McCALL DD 400

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.

Gridley Class Destroyer
Keel Laid March 17 1936 - Launched November 20 1937


1. USS McCALL DD-400
   Commissioned June 22 1938 - Decommissioned November 30 1945
   
   Struck from Naval Register January 28 1947
   Sold November 17 1947 and broken up for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS McCall DD-400 Covers Page 1    (1937-45)

 

Postmarks

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

 

USPO 4-bar "U.S. Rec. Ship Branch" San Francisco, CA

1937-11-20

Launching, cachet by C. Wright Richell and J. P. Clark

 

USPO Machine Postmark "Mare Island Station" Vallejo CA

1938-06-22

Commissioning, cachet by Gordon A. Shaw, sponsored by Lloyd A. Nace

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Locy Type FDC 3(A-BBT) "1-ST-DAY / COMM"

1938-06-22

First Day in Commission, cachet by Walter Czubay

 

Locy Type 3 (A-BBT) "NAVY YARD / MARE ID."

1938-12-25

Christmas, cachet by Paul Parrish

 

Locy Type 3 (A-BBT)

1941-04-06

Note:

 

Locy Type 3z (BTB)

1942

Censored sailor's mail

 

Locy Type FAKE USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-3a

1941-11-20

Hobby Shop fake cancel

 

Locy Type LDPS 2#

1945-11-28

Last Day of Postal Service, cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson

 

Other Information

USS McCALL received nine battle stars for her World War II service

NAMESAKE - Capt. Edward R. McCall, USN (1790-1 August 1853)
    McCall, born in South Carolina, was appointed midshipman 1 January 1808. Appointed acting lieutenant in brig USS Enterprise 16 October 1811, he took command of his ship during her action with HMS Boxer 5 September 1813, early in which Enterprise’s captain, Lt. William Burrows, was mortally wounded. In acknowledgment of his victory over Boxer, McCall received the thanks of Congress and a gold medal. Promoted to Captain 3 March 1835, he died at his home in Bordentown, N.J., 1853

Two ships of the US Navy have been named in his honor - USS McCall DD-28 and USS McCall DD-400

 

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