HUGHES DD 410

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.

Sims Class Destroyer
Keel Laid 15 September 1937 - Launched 17 June 1939


1. USS HUGHES DD-410
   Commissioned 21 September 1939
   Damaged in Atom Bomb Test at Bikini Atoll July 1946
   Decommissioned 28 August 1946
   
   Stricken 26 November 1948
   Sunk as target 16 October 1948

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS Hughes DD-410 Covers Page 1    (1940-41)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type FDC 3r (AC-BBT) "BOSTON / MASS"

1939-09-29

Commissioning. Cachet by Ralph A. Weiss

 

Locy Type 3r (AC-BBT) "GRAND & / GLORIOUS"

1940-07-04

Independence Day. Cachet by Justin Sands and Al Yarwood

 

Locy Type Fz USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-Z3

1941-10-14

Maunscript ship's name and Paul Gross' R/S marking on the back side of the cover.

 

Other Information

USS HUGHES earned the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 14 Battle Stars and the WWII Victory Medal during her Naval career.

HUGHES DD-410 was at Tokyo Bay September 2 1945 for the Japanese surennder

NAMESAKE - Commander Edward Merritt Hughes, USN (January 28 1850 - September 28 1903) an Officer in The United States Navy during The Spanish-American War.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. Edward M. Hughes, widow of Commander Hughes.

 

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