ROE DD 418

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 23 April 1938 - Launched 21 June 1939


1. USS ROE DD-418
   Commissioned 5 January 1940 - Decommissioned 30 October 1945
   
   Struck from Naval Register 16 November 1945
   Sold 1 August 1947 and broken up for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS Roe DD-418 Covers Page 1     (1938-1945)

 

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 (A-BBT) "CHARLESTON / SC"

1940-01-05

First Day in Commission, R/S cachet

 

Locy Type 2z

1945-07-06

Censored, WWII use

 

Locy Type 3r (A-BBT) "NORFOLK / VA"

1940-04-17

Cachet by Louis C. Weigand

 

Locy Type 3r (A-BBT)

1941-04-08

Sailor's mail.

 

Locy Type 9v

1940-04-17

Cachet by Louis C. Weigand

 

Locy Type 9x

1940-04-17

Cachet by Louis C. Weigand

 

Locy Type FAKE USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-3

1941-06-21

Cachet & Postmark by Sibley's Dept. Store (Hobby Shop)

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c 1941

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Photo

 

Other Information

USS ROE earned 6 battle stars during World War II

NAMESAKE - Rear Admiral Francis Asbury Roe, USN (4 October 1823 - 28 December 1901)
Roe graduated from the Naval School, Annapolis, in 1848. Six years later, while serving in PORPOISE on the Asiatic Station, he participated in an engagement with 13 Chinese armored junks off Macao. Six of the junks were sunk and the others were scattered. During the Civil War, in April 1862, he was recommended for promotion for gallantry for his actions onboard PENSACOLA as that ship led Admiral Farragut's starboard column past Forts Jackson and St. Philip. After commanding KATAHDIN on the Mississippi, he was ordered to command SASSACUS in September 1863. Eight months later he was again commended for gallantry for engaging the Confederate Ram ALBEMARLE and the Gunboat BOMBSHELL in the sounds of North Carolina. After the end of the war he commanded the Mexican Division of the Gulf Squadron; served as fleet captain for both the Asiatic Station from 1868 to 1871 and the Brazil Station from 1874 to 1875. Promoted to Rear Admiral November 3 1884, while serving as Governor of the Naval Asylum at Philadelphia, he was transferred to the retired list October 4 1885. He died in Washington, D.C., December 28 1901.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. Eleanor Roe Hilton.

Two ships of the US Navy have been named in his honor - USS Roe DD-24 and USS Roe DD-418.

 

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