DASHIELL DD 659

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 October 1 1942 - Launched February 6 1943 USS DASHIELL DD-659 Commissioned March 20 1943 - Decommissioned March 30 1946 Recommissioned May 3 1951 - Decommissioned April 29 1960 Struck from Naval Register December 1 1974 Sold September 21 1975 and broken up for scrap

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1. Covers Page 1     (1944-51)

 

Postmarks

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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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1st Commissioning March 20 1943 to March 30 1946

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1946-01-28

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Locy Type 2z*

1944-04-19

Censored wartime (WWII) use

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2nd Commissioning May 3 1951 to April 29 1960

 

Locy Type FDPS 2

1951-07-16

First Day Postal Service

 

Locy Type 2

1952-03-23

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Other Information

DASHIELL earned 10 Battle Stars (WWII)

NAMESAKE - Robert Brooke Dashiell USN (July 29 1860 – March 8 1899)
Dashiell was an officer in the United States Navy in the latter 19th century, who was noted for his technical expertise. Dashiell graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1881 and was commissioned as an Ensign two years later. An inventor of important ordnance mechanisms and an authority on dock construction, he was commissioned Assistant Naval Constructor February 7 1895 and served in his specialty until his death in Washington, D.C., March 8 1899

 

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