AARON WARD DD 132
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.
- USS AARON WARD Destroyer No. 132
Commissioned April 21 1919
- USS AARON WARD DD-132
Redesignated (DD) July 17 1920
Decommissioned June 17 1922
Recommissioned May 24 1930 - Decommissioned April 1 1937
Recommissioned September 30 1939 - Decommissioned September 9 1940
- HMS CASTLETON I-23 (British Naval Service)
Transferred to Great Britain September 9 1940 (Famous Fifty)
Struck from Naval Register January 8 1941
Broken up for scrap 1947
Wickes Class Destroyer
Keel Laid August 1 1918 - Launched April 10 1919
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- USS Aaron Ward DD-132 Covers Page 1 (1930-40)
Postmarks
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Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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2nd Commissioning May 24 1930 to April 1 1937
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Locy Type |
1932-07-17 |
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Cachet by Harry Ioor
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Locy Type |
1933-02-12 |
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Note:
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Locy Type |
1930-03-05 |
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Note:
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Locy Type F |
1932-09-21 |
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Mare Island Naval Shipyard, North Bay Stamp Club
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Locy Type F |
1932-10-27 |
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Mare Island Naval Shipyard, North Bay Stamp Club
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Locy Type F |
1932-11-11 |
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Armistice Day, Mare Island Naval Shipyard, North Bay Stamp Club. Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell
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Locy Type F |
1932-11-18 |
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Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Postmark made by the North Bay Stamp Club. Add-on cachet by - Bruce D. Liddell
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Locy Type F |
1932-11-24 |
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Cachet by Eugene Mueller
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Locy Type |
1937-04-01 |
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Last Day in Commission. R/S cachet.
3rd Commissioning September 30 1939 to September 9 1940
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Locy Type |
1939-11-17 |
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First Day of Postal Service
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Locy Type |
1939-11-17 |
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First Day of Postal Service, unfinished cachet from Gow C. Ng
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Locy Type |
1939-11-17 |
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First Day of Postal Service, unfinished cachet from Gow C. Ng
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Locy Type |
1940-08-02 |
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Cachet by Mae Weigand
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1940-03-16 |
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Other Information
NAMESAKE - Rear Admiral Aaron Ward, USN (October 10 1851 - July 5 1918).
Three ships of the US Navy have been named in his honor; USS Aaron Ward DD-132, USS Aaron Ward DD-483 and USS Aaron Ward DD-773/DM-34.
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