NICHOLSON DD 442

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 1 November 1939 - Launched 31 May 1940


1. USS NICHOLSON DD-442
Commissioned 3 June 1941 - Decommissioned 26 February 1946
Recommissioned 17 July 1950 - Decommissioned 15 January 1951
Struck from Naval register 22 January 1951


2. AVIERE DD-554 (Italian Naval Service)
Sold to Italy 15 January 1951 and renamed
Converted to Experimental Gun Ship 1970

Stricken 1975 and sunk as target

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS Nicholson DD-442 Covers Page 1    (1939-1951)

 

Postmarks

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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 June 3 1941 - Disestablished February 15 1946

 

Locy Type FDPS 3 (A-TTT) "1ST DAY / COVER"

1941-06-20

First Day of Postal Service. Cachet by Michael Sanders

 

Locy Type FDPS 3 (A-TTT) "1ST DAY / COVER"

1941-06-20

First Day of Postal Service. Cachet by Reba Osgood, Sponsored by "Old Ironsides" Chapter No. 1, USCS

 

Locy Type 3 (A-TTT)

1946-01-24

Note:

 

Locy Type 3z (BTT)

1941-12-22

Manuscript ship's name on a Censored cover

 

Locy Type 3z (BTT)

1944-07-27

Censored sailor's mail

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Post Office Reestablished July 17 1950 - Disestablished January 15 1951

 

Locy Type RECD USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-R3

1951-05-09

Ship renamed. Posted after POD at Brooklyn N.Y. Naval Base

 

Other Information

USS NICHOLSON earned 10 Battle Stars for her WWII service.

NAMESAKE - Named in Honor of the Nicholson family of which 5 members were prominent in early naval history.

 

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