SCHLEY DD 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 (Little) Class Destroyer
Keel Laid down on October 29 1917 - Launched March 28 1918


1. USS SCHLEY Destroyer No. 103
   Commissioned September 20 1918
   
   
2. USS SCHLEY DD-103
   Designated (DD) July 17 1920 - Decommissioned June 1 1922
   Recommissioned October 3 1940
   
   
3. USS SCHLEY APD-14
   Reclassified High Speed Transport (APD) February 6 1943
   
   
4. USS SCHLEY DD-103
   Reverted to (DD) July 5 1945
   Decommissioned November 5 1945
   
   Struck from Naval Register December 5 1945
   Sold 1946 and broken up for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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1. Schley Covers Page 1    (1940-44)

 

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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Post Office Reestablished November 18 1940 - Disestablished November 9 1945

 

Locy Type FDPS 3 "SAN DIEGO / CALIF"

1940-11-18

As DD-103
First Day Postal Service. Cachet by George Neumann and Frederick Horton

 

Locy Type FDPS 9v

1940-11-18

As DD-103
First Day Postal Service

 

Locy Type FDPS 9v

1940-11-18

As DD-103
First Day Postal Service, cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson

 

Locy Type FDPS 9x

1940-11-18

As DD-103
First Day Postal Service

 

Locy Type 3 (A-BBT) "HAWAIIAN / ISLANDS"

1941-07-04

As DD-103
Independence Day

 

Locy Type 3z (BBT)

1942-05-23

As DD-103

 

Locy Type 3z (BBT)

1942-06-15

As DD-103
Censored, cachet by Walter G. Crosby

 

Locy Type 3z (BBT)

1944-03-16

As APD-14

 

Other Information

SCHLEY earned 11 Battle Stars (WWII)
* Pearl Harbor December 7 1941

NAMESAKE - Named in Honor of Admiral Winfield Scott Schley USN (October 9 1839 - October 2 1911) an Officer of the United States Navy

 

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