SWANSON DD 443

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.

Gleaves Class Destroyer
Keel Laid November 15 1939 - Launched November 2 1940


1. USS SWANSON DD-443
   Commissioned May 29 1941 - Decommissioned March 6 1946
   
   Struck from Naval Register March 1 1971
   Sold June 29 1972 and broken up for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1941-46)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

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Post Office Established May 29 1941 - Disestablished February 25 1946

 

Locy Type FDC 3 May 29, 1941

1941-05-29

First Day in Commission, cachet by Dr. S. E. Hutnick

 

Locy Type FDC 3 May 29, 1941 (Notice the different placement of the year)

1941-05-29

First Day in Commission, cachet by Louis & Mae Weigand

 

Locy Type FDC 9v

1941-05-29

First Day in Commission, cachet by Louis & Mae Weigand

 

Locy Type FDC 9x

1941-05-29

First Day in Commission, cachet by Louis & Mae Weigand

 

Locy Type 3 (A-BTT)

1945-12-02

Note:

 

Locy Type 3z (BTT)

1943-10-26

Note:

 

Locy Type FAKE "LAST / DAY" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. S-111

1946-03-06

Fake Last Day in Commission cancel

 

Other Information

SWANSON received eight battle stars for her World War II service.

NAMESAKE - Claude Augustus Swanson (March 31 1862 – July 7 1939).
He was Secretary of the Navy under Franklin D. Roosevelt from 1933 until his death in 1939.

 

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