STURTEVANT DD 240

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 November 23 1918 - Launched July 29 1919


1. USS STURTEVANT DD-240
   Commissioned September 21 1920 - Decommissioned January 30 1931
   Recommissioned March 9 1932 - Decommissioned November 20 1937
   Recommissioned September 26 1939
   SUNK (Mine) April 26 1942 off Key West Fla
   An American-laid minefield that no one on board was notified of in the area
   15 of her crew were lost with the ship and remain on duty
   
   Struck from Naval Register May 8 1942

 

Naval Covers

This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Covers should be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).

Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date range for covers on that page.

1. Covers Page 1    (1927-41)

 

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Within each set, the postmarks should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one postmark has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of earliest known usage.

A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
 
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the existing example.

 

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

---

1st Commissioning September 21 1920 to January 30 1931

 

Locy Type 3s "GUANTANAMO / BAY CUBA"

1927-02-01

Note:

---

2nd Commissioning March 9 1932 to November 20 1937

 

Locy Type FDR 5hks "FIRST DAY / RE-COMM"

1932-03-09

Note:

 

Locy Type 3 (B-BTT) "HOLIDAY / GREETINGS"

1935-01-01

New Year's Day, backstamp from Whittier CA
Cachet by C. Wright Richell, sponsored by International Exchange Club

 

Locy Type 5hks "SPERON, GTMO / BAY CUBA"

1933-08-31

Serving in the Special Service Squadron (SPERON), cachet by R. L. Razzette

 

Locy Type 5hks "HAVANA / CUBA"

1933-09-22

Note:

 

Locy Type F "NAV. OPER. BASE / NORFOLK, VA" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-2

1935-08-27

Note:

 

Locy Type F "COLUMBUS / DAY" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. S-109

1936-10-12

Columbus Day

 

Locy Type F "SAN DIEGO / CALIFORNIA" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. S-109

1937-04-01

April Fool's Day

 

Locy Type LDPS 3 "LAST DAY IN / COMMISSION"

1937-11-20

Last Day of Postal Service

 

Locy Type LDPS 3 "LAST DAY IN / COMMISSION"

1937-11-20

Last Day of Postal Service

---

3rd Commissioning September 26 1939 to April 26 1942

 

Locy Type FDPS 3

1939-11-30

First Day of Postal Service

 

Locy Type FDPS 3

1939-11-30

First Day of Postal Service
Cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson.

 

Locy Type FDPS 9v

1939-11-30

First Day of Postal Service, 3rd commissioning. Cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson.

 

Locy Type FDPS 9x

1939-11-30

First Day of Postal Service, 3rd commissioning. Cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson.

 

Locy Type Fz USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-Z2

1941-08-30

Note:

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Ensign Albert Dillon Sturtevant, USN (May 2 1894 – February 15 1918).
For his heroic actions against overwhelming odds against the German Air Corps, he was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross.

Two ships of the US Navy have been named in his honor; Sturtevant DD-240 and Sturtevant DE-239.

 

---

 

If you have images or information to add to this page, then either contact the Curator or edit this page yourself and add it. See Editing Ship Pages for detailed information on editing this page.

 

---

Copyright 2024 Naval Cover Museum