ZANE AG 109

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 January 15 1919
Launched August 12 1919 as Destroyer No. 337
Designated (DD) July 17 1920


1. USS ZANE DD-337
   Commissioned February 15 1921 - Decommissioned February 1 1923
   Recommissioned February 25 1930
   
   
2. USS ZANE DMS-14
   Converted to High-speed Minesweeper (DMS) November 19 1940
   
   
3. USS ZANE AG-109
   Reclassified Miscellaneous Auxiliary (AG) June 5 1945
   Decommissioned December 14 1945
   
   Struck from Naval Register January 8 1946
   Hulk sold March 3 1947 to Luria Brothers and Co. Inc

 

Naval Covers

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1. Zane Covers Page 1    (1931-44)

 

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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2nd Commissioning February 25 1930 to December 14 1945

 

Locy Type 3 (AC-BBB) "EXPOSITION / CITY 1935"

1935-12-14

As DD-337

 

Locy Type 3 (AC-BBB) "SAN DIEGO / CALIF"

1937-06-08

As DD-337
Cachet by Ted Harrington

 

Locy Type 3 (AC-BBB) "SAN DIEGO / CALIF"

1938-02-15

As DD-337
17th Anniversary cachet by Frederick Horton

 

Locy Type 3r (AC-TBT) "HONOLULU / T.H."

1941-02-05

As DMS-14
Cachet by Ted Harrington

 

Locy Type 3r (AC-TBT)

1941-05-14

As DMS-14
Cachet by Jacques Minkus

 

Locy Type 3r (AC-TBT)

1941-10-20

As DMS-14

 

Locy Type 3s (A)

1931-04-07

As DD-337

 

Locy Type 3s (A)

1934-05-18

As DD-337

 

Locy Type 3z (BTB)

1943-06-22

As DMS-14

 

Locy Type 9vz

1944-10-10 to 1944-10-25

As DMS-14
Mark from back of cover

 

Locy Type P USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. Z-2

1936-07-04

As DD-337
Independence Day 1936
Marshall R. Hall and C. Wright Richell

 

Locy Type SLKbs (38x3)

1936-07-04

As DD-337
Independence Day 1936

 

Locy Type Fake USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-3

1941-08-12

Hobby Shop Fake cancel

 

Other Information

ZANE earned 6 Battle Stars for WWII service and the Navy Unit Commendation (Guadalcanal) 1942

ZANE DMS-14 was at Pearl Harbor December 7 1941

NAMESAKE - Major Randolph Talcott Zane, USMC (August 12 1887 – October 24 1918)
Major Zane was awarded the Navy Cross and the Distinguished Service Cross for his actions while holding the town of Bouresches, France against an enemy force of superior numbers on the night of June 7-8 1918

 

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