PORTER DD 356

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.

Porter Class Destroyer
Keel Laid December 18 1933 - Launched December 12 1935


1. USS PORTER DD-356
   Commissioned August 27 1936
   Damaged October 26 1942 by Japanese Submarine I-12 off Santa Cruz Island
   SUNK (Scuttled) by gunfire from USS SHAW DD-373

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS Porter DD-356 Covers Page 1    (1936-42)

 

Postmarks

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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 FDPS 3 "FIRST DAY / CANCEL"

1936-09-04

First Day Postal Service, cachet by Harry Ioor

 

Locy Type 3 (AC-BBT) "WELCOME / USS SHAW"

1936-09-18

Commissioning of USS Shaw DD-373

 

Locy Type 3 (AC-BBT) "AMSTERDAM / HOLLAND"

1936-11-06

Shakedown Cruise

 

Locy Type 3 (AC-BBT) "NAVY YARD / PHILA- PA."

1937-01-15

1st Day of Issue for Sc. #791

 

Locy Type 3b (AC-BXT) SAN DIEGO / CALIFORNIA-"

1939-05-15

Cachet by Louis C. Weigand

 

Locy Type 3r (AC-TBT)

1941-03-31

Note:

 

Locy Type 9v

1939-03-08

Registered, sailor mail. Front of cover seen on ships cover page. Contributed by Tom Kean.

 

Locy Type 9x

1939-06-17

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Locy Type 3 "PORTER / SUNK" USS Bristol DD-453

1942-10-26

Postmark honors the sinking of USS Porter. US Marine Corps cachet by Walter G. Crosby

 

Other Information

PORTER earned 1 Battle Star (WWII)
* Battle of Santa Cruz Islands, October 1942

NAMESAKE - David Porter (February 1 1780 - March 3 1843)
Porter entered the U.S. Navy as a Midshipman in 1798 and served in the Quasi-War with France and the Barbary Wars. He became a prisoner-of-war when USS PHILADELPHIA was captured off Tripoli in October 1803. Following his release in 1805, Porter commanded USS ENTERPRISE and later was in charge of naval forces at New Orleans, Louisiana. During the War of 1812, Captain Porter was Commanding Officer of the Frigate ESSEX during her wide-ranging assault on British shipping, a campaign that continued until ESSEX was overwhelmed by HMS PHOEBE and CHERUB at Valpariso, Chile, on March 28 1814. Following the War, Porter was a member of the Board of Navy Commissioners and led an expedition to suppress West Indies piracy in 1823-25. He resigned his commission in 1826 and spent three years as commander-in- chief of the Mexican navy. Porter died on March 3 1843 while serving as U.S. Minister to Turkey

 

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