| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Wickes |
| Pennant | DD 160 |
| Built by | New York Shipbuilding Corp. (Camden, New Jersey, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 9 Apr 1918 |
| Launched | 8 May 1919 |
| Commissioned | 21 Nov 1919 |
| End service | 25 Sep 1945 |
| History | Decommissioned 27 June 1922 |
Commands listed for USS Herbert (DD 160)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Robert Paul Wadell, USN | 16 Aug 1939 | 8 Oct 1940 |
| 2 | William Ernest Verge, USN | 8 Oct 1940 | 14 Mar 1941 |
| 3 | Lt.Cdr. Warren Porter Mowatt, USN | 14 Mar 1941 | 27 Jun 1942 |
| 4 | Joseph Aloysius Eslen Hindman, USN | 27 Jun 1942 | 15 Feb 1943 |
| 5 | John Norwood Ferguson, Jr., USN | 15 Feb 1943 | 7 Oct 1944 |
| 6 | Gerald Sellen Hewitt, USNR | 7 Oct 1944 | 25 Sep 1945 |
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Notable events involving Herbert include:
11 Apr 1942
USS Herbert picks up 2 survivors from the American tanker Harry F. Sinclair, Jr. that was torpedoed and damaged by German U-boat U-203 7 miles south of Cape Lookout in position 34°25'N, 76°30'W.
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