FOX AG 85

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 June 25 1918- Launched June 12 1919


1. USS FOX Destroyer No. 234
   Commissioned May 17 1920
   
   
2. USS FOX DD-234
   Designated (DD) July 17 1920 - Decommissioned February 2 1931
   Recommissioned April 1 1932 - Decommissioned September 16 1938
   Recommissioned September 25 1939
   
   
3. USS FOX AG-85
   Reclassified Miscellaneous Auxiliary (AG) October 1 1944
   Decommissioned November 29 1945
   
   Struck from Naval Register December 19 1945
   Sold November 12 1946 and broken up for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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1. Fox Covers Page 1    (1932-45)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Close-Up Image	Thumbnail Link To Full Cover Image

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2nd Commissioning April 1 1932 to September 16 1938

 

Locy Type FDC 5hks "FIRST DAY OF / COMMISSION"

1932-04-01

As DD-234
First Day of Commission

 

Locy Type FDC 5hks "1ST DAY OF / COMMISSION"

1932-04-01

As DD-234
First Day of Commission

 

Locy Type 3r (B-BBT) "PRESIDENTIAL / FLEET REVIEW"

1934-05-31

As DD-234

 

Locy Type 5hks

1938-05-17

As DD-234

 

Locy Type LDC 5hks "PHILA.PA / NAVY YARD" SLK - "LAST DAY IN COMMISSION" added below the postmark

1938-09-16

As DD-234
Cachet by William F. Schlechter

 

Locy Type LDC 5hks "PHILA.PA / NAVY YARD" SLK - "LAST DAY IN COMMISSION" added above the postmark

1938-09-16

As DD-234
Cachet by Edward Hacker

 

Locy Type LDC 5hks "PHILA.PA / NAVY YARD" SLK - "LAST DAY IN COMMISSION" added above the postmark

1938-09-16

As DD-234
Cachet by Dr. S. E. Hutnick

 

Locy Type LDC 5hks "PHILA.PA / NAVY YARD" SLK - "LAST DAY IN COMMISSION" added above the postmark

1938-09-16

As DD-234
Cachet by Loring W. Stannard

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3rd Commissioning September 25 1939 to November 29 1945

 

Locy Type FDPS 3r "FIRST DAY / POST SERV"

1939-11-20

As DD-234
First Day of Postal Service, cachet by Al Cohen

 

Locy Type LDPS 3ar "NORFOLK / VA"

1945-11-29

As AG-85
Last Day of Postal Service, cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Gustavus Vasa Fox (June 13, 1821 – October 29, 1883)
Fox was a U.S. Navy officer who served during the Civil War. On August 1 1861, President Abraham Lincoln appointed him Assistant Secretary of the Navy, an office which he held until the close of the Civil War

Two ships have been named USS Fox in his memory.

 

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