NICHOLSON DD 442
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.
- Gleaves Class Destroyer
- USS NICHOLSON DD-442
Commissioned June 3 1941 - Decommissioned February 26 1946
Recommissioned July 17 1950 - Decommissioned January 15 1951
Stricken January 22 1951
- AVIERE DD-554 (Italian Naval Service)
Sold to Italy January 15 1951, and renamed
Converted to Experimental Gun Ship 1970
Stricken 1975 and sunk as target
Keel Laid November 1 1939 - Launched May 31 1940
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- Covers Page 1 (1941-46, 1951)
Postmarks
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THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
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existing example.
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Postmark Type |
Date From to Date To |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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USPO Duplex |
1939-11-01
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No Image |
Keel Laying, cachet by Dr. S. E. Hutnick
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USPO Duplex |
1940-05-31
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No Image |
Launching, cachet by Dr. S. E. Hutnick
1st Commissioning June 3 1941 to February 26 1946
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Locy Type |
1941-06-20
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First Day of Postal Service. Cachet by Michael Sanders
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Locy Type |
1941-06-20
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First Day of Postal Service. Cachet by Reba Osgood, Sponsored by "Old Ironsides" Chapter No. 1, USCS
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Locy Type |
1946-01-24
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Note:
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Locy Type |
1946-01-24
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Close-up view of the ship's return address.
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Locy Type |
1941-12-22
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Manuscript ship's name on a Censored cover
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Locy Type |
1944-07-27
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Censored sailor's mail
2nd Commissioning July 17 1950 to January 15 1951
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Locy Type |
1951-05-09
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Ship renamed
Posted after POD at Brooklyn N.Y. Naval Base
Other Information
NICHOLSON Earned 10 Battle Stars for her WWII service.
NAMESAKE - Named in Honor of the Nicholson family of which 5 members were prominent in early naval history.
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