UPSHUR AG 103

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.

Wickes Class Destroyer
Keel Laid February 19 1918 - Launched July 4 1918


1. USS UPSHUR Destroyer No. 144
   Commissioned December 23 1918
   
   
2. USS UPSHUR DD-144
   Designated (DD) July 17 1920
   Decommissioned May 15 1922
   Recommissioned June 2 1930 - Decommissioned December 22 1936
   Recommissioned October 4 1939
   
   
3. USS UPSHUR AG-103
   Reclassified Miscellaneous Auxiliary (AG) June 30 1945
   Decommissioned November 2 1945
   
   Stricken November 16 1945
   Sold September 26 1947 to The Northern Metals Co. of Philadelphia for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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1. Upshur Covers Page 1    (1932-43)

 

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.

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

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2nd Commissioning June 2 1930 to December 22 1936

 

Locy Type 3 (B-BTT) "GUANTANAMO / CUBA"

1936-08-02

As DD-144

 

Locy Type 3as "SAN FRANCISCO / CALIF"

1933-02-17

As DD-144

 

Locy Type 9v

1932-10-02

As DD-144

 

Locy Type LDPS 3 "NAVY YARD / PHILA,PA."

1936-12-21

As DD-144
Last Day of Postal Service
Norwood B. Scatchard

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3rd Commissioning October 4 1939 to November 2 1945

 

Locy Type FDC REC'D USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-R2

1939-10-04

As DD-144
First Day in Commission

 

Locy Type FDPS 3r "CHARLESTON / S.C."

1939-11-11

As DD-144
First Day of Postal Service
Al Cohen

 

Locy Type FDPS 9x

1939-11-11

As DD-144
First Day of Postal Service

 

Locy Type 9x

1940-07-21

As DD-144

 

Locy Type Fz USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-Z2

1943-11-09

As DD-144

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Admiral John Henry Upshur, USN (December 5 1823 - May 30 1917)
Admiral Upshur was a veteran of the Mexican-American War and the American Civil War.

 

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