THATCHER DD 514

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.

Fletcher Class Destroyer
Keel Laid 29 June 1942 - Launched 6 December 1942


1. USS THATCHER DD-514
   Commissioned 10 February 1943
   Heavily damaged by Japanese Kamikaze aircraft 19 July 1945 off Okinawa
   Decommissioned 18 November 1945
   
   Struck from Naval Register 5 December 1945
   Fate Sold 23 January 1948 and broken up for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS Thatcher DD-514 Covers Page 1    (1943-1945)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type 2z*

1944-09-19

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Locy Type 3z

1943-10-23

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Locy Type 2z* + SLKts (32x2)

1945-11-11

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Other Information

USS THATCHER earned the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 12 battle stars and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Rear Admiral Henry Knox Thatcher, USN. (26 May 1806 – 5 April 1880)
Thatcher was a Naval Officer who served from 1823 until 1868 holding command billets aboard USS Relief, USS Decatur, USS Constellation, USS Colorado, the Western Gulf Squadron and the North Pacific Squadron.

Two U.S. Navy destroyers have been named in his honor - USS Thatcher DD-162 and USS Thatcher DD-514.

 

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