LUCE DM 4

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 / Stribling Class Light Minelayer
Originally planned as SCHLEY
Name changed December 4 1917
Keel Laid February 9 1918 - Launched June 29 1918


1. USS LUCE Destroyer No. 99
   Commissioned September 11 1918
   
   
2. USS LUCE DM 4
   Reclassified Light Minelayer (DM) July 18 1920
   Decommissioned June 30 1922
   Recommissioned March 19 1930 - Decommissioned January 31 1931
   
   Struck from Navy Register January 7 1936
   Sold September 29 1936
   Scrapped November 13 1936

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1930)

 

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 March 19 1930 to January 31 1931

 

Locy Type 3s "NEW / LONDON CT"

1930-09-01

DM 4.

 

Locy Type 3s "NORFOLK / VA"

1930-09-012

DM 4. Official Business.

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Admiral Stephen Bleecker Luce, USN (March 25 1827 – July 28 1917)

There have been three ships of the US Navy named LUCE.
USS Luce DD-99/DM-4, USS Luce DD-522 and USS Luce DDG-38.

 

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