BLUE DD 387

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.

Bagley Class Destroyer Keel Laid 25 September 1935 - Launched 27 May 1937 USS BLUE DD-387 Commissioned 14 August 1937 Torpedoed by Japanese Destroyer KAWAKAZE off Guadalcanal 22 August 1942 Scuttled 23 August 1942 in Iron Bottom Sound 9 of her crew were killed and Remain on Duty

Naval Covers

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1. USS Blue DD-387 Covers Page 1    (1937-41)

 

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-TTB) "1-ST-DAY / COMM."

1937-08-14

First Day in Commission

 

Locy Type FDC 3ty "HAVANA / CUBA" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. B-38b

1937-08-14

First Day in Commission. Unlisted as FDC in USCS Postmark Catalog

 

Locy Type FDC 9x

1937-08-14

First Day in Commission. Unlisted as FDC in USCS Postmark Catalog

 

Locy Type 3r (AC-TTB) "GUANTANAMO / BAY CUBA"

1937-11-24

Shakedown Cruise. Cachet by C. Wright Richell, sponsored by Tazewell G. Nicholson

 

 

Locy Type 3r (A-BTT) "PEARL / HARBOR T.H."

1940-08-14

Ship Birthday, cachet by Ted Harrington

 

 

Locy Type 6ep(2)

1940-03-26

Note:

 

Other Information

USS BLUE earned the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with 5 Battle Stars for her WWII service

USS Blue was at Pearl Harbor December 7 1941

NAMESAKE - Rear Admiral Victor Blue, USN (6 December 1865 - 22 January 1928)
Blue was born in Richmond County, N.C., and graduated from the Naval Academy in 1887. Lieutenant Blue was advanced five numbers for intelligence missions in Cuba during the Spanish-American War. He serve as Chief of the Bureau of Navigation (1913-16 and 1919) and commanded USS Texas BB-35 during her service with the 6th Battle Squadron. Rear Admiral Blue retired in 1919.

The ships sponsor was Miss Kate Lilly Blue, sister of Admiral Victor Blue, USN.

 

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