BOWERS APD 40

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.

Buckley Class Type TE Destroyer Escort
Keel Laid May 28 1943 - Launched October 31 1943


1. USS BOWERS DE-637
   Commissioned January 27 1944
   
   
2. USS BOWERS APD-40
   Converted to High Speed Transport (APD) June 25 1945
   Decommissioned February 10 1947
   Recommissioned February 6 1951
   Assigned as Naval Reserve Training Ship 5th Naval District at Norfolk VA, March 1955
   Decommissioned December 18 1958
   
   Struck from Naval Register May 1 1961
   
   
3. RAJAH SOLIMAN D-66 (Philippine Naval Service)
   Transferred to The Philippines April 21 1961 and renamed
   LOST (Typhoon) June 1962 at Bataan National Shipyard
   
   Raised and stricken December 1964
   Broken up for scrap 1966

 

Naval Covers

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1. Bowers Covers Page 1    (1946-53)

 

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	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link to Close-Up Image	Thumbnail Link to Full Cover Image

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1st Commissioning January 27 1944 to February 10 1947

 

Locy Type 2(n) Oct 27, 1945

1945-10-27

Navy Day 1945 "Victory Cancel"

 

Locy Type 2(n) (APD 40)

1946-03-05

As APD-40

 

Locy Type 2(n) (APD 40)

1946-05-31

As APD-40

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2nd Commissioning February 6 1951 to December 18 1958

 

Locy Type FDPS 2r

1951-03-19

As APD-40
First Day Postal Service, cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson

 

Locy Type 2r

1953-01-09

As APD-40

 

Other Information

BOWERS earned 4 Battle Stars (WWII)

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 4 stars - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal - Philippine Liberation Ribbon

NAMESAKE - Named in Honor of Ensign Robert Keith Bowers USN (September 25 1915 - December 7 1941) killed in Pearl Harbor attack while serving on USS CALIFORNIA BB-44

 

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