SUMNER DD 333

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.

Clemson Class Destroyer
Keel Laid August 27 1919 - Launched November 21 1920


1. USS SUMNER DD-333
   Commissioned May 27 1921 - Decommissioned February 5 1930
   
   Struck from Naval Register November 18 1930
   Used as a Barracks Ship at New London
   Sold 1934 and broken up for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1926-29)

 

Postmarks

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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 December 4 1924 - Disestablished March 28 1930

 

Locy Type 3 (D2)

1926-02-22

Note:

 

Locy Type 3s "SAN DIEGO / CALIFORNIA"

1929-12-29 to 1929-12-31

Ship's postmark on the back of this USPOD Official Business cover dated Dec 31 1929.

 

Locy Type 3s "SAN DIEGO / CALIFORNIA"

1930-02-10

Hotel stationary, postmark on the back from San Diego, CA dated February 10 1930.

 

Locy Type 9v

1927-06-02 to 1927-06-03

Mark from back of cover

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Captain Allen Melancthon Sumner, USMC (October 1 1882 - July 19 1918).
Captain Sumner received the Croix de guerre with Gilt Star as well as 3 Silver Star Citations for his gallentry during World War I. He was killed in action at Vierzy, near Soissons, France on July 19 1918.
The US Navy has named two ships in his honor; USS Sumner DD-333 and USS Allen M. Sumner DD-692.

 

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