EARLE DMS 42

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.

Gleaves Class Destroyer Keel Laid 14 June 1941 - Launched 10 December 1941 USS EARLE DD-635 Commissioned 1 September 1942 USS EARLE DMS-42 Converted to High Speed Minesweeper (DMS) 23 June 1945 Decommissioned 17 May 1947 USS EARLE DD-635 Reverted to (DD) 15 July 1955, while in reserve Struck from Naval Register 1 December 1969 Sold October 1970 and broken up for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. USS Earle DD-635 / DMS-42 Covers Page 1     (1943-1947)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type CD-Z3

1941-12-10

Launching

 

Locy Type 3z

1942-07-13

First Day Postal Service Cachet posted before POE date of September 7 1942

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Locy Type 3z

1943-03-24

DD-635

 

Locy Type 3z + SLKb(n) "SAN / FRANCISCO"

1947-03-05

DMS-42

 

Locy Type 9uz

1945-03-19 to 1945-03-24

DD-635. Mark from back of cover

 

Locy Type P "USS EARLE / DMS 4 2" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. E-5

1946-07-11

DMS-42

 

Locy Type P "SAN / FRANCISCO" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. E-5

1946-07-05

DMS-42

 

Other Information

USS EARLE earned 2 Battle Stars for her WWII service.

NAMESAKE - Rear Admiral Ralph Earle, USN (3 May 1874 - 13 February 1939)
         Earle graduated from the Naval Academy in 1896. He served at sea in several ships, among them USS MASSACHUSETTS BB-2, ESSEX, and HORNET. While on board USS MISSOURI BB-11, he won Commendations from the President and Secretary of the Navy for his conduct at the time of a disastrous turret explosion. He commanded USS DOLPHIN PG-24 at the occupation of Vera Cruz, Mexico, and later commanded USS CONNECTICUT BB-18. Ashore, Earle had duty at the Naval Academy and the Naval Proving Ground. An expert on guns and explosives, he was made Chief of the Bureau of Ordnance shortly before the United States entered World War I. Under his administration the North Sea mine barrage was conceived and executed using a new type of mine, and the plan of mounting naval 14-inch guns on railway cars for use as long-range artillery on the Western Front, was evolved and carried out. After his retirement in 1927, Rear Admiral Earle served as president of Worcester Polytechnic Institute until his death, 13 February 1939.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. John F. (Mary) Hines, Jr., daughter of RAdm. Ralph Earle.

 

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