COMPTON DD 705

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 March 28 1944 - Launched September 17 1944 USS COMPTON DD-705 Commissioned November 4 1944 - Decommissioned September 17 1972 Struck from Naval Register September 27 1972 MATTO GROSSO D-33 (Brazilian Naval Service) Transferred to Brazil September 27 1972 Stricken by Brazil July 1990 and broken up for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1945-63)

 

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

 

Kearny NJ Machine

1944-09-17

Twin Launching with USS GAINARD DD-706

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Locy Type 2(n)

1947-05-31

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Locy Type 2p(n)

1950-08-22

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Locy Type 2r

1953-10-09

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Locy Type 2t(n+u)

1964-08-21

Note: This is not listed in the USCS Postmark Catalog, possible typo error.

 

Locy Type 2t(n+u)

1964-08-21

Close-up view of the Ship's cachet

 

Locy Type 2z

1945-01-13

Censored wartime (WWII) use

 

Locy Type 2z + SLKb (USS)

1946-03-05 to 1946-03-11

Mark from back of cover

 

Other Information

COMPTON earned 1 Battle Star for WWII service

NAMESAKE - Lewis Compton USN (November 7 1892 – October 24 1942)
Compton was an officer in the United States Navy during World War I. Assistant Secretary of the Navy from February 9 1940 to February 13 1941.

 

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