SCHENCK AG 82

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 March 26 1918 - Launched April 23 1919


1. USS SCHENCK Destroyer No. 159
   Commissioned October 30 1919
   
   
2. USS SCHENCK DD-159
   Designated (DD) July 17 1920
   Decommissioned June 9 1922
   Recommissioned May 1 1930 - Decommissioned August 14 1934
   Recommissioned January 24 1935
   
   
3. USS SCHENCK AG-82
   Reclassified Miscellaneous Auxiliary (AG) September 2 1944
   Decommissioned May 17 1946
   
   Stricken June 5 1946
   Sold November 25 1946 and broken up for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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1. Schenck Covers Page 1    (1933-41)

 

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 May 1 1930 to August 14 1934

 

Locy Type 3s (BC)

1933-06-19

As DD-159
Cachet by Deane C. (DC) Bartley and John Paul Jones Chapter No. 2, USCS

 

Locy Type 5hks

1932-04-28

As DD-159

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3rd Commissioning January 24 1935 to May 17 1945

 

Locy Type 3s (A)

1936-02-25

As DD-159
Mardi Gras cachet by E. O. Saltmarsh

 

Locy Type 3 (BC-BBT) "NEW ORLEANS / LOUISIANA"

1935-02-22

As DD-159
Washington's Birthday and Welcome to New Orleans!
Cachet by Onzay, Emil A. Thurman and George L. Canaday.

 

Locy Type 3 (AC-TTB) "PORTSMOUTH / VA."

1937-12-01

As DD-159

 

Locy Type 3 (AC-TTB) "CULEBRA / P.R."

1938-03-05

As DD-159

 

Locy Type 3 (AC-TTB) "BRIDGEPORT / CONN"

1939-07-29

As DD-159

 

Locy Type 3 (A-TBT)

1941-04-23

As DD-159

 

Locy Type 9v

1939-07-29

As DD-159

 

Locy Type 9x

1939-07-29

As DD-159

 

Other Information

Earned 1 Battle Star (WWII)
* Convoy escort duty December 1943

Credited with sinking...
German U-645 December 24 1943 off Azores

NAMESAKE - Rear Admiral James Findlay Schenck, USN (June 11 1807 – December 21 1882)
United States Naval Officer who served in the Mexican-American War (1846-48) and the American Civil War (1861-65)

 

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