GREAT WW1 ERA U S NAVY HAT MARKED WITH U S S STOCKTON (DD-73 DESTROYER)

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GREAT WW1 ERA U S NAVY HAT MARKED WITH U S S STOCKTON (DD-73 DESTROYER) OF THE CALDWELL CLASS - LAINCHED IN 1916 -SHE SERVICED AS CONVEY ESCORT AND ANTI-SUBMARINE PATROLS - ENGAGED ONE GERMAN U-BOOT WITH ANOTHER DESTROYER - U-BOAT LAUNCHED A TORPEDO AT STOCKTON - SHE NARROWLY ESCAPED - BOTH SHIPS DEPTH CHARGED THE SUB - BUT IT ESCAPED - SERVICE IN U S NAVY UP TO THE 1920S - RECOMMISSIONED AND BUY TO THE BRITISH NAVY IN 1940 - RENAMED THE HMS LUDLOW - HAT MEASURES 18 3/4" AROUND INSIDE ABOUT SIZE 6 1/2 - 10 1/2" DIAMETER -  BLACK OR VERY DARK BLUE IN COLOR - HAS RIBBON WITH U S S STOCKTON - PURPLE HEADBAND LINER - RIM OF THE HAT HAS A STIFFENER RINGS ON THE INSIDE FOR SHAPE - VERY GOOD CONDITION - GREAT NAVAL COLLECTIBLE