KEARNY DD 432

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.

Gleaves Class Destroyer
Keel Laid 1 March 1939 - Launched 9 March 1940


1. USS KEARNY DD-432
   Commissioned 13 September 1940
   Struck by a German torpedo 17 October 1941 off Iceland
   11 of her crew were lost and remain on Eternal Patrol
   Decommissioned 7 March 1946
   
   Stricken 1 June 1971
   Sold 6 October 1972 and broken up for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS Kearny DD-432 Covers Page 1     (1939-1945)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type FDC SLP5 (Unlisted in Postmark Catalog)

1940-09-13

First Day of Commissioning. Cachet by George V. Sadworth. From the Bob Reisinger collection.

 

Locy Type FDPS 3(A-BTT) "FIRST DAY / MAIL SERVICE"

1940-10-16

First Day of Postal Service. Ship's name is misspelled on the cachet by Al Cohen

 

Locy Type FDPS 9v

1940-10-16

First Day of Postal Service, cachet by C. Wright Richell, sponsored by Tazewell G. Nicholson.

 

Locy Type FDPS 9x

1940-10-16

First Day of Postal Service, cachet by C. Wright Richell, sponsored by Tazewell G. Nicholson.

 

Locy Type 3 (A-BTT)

1941-01-23

Add-on cachet by Michael Hebert (Mh Cachets)

 

Locy Type 3z (BTT)

1941-05-11

Official Business

 

Locy Type 3z (BTB)

1945-05-19

Official Business

 

Locy Type 9efu USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. K-16a

1945-12-01

Official Business

 

Locy Type LDPS 9efu

1945-12-24

Last Day Postal Service, cachet by William Frederick

 

Other Information

USS KEARNY received 3 battle stars for her service in World War II

NAMESAKE - Commodore Lawrence Kearny, USN (November 30 1789 – November 29 1868)
Kearny was appointed Midshipman in the Navy July 24 1807. Commodore Kearny was known for his tenacity in capturing slave traders in West-Indian waters and his tireless efforts in fighting Greek pirates in the Mediterranean. In the early 1840's he began negotiations with China which opened that country to U.S. trade and pointed the way toward the American "Open Door Policy" a half century later. He later served as Commandant at the Norfolk and New York Naval Shipyards. Retiring November 14 1861, Commodore Kearny died at Perth Amboy, N. J., November 29 1868.

 

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