BOOTH DE 170

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 Destroyer Escort
Keel Laid January 30 1943 - Launched June 21 1943


1. USS BOOTH DE-170
   Commissioned September 19 1943 - Decommissioned April 22 1946
   
   
2. DATU KALANTIAW PS-76 (Philippine Naval Service)
   Transferred to The Philippines December 15 1967 and renamed
   LOST (Typhoon Clara) September 20 1981

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1943-45)

 

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.

A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
 
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POSTMARK TYPE	DATE FROM to DATE TO	THUMBNAIL LINK TO CLOSE-UP IMAGE	THUMBNAIL LINK TO FULL COVER IMAGE

 

Locy Type 2z

1945-10-27

Navy Day 1945...Blue rubberstamp cinderella
 

Locy Type SLKbs(n+) (49x3)

1945-10-27

Corner card sometimes used as straightline cancel listed in U.S.C.S. Postmark Catalog as such

 

Other Information

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive)
American Campaign Medal - European-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - WWII Victory Medal

NAMESAKE - Named in Honor of Ensign Robert Sinclair Booth Jr. USN (January 25 1915 - December 7 1941) killed in Pearl Harbor attack while serving on USS ARIZONA BB-39

 

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