O BRIEN DD 725

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.

Allen M. Sumner Class Destroyer Keel Laid 12 July 1943 - Launched 8 December 1943 USS O'BRIEN DD-725 Commissioned 25 February 1944 - Decommissioned 4 October 1947 Recommissioned 5 October 1950 - Decommissioned 18 February 1972 Struck from Naval Register 18 February 1972 Sunk 13 July 1972 as target off California

Naval Covers

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1. USS O'Brien DD-725 Covers Page 1    (1945-1967)

 

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 26 March 1944 - Disestablished 30 June 1947

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1945-10-27

Navy Day 1945

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1947-03

Note:

 

Locy Type 2z

1945-04-06

Official Business

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Post Office Reestablished 5 October 1950 - Disestablished 15 January 1972

 

Locy Type FDPS 2

1950-10-05

First Day Postal Service, Cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson

 

Locy Type 2

1951-07-25

Cachet by James T. Spalding

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (USS)

1962-10-04

Note:

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (USS) (O'DRIEN)

1964-03-08

Replacement postmark with misspelled ship's name. From the Bob Govern collection.

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (USS) (1969)

1970-04-08

From the Bob Govern collection.

 

Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. O-5a (Q'BRIEN)

1961-03-14

Add-on Cachet by Michael Hebert (Mh Cachets)

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USPS Pictorial Postmarks

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "USS O'BRIEN DD-725 REUNION STATION" Reno NV

2002-09-28

Cachet by GA Cachet

 

Other Information

USS O'BRIEN received 6 battle stars for World War II service, 5 battle stars for Korean Conflict service, and 3 battle stars for Vietnam service

NAMESAKE - Captain Jeremiah O'Brien USN, who along with his five brothers, Gideon, John, William, Dennis, and Joseph, were crewmembers of the Sloop UNITY when it captured the HMS MARGARETTA at the entrance to the harbor at Machias, Massachusetts (later Maine), June 12 1775.

The ships sponsor was Miss Josephine O'Brien Campbell, great great-great granddaughter of Gideon O'Brien.

Five ships of the US Navy have been named in honor of Jeremiah O'Brien - USS O'Brien TB-30, USS O'Brien DD-51, USS O'Brien DD-415, USS O'Brien DD-725 and USS O'Brien DD-975.

 

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