HYMAN DD 732

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 November 22 1943 - Launched April 8 1944 USS HYMAN DD 732 Commissioned June 16 1944 - Decommissioned November 14 1969 Struck from Naval Register November 14 1969 Sold October 13 1970 and broken up for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1944-54)

 

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

 

USPO Machine cancel Bath ME

1944-04-08

No Image

Launched, cachet by Morris W. Beck

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Locy Type 2r

1952-03-21

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Locy Type 2tnu

1948-10-12

Columbus Day, cachet by Donald R. Graf

 

Locy Type 2tnu

1951-04-10

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Locy Type 2z

1946-05-16

Launching cachet by Morris W. Beck

 

Locy Type 9efu

1954-10-25

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Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. H-94

1946-12-03

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Locy Type P USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. H-94b

1946

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Other Information

NAMESAKE - Lieutenant Commander Willford Milton Hyman, who commanded USS SIMS DD-409 during the Battle of the Coral Sea. During the battle, the SIMS was lost and Hyman went down with his ship. He was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross.

 

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