ATHERTON DE 169

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.

Cannon Class Type DET Destroyer Escort
Keel Laid January 14 1943 - Launched May 27 1943


1. USS ATHERTON DE-169
   Commissioned August 29 1943 - Decommissioned December 10 1946
   
   Stricken June 15 1975
   
   
2. HATSUHI DE-263 (Japanese Naval Service)
   Transferred to Japan June 14 1955 and renamed
   Returned to U.S. Navy 1975
   
   
3. RAJAH HUMABON (Philippine Naval Service)
   Transferred to The Philippines September 13 1976 and renamed
   
   

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1944-45)

 

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). 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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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Close-Up Image	Thumbnail Link To Full Cover Image

 

Locy Type 2z

1944-11-07

Official Business

 

Locy Type P USCS Catalog Illustration A-52

1945-10-27

Navy Day 1945

 

Other Information

Earned 1 Battle Star (WWII)
* TF 62 North Atlantic Convoy Duty 1944-45

Credited with sinking...
The German U-853 May 9 1945 North Atlantic

NAMESAKE - Named in Honor of Lt. (jg) John McDougal Atherton USN (August 3 1918 - October 15 1942) killed while serving on Destroyer USS MEREDITH DD-434 when she was sank by Japanese planes off Guadalcanal

 

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