PHILIP DD 76

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.

Wickes Class Destroyer
Keel Laid September 1 1917 - Launched July 25 1918


1. USS PHILIP Destroyer No 76
   Commissioned August 24 1918
   
   
2. USS PHILIP DD-76
   Designated (DD) July 17 1920
   Decommissioned May 29 1922
   Recommissioned February 25 1930 - Decommissioned April 2 1937
   Recommissioned September 30 1939 - Decommissioned October 23 1940
   
   Stricken January 8 1941
   
   
3. HMS LANCASTER G-05 (British Naval Service)
   Transferred to Great Britain October 23 1940 and renamed (Famous Fifty)
   
   Broken up for scrap 1947

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1931-39)

 

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

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2nd Commissioning February 25 1930 to April 2 1937

 

Locy Type 3 (A-BBT) SAN DIEGO / CALIF"

1935-06-26

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Locy Type 3s "BROOKLYN / N.Y."

1931-01-29

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Locy Type 5hks

1934-10-27

Navy Day

 

Locy Type 5bhks (XOX) "PEARL HARBOR / T.H."

1936-07-21

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Locy Type LDPS 3 "SAN DIEGO / CAL"

1937-04-01

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3rd Commissioning September 30 1939 to October 23 1940

 

Locy Type FDPS 3r FIRST DAY / SERVICE"

1939-12-13

First Day of Postal Service

 

Locy Type LDPS 3r NEW YORK / NY"

1940-10-04

Last Day of Postal Service, cachet by C. Wright Richell

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Rear Admiral John W. Philip, USN (August 26 1840 – June 30 1900) an officer in The United States Navy during The Civil War and Spanish-American War

Two destroyers have been named in his honor; USS Philip DD-76 and USS Philip DD-498.

 

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