BROOKS APD 10

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.

Clemson Class Destroyer
Keel Laid 11 June 1918 - Launched 24 April 1919


1. USS BROOKS Destroyer No. 232
Commissioned 18 June 1920


2. USS BROOKS DD-232
Designated (DD) 17 July 1920 - Decommissioned 20 January 1931
Recommissioned 1 April 1932 - Decommissioned 9 September 1938
Recommissioned 25 September 1939


3. USS BROOKS APD-10
Reclassified High-speed Transport (APD) 1 December 1942
Heavily damaged by Kamikaze Aircraft 6 January 1945
Decommissioned 21 August 1945

Struck from Naval Register 17 September 1945
Sold 30 January 1946 and broken up for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS Brooks DD-232 Covers Page 1    (1925-1933)
2. USS Brooks DD-232 / APD-10 Covers Page 2    (1934-1944)

 

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 15 March 1921 - Disestablished 20 January 1931

USS BROOKS DD-232

 

Locy Type 3r "GUANTANAMO / CUBA"

1926-11-03

Note:

 

Locy Type 3rs (AC) "TURKISH / WATERS"

1921-08-04

Sailor's mail.

 

Locy Type 9ru

1921-10-20

US Navy Club / Knights of Columbus / Venice Italy / Hotel San Marco corner card.

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Post Office Reestablished 1 April 1932 - Disestablished 9 November 1934

USS BROOKS DD-232

 

Locy Type 3 (A-BTT) "1 YEAR IN / COMMISSION"

1933-04-01

Cacheted.

 

Locy Type 3 (AC-BTT) "NAVY DAY / SAN DIEGO"

1935-10-27

Navy Day. Cachet by Karl E. Parshall, sponsored by Robert L. Manley

 

Locy Type 5hks "NAVAL ATTACK / ON DERNE '05"

1933-04-27

The Battle of Derne was a decisive victory of a mercenary army led by a detachment of United States Marines over the forces of the Barbary coast nation of Tripoli during the First Barbary War. It was the first recorded land battle of the United States fought on foreign soil. April 27-May 13, 1805.

 

Locy Type 5bhks (XOX) "THE SANTIAGO / BLOCKADE 1898"

1934-06-03

Add-on Cachet by Bruce D. Liddell

 

Locy Type 9

1936-06-30

Note:

 

Locy Type F "THE U.S. NAVY / SECOND TO NONE" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. B-60

1934-10-27

Navy Day. Cachet by P. J. (PeeJay) Ickeringill

 

Locy Type SLKb (32x5) "U.S.S. BROOKS"

1934-07-04

As DD-232
Uncatalogued straight line killer used once on the stamps and three more times as a cachet.

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Post Office Reestablished August 18 1936 - Disestablished May 7 1938

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Locy Type LDC 3 (AC-BTT) "NAVY YARD / PHILA.PA"

1938-09-09

Last Day in Commission. Cachet by William F. Schlechter

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Post Office Reestablished 11 November 1939 - Disestablished 2 August 1945

 

Locy Type FDPS 3r (A-TBT) "BOSTON / MASS."

1939-11-11

DD-232. First Day of Postal Service, cachet by Al Cohen

 

Locy Type 3r (A-TBT) "GUANTANAMO / CUBA"

1940-02-25

DD-232

 

Locy Type 3z (BTT)

1943-08-18

As APD-10

 

Other Information

USS BROOKS earned the Navy Unit Commendation, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 6 Battle Stars and the WWII Victory Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Second Lieutenant John Brooks, Jr., USMC (1783 - 10 September 1813)
2ndLt. Brooks commanded the detachment of Marines on Commodore Perry's flagship, USS LAWRENCE and was killed in action during the Battle of Lake Erie September 10 1813.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. George S. Keyes, grandniece of Lieutenant Brooks.

 

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