TRACY DM 19

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.

Clemson Class Destroyer
Keel Laid April 3 1919 - Launched August 12 1919
 
1. USS TRACY Destroyer No. 214
   Commissioned March 9 1920
   
   
2. USS TRACY DD-214
   Designated (DD) July 17 1920
   
   
3. USS TRACY DM-19
   Reclassified Light Minelayer (DM) June 30 1937
   Decommissioned January 16 1946
   
   Struck from Naval Register February 7 1946
   Sold May 16 1946 to Northern Metals Company of Philadelphia, Pa. for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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1. Tracy Covers Page 1    (1930-41)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

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Post Office Established March 10 1920 - Discontinued August 7 1923

 

Locy Type 9 (C)

1922-01-28

As DD-214
Postmark on a San Miguel beer ad in a copy of the "TYPHOON" newspaper published by the American Destroyers Operating in the Far East.

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Post Office Reestablished June 13 1925 - Discontinued January 12 1946

 

Locy Type 3 (BC-TBB)

1934-07-28

As DD-214
30th Anniversary of WWI, cachet by Homer D. Hubbard

 

Locy Type 3r (A-BBT) "PEARL HARBOR / HAWAII"

1940-11-29

As DM-19
Cachet by Walter G. Crosby

 

Locy Type 3r (A-BBT)

1941-05-26

As DM-19

 

Locy Type 3s (A) "MANILA / P I"

1930-03-03

As DD-214
Official Business

 

Locy Type Fake "CRISTOBAL / C.Z." USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-3

1941-08-12

FAKE Postmark and cachet created by the Hobby Shop

 

Other Information

TRACY earned seven battle stars for her World War II service

TRACY DM-19 was at Pearl Harbor December 7 1941 at The Pearl Harbor Navy Yard

NAMESAKE - Benjamin Franklin Tracy (April 26 1830 – August 6 1915)
Tracy was a United States political figure who served as Secretary of the Navy from 1889 through 1893, during the administration of President Benjamin Harrison.

 

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