THATCHER DD 162

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 June 8 1918 - Launched August 31 1918


1. USS THATCHER Destroyer No. 162
   Commissioned January 14 1919
   
   
2. USS THATCHER DD-162
   Designated (DD) July 17 1920
   Decommissioned June 7 1922
   Recommissioned December 18 1939 - Decommissioned September 24 1940
   
   Stricken January 8 1941
   
   
3. HMCS NIAGARA I-57 (Canadian Naval Service)
   Transferred to Canada via Great Britain September 24 1940 (Famous Fifty)
   Broken up for scrap 1946

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1940)

 

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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2nd Commissioning December 18 1940 to September 24 1940

 

Locy Type FDPS 3 "FIRST DAY / CANCELLATION"

1940-02-15 to 1940-02-15

First Day of Postal Service, Cachet by Dr. S. E. Hutnick.

 

Locy Type 3 (A-BBT) "NEW YORK / N. Y."

1940-05-30 to 1940-05-30

First Day of Postal Service, Cachet by Dr. S. E. Hutnick.

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Rear Admiral Henry Knox Thatcher, USN

 

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