TERRY DD 513

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.

Fletcher Class Destroyer
Keel Laid 8 June 1942 - Launched 22 November 1942


1. USS TERRY DD-513
   Commissioned 26 January 1943 - Decommissioned 13 August 1946
   
   Struck from Naval Register 1 April 1974
   Sold 26 July 1974 to Peru and cannibalized for spare parts

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS Terry DD-513 Covers Page 1    (1944-1945)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1945-12-30

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Locy Type 3z (D2) (BBB)

1944-01-28

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Locy Type 3z (D2) (BBB) "TOKIO / BAY"

1945-09-09

Sailors mail. From the Bob Govern collection.

 

Locy Type 9efsu

1945-01-18

Mark from back of cover

 

Other Information

USS TERRY earned 7 Battle Stars for her WWII service.

NAMESAKE - Commander Edward A. Terry (24 January 1839 – 1 June 1882)
Edward Terry was born at Hartford, Connecticut on 24 January 1839. He was appointed a midshipman at the United States Naval Academy on 21 September 1853 and graduated on 10 June 1857. He served in the sloop Germantown, attached to the East India Squadron, from 1857 to 1859. By 1861, he was assigned to the steam sloop Richmond and served in her with the Western Gulf Blockading Squadron throughout the Civil War. He participated in the engagement with the Confederate ram Manassas on 12 October 1861, the artillery duel with Fort McRae and other shore batteries on 22 November, the passage of Forts Jackson and St. Philip, and the capture of New Orleans in late April 1862. After New Orleans, Farragut's force moved up the Mississippi, and Terry was present when the salt water fleet ran the gauntlet at Vicksburg and joined Flag Officer C. H. Davis' riverine fleet above the Southern stronghold. In January 1863, Terry was promoted to lieutenant commander. On 14 March, his ship joined others of the fleet in bombarding the batteries surrounding Port Hudson so that Farragut could dash past them and establish a blockade cutting the Confederacy's Red River supply line. In his last major engagement, the Battle of Mobile Bay on 5 August 1864, Terry helped to close the last major Confederate port on the Gulf of Mexico. Following the Civil War, Terry alternated between sea duty and a series of shore assignments at the Naval Academy. In 1866 and 1867, he served in the Pacific Squadron in the steam frigate Powhatan. His first tour of duty at the Naval Academy followed in 1868 and 1869. He assumed his first command, Saco, in 1870 and cruised with the Asiatic Fleet until 1872. During that assignment, on 30 October 1871, he was promoted to commander. He returned to the Naval Academy in 1873 and, by 1875, was appointed Commandant of Midshipmen, a post he held until 1878. Comdr. Terry was then ordered to the Pacific Squadron as flag captain in Pensacola; first to Rear Admiral C. R. Perry Rodgers and, in 1880 and 1881, to Rear Admiral Thomas H. Stevens. In 1881, he went on leave due to illness. On 1 June 1882, Comdr. Terry died at Manitou Springs, Colorado.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. Charles Nagel, Jr.

Two ships in the US Navy have borne the name TERRY - USS Terry DD-25 and USS Terry DD-513.

 

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