Salvage Sailor Posted December 16, 2015 Share #1 Posted December 16, 2015 Aloha Everyone, This is a USN reference topic for patches made between 1962-1975 by Hilborn Hamburger for ships and stations of the United States Navy and United States Coast Guard. They discontinued making patches for the USN & USCG at the end of the Vietnam Era. If you have any Hilborn Hamburger patches in the original packaging, please post them along with a loose H-H patch if you have one. USS LONG BEACH CGN 9 STRIKE HARD - STRIKE HOME purchased in 1978 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted December 16, 2015 Author Share #2 Posted December 16, 2015 USS CHICAGO CG 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted December 16, 2015 Author Share #3 Posted December 16, 2015 USS ENGLAND CG 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted December 16, 2015 Author Share #4 Posted December 16, 2015 USS BAINBRIDGE CGN 25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Hudson Posted December 16, 2015 Share #5 Posted December 16, 2015 You don't think of them as a patch maker, but then again, with most patches you never know who made them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted December 16, 2015 Author Share #6 Posted December 16, 2015 Indeed Bob, Most H-H USN patches were made for larger 'Capital' ships (Cruisers, Battleships, Carriers) in the mid-1970's. For example, the USS HORNE below was redesignated from DLG-30 to CG-30 in 1975 as were all of the Cruisers I posted above. Makes it pretty easy to date these. My object with these Manufacturer topics is to build a visual reference for the USN patch collectors to identify many of the loose patches we all have that 'look American' but are off of the cards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted December 16, 2015 Author Share #7 Posted December 16, 2015 USS HORNE CG 30 Purchased in 1978 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted December 17, 2015 Author Share #8 Posted December 17, 2015 USS WADDELL DDG-24 In service 1964 to 1992 Charles F. Adams class guided missile destroyer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted December 17, 2015 Author Share #9 Posted December 17, 2015 USS ANCHORAGE LSD-36 In service 1969 to 2003, Anchorage class leader dock landing ship There are two (2) versions of this H-H patch, the black one on the card and the blue loose example Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted December 17, 2015 Author Share #10 Posted December 17, 2015 USS PUGET SOUND AD-38 In service 1968 to 1996, Samuel Gompers class destroyer tender She was also the flagship of the SIXTH FLEET in Italy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted December 17, 2015 Author Share #11 Posted December 17, 2015 USS PONCHATOULA AO-148 In service 1956 to 1992, Neosho class fleet oiler Electrician's rate specific patch - Power and Light Company Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted December 17, 2015 Author Share #12 Posted December 17, 2015 USS JASON AR-8 In service 1944 to 1995 Vulcan class repair ship Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted December 17, 2015 Author Share #13 Posted December 17, 2015 USS HOWARD W. GILMORE AS-16 in service 1944 to 1980 Fulton class submarine tender A great indicator of when these H-H patches were produced - pegs the date to 1975-1980 time frame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted December 17, 2015 Author Share #14 Posted December 17, 2015 USS FLASHER SSN-613 in service 1956 to 1992, Permit class nuclear submarine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted December 17, 2015 Author Share #15 Posted December 17, 2015 USS HENRY L. STIMSON SSBN-655, In service 1956 to 1993 Benjamin Franklin class fleet ballistic missile submarine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted December 17, 2015 Author Share #16 Posted December 17, 2015 USS CHOWANOC ATF-100 in service 1944 to 1977 Abnaki class fleet tug An even better indicator of when these H-H patches were made as she was decommissioned in 1977 (I was there too!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted December 17, 2015 Author Share #17 Posted December 17, 2015 USS PIGEON ASR-21 In service from 1973 to 1992, the newer Pigeon class submarine rescue ship Commissioned in 1973 which again points to the mid 1970's for H-H USN patches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted December 17, 2015 Author Share #18 Posted December 17, 2015 USS ARD-16, in service 1946 to 1972 ARD-12 class auxiliary repair dock (drydock) My earliest H-H patch as she was scrapped in 1973, probably her decommissioning patch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted December 17, 2015 Author Share #19 Posted December 17, 2015 US NAVAL COMMUNICATION STATION WASHINGTON DC NSS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted December 17, 2015 Author Share #20 Posted December 17, 2015 NAVAL AIR STATION SOUTH WEYMOUTH MASS (NAS 1953 to 1997) This is the latest (newest) H-H patch that I have on the card. Many of you will be more familiar with this red and black card which is used for insignia. Probably made in the 1980's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
67Rally Posted December 18, 2015 Share #21 Posted December 18, 2015 I love this thread. I think I have one HH patch. I'll have to dig for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted January 2, 2016 Author Share #22 Posted January 2, 2016 USS ALEXANDER HAMILTON (SSBN-617) Lafayette class in service 1963-1993 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted January 31, 2016 Author Share #23 Posted January 31, 2016 USS CROMWELL (DE-1014) Dealy class destroyer escort in service 1954-1972 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted August 8, 2016 Author Share #24 Posted August 8, 2016 Submarine Tender USS DIXON (AS-37) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted August 11, 2016 Author Share #25 Posted August 11, 2016 This is a special one and very easy to date USS DE HAVEN (DD-727) Allen M. Sumner class in service 1944 to 1973. The typical DE HAVEN patch has a DASH gyro-copter in the upper right hand corner. In April 1962 she became the initiator and namesake of the DESOTO patrols (DEhaven Special Operations off TsingtaO) this duty also being designated as DESRON 27 derived from her hull number. So if you ever see a USS DE HAVEN patch with the DESRON 27 designation, it's a circa 1962 Hilborn-Hamburger Wiki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DESOTO_patrol Declassified NSA document - DESOTO Patrols and the Gulf of Tonkin Incident (Yep, it was also a DESOTO patrol although we denied we were snooping on Red China at the time) https://www.nsa.gov/news-features/declassified-documents/gulf-of-tonkin/articles/assets/files/release-2/rel2_gulf_tonkin_incident_desoto.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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