DENEBOLA AD 12

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.

Altair Class Destroyer Tender
Built 1919 as EDGEWOOD
Transferred from United States Shipping Board (USSB) November 4 1921
Converted for Naval Service at Philadelphia Navy Yard


1. USS DENEBOLA AD-12
   Commissioned November 28 1921 - Decommissioned August 9 1924
   Recommissioned January 18 1940 - Decommissioned April 10 1946
   
   Struck from Naval Register (Date unknown)
   Transferred to Maritime Commission for disposal July 1 1946
   
   Scrapped 1950

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1940-46)

 

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.

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

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Post office established March 29 1922 - Disestablished August 7 1924

 

Locy Type 3s (AC) "BOSTANDJIK / TURKEY"

1923-09-02

Sailors mail

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Post office reestablished May 6 1940 - Disestablished April 6 1946

 

Locy Type FDPS 3 May 7, 1940 "FIRST DAY / POS. SERVICE"

1940-05-07

First Day of Postal Service, Cachet by Al Cohen

 

Locy Type 3 (A-TBT) "4 P.M."

1940-09-20

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Locy Type 3z (BBT)

1942-03-18

Censored wartime (WWII) use

 

Locy Type 7rz

1944-03-31

Censored sailors mail

 

Locy Type 9efu USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. D-15

1943-07-05

Mark from back of USS CHARRETTE DD-581 cover

 

Locy Type 9efu USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. D-15b

1945-02-23

Marking from back of USS NEAL A. SCOTT DE-769 cover

 

Locy Type 9v

1941-12-06 to 1941-12-07

Marking from back of cover

 

Locy Type 9uz

1945-02-24

Marking from back of USS NEAL A. SCOTT DE-769 cover

 

Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. D-15c

1946-03-01

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Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. D-15c

1946-03-03

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Locy Type Fz USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-Z3

1941-06-21

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Other Information

DENEBOLA earned 1 Battle Star for WWII service
* Invasion of Southern France
August 15 to September 25 1944

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Defense Medal - American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (1) - Asian-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal

NAMESAKE - A first magnitude star in the northern constellation Leo

 

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