DE HAVEN DD 727

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 August 9 1943 - Launched January 9 1944


1. USS DE HAVEN DD-727
   Commissioned March 31 1944 - Decommissioned December 3 1973
   
   Struck from Naval Register December 3 1973
   
   
2. INCHEON DD-918 (South Korean Naval Service)
   Sold to South Korea December 5 1973 and renamed
   Stricken 1993 and broken up for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1945-66)

 

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.

A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
 
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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 Established April 3 1944 - Disestablished October 1 1971

 

Locy Type P [2(n) NAVY DAY in bars Oct 27, 1945]

1945-10-27

"Victory Cancel"

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1951-05-03

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Locy Type 2(n) (USS)

1964-03-11

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Locy Type 2t(nu) (B,USS)

1966-07-22

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Locy Type 2z

1945-10-21

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Locy Type 9efu USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. D-12a

1953-08-04

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Locy Type P [2(n) NAVY/DAY in bars Oct 27, 1945]

1945-10-27

Navy Day 1945

 

Locy Type P USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. D-12b

1945-09-02

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Other Information

DE HAVEN earned 5 Battle Stars (WWII)

Earned Navy Unit Commendation

DE HAVEN DD-727 was at Tokyo Bay September 2 1945 for the Japanese surrender

Earned 6 Battle Stars (Korea)

NAMESAKE - Named in Honor of USS DE HAVEN DD-469 lost February 1 1943 off Savo Island

 

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