CROSBY APD 17

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.

Wickes Class Destroyer Keel Laid 23 June 1918 - Launched 28 September 1918 USS CROSBY Destroyer No. 164 Commissioned 24 January 1919 USS CROSBY DD-164 Designated (DD) 17 July 1920 - Decommissioned 7 June 1922 Recommissioned 18 December 1939 USS CROSBY APD-17 Reclassified High-speed Transport (APD) 22 February 1943 Decommissioned 28 September 1945 Struck from Naval Register 24 October 1945 Sold 23 May 1946 and broken up for scrap

Rear Admiral Peirce Crosby

 

Naval Covers

This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Covers should be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).

Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date range for covers on that page.

1. USS Crosby DD-164 Covers Page 1     (1940)
2. USS Crosby APD-17 Covers Page 1     (1943)

 

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Within each set, the postmarks should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one postmark has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of earliest known usage.

A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
 
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the existing example.

 

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

---

Post Office Established 24 February 1940 - Disestablished 27 September 1945

 

Locy Type FDPS 3r (A-TBT) "SAN DIEGO / CALIFORNIA"

1940-02-20

DD-164. First Day of Postal Service. Cachet by George Neumann

 

Locy Type 3r (A-TBT) "SAN DIEGO / CALIFORNIA"

1940-09-16

DD-164

 

Locy Type 3z (OBO)

1945-01-17

APD-17

 

Locy Type 9x

1940-02-29

DD-164

 

Other Information

USS CROSBY earned the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 10 Battle Stars and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Peirce Crosby (16 January 1824 - 15 June 1899)
Crosby was appointed a Midshipman in the U.S. Navy in June 1838, he reached the rank of Lieutenant in September 1853 after a decade and a half in ships of the Home and Mediterranean Squadrons, plus coast survey duty, Mexican War action and shore assignments in and around Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. From late 1853 until the outbreak of the Civil War in the spring of 1861, Lieutenant Crosby served in the Sloops of War GERMANTOWN, of the Brazil Squadron, and SARATOGA, and on board the Receiving Ship PRINCETON at Philadelphia. During April-October 1861, as the War between the States ran through its first half year, Crosby served in the Sloop of War CUMBERLAND and briefly commanded the new Gunboat PEMBINA. He went to the Gulf of Mexico as Commanding Officer of the Gunboat PINOLA at the beginning of 1862, subsequently performing valuable service during the campaigns to capture New Orleans and other strategic points on the lower Mississippi. For two years beginning in November 1862, Crosby helped enforce the blockade of the Confederacy's East Coast as Commanding Officer of the Steamers SANGAMON, FLORIDA, and KEYSTONE STATE, and as Fleet Captain of the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron. He finished the war in the Gulf, commanding the Gunboat METACOMET, and took part in clearing mines from Mobile Bay. Commander Crosby spent the first three years of the post-Civil War era in the south Atlantic as Commanding Officer of the Gunboat SHAMOKIN. Following promotion to Captain in May 1868, he had a variety of shore assignments and, in 1872-1873, commanded the big Steamer POWHATAN. In 1877-1881, in the rank of Commodore, Crosby was commandant of the League Island (Philadelphia) Navy Yard. He finished his active career as a Rear Admiral, commanding the South Atlantic Station in 1882-1883 and the Asiatic Station later in 1883. In October of the latter year he was placed on the Retired List. Rear Admiral Peirce Crosby died at Washington, D.C., on June 15 1899.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. C. Tittmann.

 

---

 

If you have images or information to add to this page, then either contact the Curator or edit this page yourself and add it. See Editing Ship Pages for detailed information on editing this page.

 

---

Copyright 2024 Naval Cover Museum