CHAMBERS DER 391

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.

Edsall Class Destroyer Escort Keel Laid May 28 1943 - Launched August 17 1943 USS CHAMBERS DE-391 Commissioned November 22 1943 - Decommissioned April 22 1946 Loaned to U.S. Coast Guard June 11 1952 USCGC CHAMBERS WDE-491 Commissioned June 11 1952 - Decommissioned July 30 1954 Returned to U.S. Navy July 30 1954 Reclassified Radar Picket Escort (DER) October 28 1954 USS CHAMBERS DER-391 Recommissioned June 1 1955 - Decommissioned June 20 1960 Stricken March 1 1975 Sold September 24 1975 for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1952)

 

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. 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.

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

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2nd Commissioning (USCG) June 1 1955 to June 20 1960

 

USPO Slogan Machine Cancel Baltimore MD

1952-08-26

N/A

USCG WDE-491

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3rd Commissioning (USN) June 1 1955 to June 20 1960

 

Locy Type FDC 9ef(nu)

1955-06-01

AS DER-391. First Day. Rubber stamp cachet by William Frederick

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Russell Franklyn Chambers USNR (June 10 1914 - December 28 1942)
Chambers was appointed Aviation Cadet, USNR, December 5 1938 and commissioned Ensign November 4 1939. On duty in the Philippines when the United States entered World War II, Ensign Chambers was reported missing in action December 27 1941 after an engagement with the enemy over Jolo. He was officially declared dead December 28 1942.

 

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