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USS HULBERT (DD-342/ AVP-19 / AVD-6)


Flag Hoist/Radio Call Sign - NUKD

CLASS - CLEMSON As Built.
Displacement 1,215 Tons, Dimensions, 314' 5" (oa) x 31' 8" x 9' 10" (Max)
Armament 4 x 4"/50, 1 x 3"/23AA, 12 x 21" tt..
Machinery, 26,000 SHP; Parsons Design Turbines, 2 screws
Speed, 35 Knots, Crew 114
Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Norfolk Navy Yard November 18 1918.
Launched June 28 1919 and commissioned October 27 1920.
Decommissioned October 17 1934, Recommissioned August 2 1940.
Converted to Sea Plane Tender AVP-19 (AVD-6) August 2 1940.
Reclassified DD-342 December 1 1943.
Decommissioned November 2 1945.
Stricken November 28 1945.
Fate Sold October 31 1946 to Ship Shape, Inc., Philadelphia and broken up for scrap.

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Hulbert 55kHenry Lewis Hulbert, born in Kingston-upon-Hull, England, 12 January 1867, enlisted in the Marine Corps 28 March 1898. During the Philippine Insurrection, he received the Medal of Honor for an action on Samar 1 April 1899 when he refused to desert disabled comrades in the face of heavy fire. Soon after America entered World War I, Hulbert was appointed a marine gunner with the Fifth Regiment. During the Battle of Chateau Thierry 6 June 1918, despite serious wounds, he directed his platoon in a successful attack and received the Distinguished Service Cross for his heroism. Appointed First Lieutenant for his extraordinary service, Hulbert was killed near Mont Blanc 5 October 1918, and was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross. Photo from USMC History Division.Bill Gonyo
Hulbert 161kUndated, location unknown. Photo from the collection of the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum.Darryl Baker
Hulbert 64kUSS Hulbert (DD-342) on the beach after digging out operations at Attu Island. This ship had served as tender for PBY'S operating at Nazan Bay, Atka Island, and Kanaga Island. Photo and text from "United States Destroyer Operations in World War II" by Theodore Roscoe.Robert Hurst
Hulbert 35kUndated, location unknown. Courtesy of www.timepassagesnostalgia.com.Tom Kerman
Hulbert 110kUndated postcard showing collision damage from her time in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.Tommy Trampp
Hulbert 93kCirca 1918-1926.Jon Burdett
Hulbert 73kLaunching of Noa (DD-343) and Hulbert (DD-342), Norfolk Navy Yard. USN photo.Joe Radigan
Hulbert 128kDecember 1944, location unknown.Ed Zajkowski

USS HULBERT DD-342 / AVP-19 / AVD-6 History
View This Vessels DANFS History Entry
(Located On The hazegray Web Site, This Is The Main Archive For The DANFS Online Project.)

Commanding Officers
Thanks to Wolfgang Hechler & Ron Reeves

LT S. A. Maher    Oct 27 1920 - ?
LCDR Ellis Hugh Geiselman    ? 1932 - ?
LCDR James Valentine Carney    ? 1940 - ?

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
Naval Historical Center Pearl Harbor Action Report
NavSource AVD Seaplane Tender (Destroyer) Index
NavSource AVP Small Seaplane Tender Index
Tin Can Sailors Website
Destroyer History Foundation
Destroyers Online Website
Official U.S.Navy Destroyer Website

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