AMMEN DD 35

Ship Name and Designation History

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Paulding Class Destroyer Keel Laid 29 March 1910 - Launched 20 September 1910 USS AMMEN DD-35 Commissioned 23 May 1911 - Decommissioned 11 December 1919 Transferred to U.S. Coast Guard 28 April 1924 USCGC CG-8 Commissioned 22 January 1925 - Decommissioned 18 May 1931 Returned U.S. Navy 22 May 1931 Name lost to new construction 1 July 1933 Struck from Naval Register 5 July 1934 Sold 1934 and broken up for scrap

Rear Admiral Daniel Ammen, USN

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

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Post Office Established 1 May 1918 - Disestablished 1 September 1918

USS Ammen DD-35

 

Locy Type 3r (AC) "NAVY YARD / PHILA,PA."

1917-01-26

From the Bob Govern collection

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USCG Service - No Postal Facilities

USCGC CG-8

 

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c 1920's

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Picture postcard with USCGC Wood CG-19 "Dressed".

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Rear Admiral Daniel Ammen, USN (15 May 1820 - 11 July 1898)
        Ammen was appointed a Midshipman on 7 July 1836 and later served with distinction during the Civil War. Ammen commanded USS SENECA at The Battle of Port Royal, S.C., on November 7 1861; USS PATAPSCO in the attack on Fort McAlister and Fort Sumter in 1863; and USS MOHICAN in the bombardment of Fort Fisher in late 1864 and early 1865. Following the end of the fighting, he spent most of his remaining years of service in Washington, serving first as Chief of the Bureau of Yards and Docks and then as Chief of the Bureau of Navigation. He was promoted to Rear Admiral upon his retirement in 1878. After leaving active duty, he spent much of his time writing on naval subjects and published two books: the Atlantic Coast and The Old Navy and The New. Ammen died near Washington, D.C., on July 11 1898, and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.

Two ships have been named in his honor - USS Ammen DD-35 and USS Ammen DD-527

The ships sponsor was Miss Ethel C. Andrews.

 

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