DURANT DER 389
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
- USS DURANT DE-389
Commissioned November 16 1943 - Decommissioned February 27 1946
Loaned to U.S. Coast Guard May 9 1952
- USCGC DURANT WDE-489
Commissioned May 15 1952 - Decommissioned June 16 1954
Returned to U.S. Navy
Reclassified Radar Picket Escort (DER) October 21 1955
- USS DURANT DER-389
Recommissioned December 8 1956 - Decommissioned March 1 1964
Stricken April 1 1974
Sold August 16 1974 for scrap
Keel Laid May 15 1943 - Launched August 3 1943
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- Durant Covers Page 1 (1945-57)
Postmarks
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). 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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image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN
THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
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Postmark Type |
Date From to Date To |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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1st Commissioning November 1 1943 to February 27 1946
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Locy Type |
1945-10-17 |
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As DE-389
Last Day Postal Service
2nd Commissioning December 8 1956 to March 1 1964
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Locy Type |
1957-01-02 |
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As DER-389
Other Information
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Campaign Medal - European-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal - WWII Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal w/ 1 star - Antarctica Service Ribbon
NAMESAKE - Pharmacist’s Mate Third Class Kenneth William Durant, USN (March 2 1919 - November 3 1942).
PM3 Durant was killed in action on Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands while serving with the US Marines. Pharmacist’s Mate Third Class Durant was posthumously awarded the Silver Star Medal for his devotion to duty in caring for the wounded and courage in facing machinegun and sniper fire in an attempt to rescue a wounded man.
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