Admiral Cyrus Cole, he helped supervise the dramatic rescue and salvage work on the sunken submarine USS SQUALUS SS-192 in 1939. During World War II, Hartley served first in the Mediterranean, where his transport USS SUSAN B. ANTHONY AP-72 participated in the invasion of Sicily, and then shifted to the Pacific. As commander of USS CHESTER CA-27, flagship of Service Squadron 10, Hartley participated in the Battle of Leyte Gulf, a major turning point of the war, and then engaged in bombardment and salvage work at Wake Island, Marcus Island, Iwo Jima, Haha Jima, and Okinawa. After commanding ServRon 10 for a year with the rank of Commodore, Hartley returned to Washington in March 1946 for special duty. After 46 years of service to his country, he retired with the rank of Rear Admiral 1 May 1947. Admiral Hartley died at Bethesda, Md., March 6 1953
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