MAYO DD 422

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.

Benson Class Destroyer
Keel Laid 16 May 1938 - Launched 26 March 1940


1. USS MAYO DD-422
   Commissioned 18 September 1940 - Decommissioned 18 March 1946
   
   Struck from Naval Register 1 December 1972
   Sold 8 May 1972 and broken up for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS Mayo DD-422 Covers Page 1    (1940-45)

 

Postmarks

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

 

USPO Duplex Quincy, Mass.

1940-03-26

Launching, cachet by Alvin Franzblau

 

USPO Machine Cancel Quincy, MA

1940-03-26

No Image

Launching, cachet by Dr. S. E. Hutnick

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Locy Type FDPS 3 "FIRST MAIL / SERVICE"

1940-10-20

First Day Postal Service

 

Locy Type 3 (A-BBT)

1941-06-15

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Locy Type 3z (BTT)

1943-10-29

Censored wartime (WWII) use

 

Locy Type 9x

1942-01-16

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Locy Type P (9x with "PARCEL POST" removed)

1945-12-07

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Other Information

USS MAYO earned 2 Battle Stars for WWII service

USS MAYO DD-422 was at Tokyo Bay September 2 1945 for the Japanese surrender

NAMESAKE - Admiral Henry Thomas Mayo, USN (8 December 1856 – 23 February 1937)
        Mayo graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1876 and he experienced a variety of naval duties including coastal survey. During the Spanish–American War he served in the gunboat USS Bennington PG-4 off the west coast of North America.
         About 1909 he was in command of the cruiser USS Albany as she cruised in Central American waters protecting United States citizens and interests as part of the Special Service Squadron.
         Appointed Rear Admiral in 1913, he commanded the naval squadron involved in the Tampico incident of 9 April 1914. His demands for vindication of national honor further accentuated the tense relations with Mexico.
         Promoted to Vice Admiral in June 1915, as the new Commander in Chief, Atlantic Fleet, he received the rank of Admiral 19 June 1916. For his organization and support of World War I U.S. Naval Forces both in American and European waters, he was awarded the Navy Distinguished Service Medal and various foreign decorations. He evidenced foresight in urging the postwar development of fleet aviation.
         Admiral Mayo retired 28 February 1921, and, for four years, served as Governor of the Philadelphia Naval Home. He retained his commission as an Admiral by a 1930 Act of Congress.

Two ships of the US Navy have been named in his honor - USS Admiral H. T. Mayo AP-125 and USS Mayo DD-422.

 

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