ADAMS DM 27

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 20 March 1944 as DD-739 Robert H. Smith Class Destroyer Minelayer Reclassified Light Minelayer (DM) 20 July 1944 Launched 23 July 1944 USS ADAMS DM-27 Commissioned 10 October 1944 - Decommissioned 29 January 1947 USS ADAMS MMD-27 Reclassified Fast Minesweeper (MMD) 7 February 1955 while in reserve Struck from Naval Register 1 December 1970 Sold 16 December 1971 and broken up for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. USS Adams DM-27 Covers Page 1     (1945-1946)

 

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 October 6 1944 - Disestablished January 28 1947

 

Locy Type 2z

1945-03-09

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Locy Type 9efu

1946-07-16

The postmark was applied to the reverse of the cover.

 

Other Information

USS ADAMS earned the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 1 Battle Star and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Lt.j.g. Samuel Adams, USN (10 April 1912 - 5 June 1942)
Adams graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1935, he was designated a Naval Aviator in January 1939. He joined Bombing Squadron Five (VB-5) on USS YORKTOWN CV-5 in May 1939 and served with that unit through the first six months of the Pacific war. On June 4 1942, during a Battle of Midway scouting flight, Lieutenant Adams located the Japanese aircraft carrier IJN HIRYU, a vital contribution to the destruction of that ship. On the following day, while attacking the Japanese destroyer TANIKAZE, he lost his life when his SBD aircraft was shot down. Lieutenant Samuel Adams was posthumously awarded a third Navy Cross for his actions during The Battle of Midway.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. Maude Ryan Adams, the widow of Lieutenant (jg) Samuel Adams, USN.

 

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