BLUE DD 744

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.

Allen M Sumner Class Destroyer Keel Laid June 30 1943 - November 28 1943 USS BLUE DD-744 Commissioned March 20 1944 - Decommissioned February 14 1947 Recommissioned May 14 1949 - Decommissioned December 12 1949 Recommissioned September 15 1950 - Decommissioned January 26 1971 Struck from Naval Register February 1 1974 Sunk April 28 1977 as target off California

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1944-67)

 

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. 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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1st Commissioning March 20 1944 to February 14 1947

 

Locy Type 2(n) Oct 27, 1945

1945-10-27

Navy Day "Victory Cancel"

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1946-11-25

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Locy Type 2z

1944-05-25

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3rd Commissioning September 15 1950 to January 26 1971

 

Locy Type FDPS 2

1950-12-04

First Day Postal Service

 

Locy Type 2

1954-06-17

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Locy Type 2(n+)

1968-04-13

Official ship cachet

 

Locy Type 2en

1964-05-22

60 Years of Destroyers cachet

 

Locy Type 9ef(nu) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. B-85a

1967-05-01

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Locy Type 9efu

1954-06-17

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Other Information

BLUE earned 6 Battle Stars for WWII and 6 Battle Stars for Korea service

BLUE DD-744 was at Tokyo Bay September 2 1945 for the Japanese surrender ceremony

NAMESAKE - Victor Blue USN (December 6 1865 - January 22 1928)
Blue graduated from the Academy in 1887. Lieutenant Blue was advanced five numbers for intelligence missions in Cuba during the Spanish-American War. He serve as Chief of the Bureau of Navigation (1913-16) and 1919) and commanded USS TEXAS BB-35 during her service with the 6th Battle Squadron. Rear Admiral Blue retired in 1919 and died January 22 1928

 

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