McDOUGAL DD 54

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.

O'Brien Class Destroyer Keel Laid July 29 1913 - Launched April 22 1914 USS McDOUGAL Destroyer No. 54 Commissioned June 16 1914 USS McDOUGAL DD-54 Designated (DD) July 17 1920 Decommissioned May 26 1922 Transferred to U.S. Coast Guard June 7 1924 USCGD McDOUGAL CG-6 Commissioned May 13 1925 - Decommissioned May 26 1933 Returned to U.S. Navy June 30 1933 McDougal lost her name to new construction July 1 1933 Struck from Naval Register July 5 1934 Sold August 22 1934 and broken up for scrap

Naval Covers

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Postmarks

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Locy Type 3 (C)

1915-07-15

Note: Per PM Catalog, this cancel existed only in 1915. Although this cancel appears to be dated July 15, it's also possible the "15" may refer to the year. So far, there are no other examples to compare with.
No markings on back.

 

Locy Type 3y USS Ericsson DD-56

1917-02-26

N/A

Note: Return address from USS McDougal

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Rear Admiral David S. McDougal (September 27 1809 - August 7 1882)
MccDougal served as Commandant of Mare Island Navy Yard from March 13 1861 until June 5 1861 and again from October 17 1864 until July 5 1866

 

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