SCHROEDER DD 501

Ship Name and Designation History

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Fletcher Class Destroyer Keel Laid 25 June 1942 - Launched 11 November 1942 USS SCHROEDER DD-501 Commissioned 1 January 1943 - Decommissioned 23 March 1946 Struck from Naval Register 1 October 1972 Sold 2 January 1974 for scrap

Rear Admiral Seaton Schroeder, USN

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1. USS Schroeder DD-501 Covers Page 1     (1944-1945)

 

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

 

Locy Type 2(n) "NAVY DAY" (27 Oct 1945)

1945-10-27

Navy Day. From the Bob Govern collection.

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1945-11-18

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Locy Type 3z (BTT)

1944-10-04

Censored, WWII use

 

Other Information

USS SCHROEDER earned the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 10 battle stars and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Rear Admiral Seaton Schroeder, USN (17 August 1849 - 19 October 1922)
         Schroeder entered the Naval Academy in 1864. He served with the Pacific Fleet in 1868 and 1869 under Admiral John Rodgers in Screw Sloop, BENICIA, and fought in the Salt River near Seoul, Korea. His sea tours took him to Alaska, Japan, and the Philippines in Saginaw, to the West Indies in Canandaigua, and on a world cruise on SWATARA. After specializing in hydrographic duties for 11 years, he spent two years in the Office of Naval Intelligence where he helped develop the Driggs-Schroeder rapid-fire gun. He returned to sea in 1890 as the Commanding Officer of VESUVIAS. In 1893, he began a three-year tour as ordnance officer for the Washington Navy Yard and as the recorder of the Board of Inspection and Survey; and joined the Board as a member in 1894. Following his appointment as Executive Officer of Battleship USS MASSACHUSETTS BB-2, he participated in the American blockade of Santiago, Cuba, during the Spanish-American War and was advanced three numbers in rank "for eminent and conspicuous conduct in battle" during five engagements between May 31 and July 4 1898. He was appointed Naval Governor of Guam on July 19 1900, and there commanded YOSEMITE and later, USS BRUTUS AC-15, On May 1 1903, Schroeder became Chief Intelligence Officer of the Navy. He assumed command of Battleship USS VIRGINIA BB-13, upon her first commissioning on May 7 1906 and afterwards commanded various divisions in the Atlantic Fleet. Promoted to Rear Admiral in 1908, he hoisted his flag on USS CONNECTICUT BB-18 when he took command of the Atlantic Fleet on March 8 1909. Two months later, he was assigned to the General Board and subsequently placed on the retired list on August 17 1911. Rear Admiral Schroeder was recalled to active duty in 1912 to prepare a new signal book, and again in World War I to serve as Chief Hydrographer and the Navy representative on the United States Geographic Board. He died at the Naval Hospital, Washington, D.C., on October 19 1922.

The ships sponsor was Miss Grace Wainwright Schroeder.

 

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