AMMEN DD 527

Ship Name and Designation History

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Fletcher Class Destroyer Keel Laid 29 November 1941 - Launched 17 September 1942 USS AMMEN DD-527 Commissioned 12 March 1943 - Decommissioned 15 April 1946 Recommissioned 5 April 1951 - Decommissioned 15 September 1960 Struck from Naval Register 1 October 1960 Sold 21 March 1964 and broken up for scrap

Rear Admiral Daniel Ammen, USN

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1. USS Ammen DD-527 Covers Page 1     (1945-54)

 

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

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Post Office Established 15 April 1943 - Disestablished 23 January 1946

 

Locy Type 2z

1943-06-12

Official Business

 

Locy Type 2z*

1945-07-04

Censored, WWII use

 

Locy Type 9efsu

1946-01-15

Note the font in the postmark, the ships name is in serifs. New York, NY is in sans-serif. From the Bob Govern collection.

 

Locy Type 9efsu (with bars)

1946-01-16

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Locy Type SLs(n) (43x3)

1946-01-15

From the Bob Govern collection.

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Post Office Reestablished 24 July 1951 - Disestablished 10 August 1960

 

Locy Type 2r

1951-08-22

Covers dated in 1951 earlier than Sept. 6 are backdated. (USCS Postmark Catalog)

 

Locy Type 9efu

1951-07-24

Covers dated in 1951 earlier than Sept. 6 are backdated. (USCS Postmark Catalog)

 

Locy Type 9efu

1954-07-30

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Other Information

AMMEN earned the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 8 Battle Stars and the WWII Victory Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Rear Admiral Daniel Ammen, USN (15 May 1820 - 11 July 1898)
        Ammen was appointed a Midshipman on 7 July 1836 and later served with distinction during the Civil War. Ammen commanded USS SENECA at The Battle of Port Royal, S.C., on November 7 1861; USS PATAPSCO in the attack on Fort McAlister and Fort Sumter in 1863; and USS MOHICAN in the bombardment of Fort Fisher in late 1864 and early 1865. Following the end of the fighting, he spent most of his remaining years of service in Washington, serving first as Chief of the Bureau of Yards and Docks and then as Chief of the Bureau of Navigation. He was promoted to Rear Admiral upon his retirement in 1878. After leaving active duty, he spent much of his time writing on naval subjects and published two books: the Atlantic Coast and The Old Navy and The New. Ammen died near Washington, D.C., on July 11 1898, and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.

The ships sponsor was Miss Eva Ammen.

Two ships of the US Navy have been named in his honor - USS Ammen DD-35 and USS Ammen DD-527.

 

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