SAMUEL N MOORE DD 747

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 September 30 1943 - Launched February 23 1944 USS SAMUEL N. MOORE DD 747 Commissioned June 24 1944 - Decommissioned October 24 1969 Stricken October 24 1969 ROCS HENG YANG DD-2 (Taiwanese Naval Service) Transferred to Taiwan December 9 1969 and renamed ROCS HENG YANG DDG-902 Redesignated (Date unknown) Stricken May 1995 and possibly broken up

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1944-57)

 

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	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

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1st Post Office Established June 23 1944 to September 15 1948

 

Locy Type 2

1957-01-13

Note:

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1946-06-24

2nd birthday, cachet by Morris W Beck

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1947-12-30

US Navy in Pacific Waters cachet

 

Locy Type 2z

1945-09-10

Tokyo Bay

 

Locy Type 9ef(nu)

1957-01-13

Note:

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2nd Post Office Established July 1 1954 to October 24 1969

 

Locy Type 2(n) (A,USS)

1962-07-04

Independence Day, cachet by Morris W Beck

 

Other Information

SAMUEL N. MOORE received five battle stars for World War II, three battle stars for Korea, and seven battle stars for Vietnam.

NAMESAKE - Captain Samuel Nobre Moore, USN (September 7 1891 – August 9 1942)
Born in Washington, D.C., Moore entered the United States Naval Academy in 1909 and was commissioned Ensign in 1913.
     From April 1914 to February 1915, he served on board USS HOPKINS (DD-6) and participated in the occupation of Veracruz. He served in USS NICHOLSON (DD-52) from May 1915 to January 1917, and in USS MICHIGAN (BB-27) while the United States participated in World War I.
     During the interwar period, he held numerous naval posts ashore and at sea with the Atlantic, Pacific, and Asiatic Fleets. In command of Destroyer Division 21 from September 1937 into 1939, Moore organized the New England section of the Neutrality Patrol in late 1939. He took command of USS QUINCY (CA-39) on 20 May 1942 and died on the night of 8–9 August 1942 when that cruiser was sunk while fighting in the Battle of Savo Island.

 

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