CLAXTON DD 571

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.

Fletcher Class Destroyer Keel Laid June 25 1941 - Launched April 1 1942 USS CLAXTON DD-571 Commissioned December 8 1942 - Decommissioned April 18 1946 Z-4 D-178 (West German Naval Service) Transferred to West Germany December 16 1959 and renamed Struck from Naval Register October 1 1974 Sold to Greece February 1981 Cannibalized for spare parts

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Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1943-45)

 

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

 

Locy Type 2(n) Oct 27, 1945 USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. C-52

1945-10-27

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Locy Type 3z (BBT)

1943-06-23

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Locy Type 2(n) USS CONYNGHAM DDG-17

1966-04-02

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Marking from ZERSTORER 4...Former CLAXTON
Nicholson Cachet

 

Other Information

CLAXTON earned the Presidential Unit Citation and 8 Battle Stars for WWII service

NAMESAKE - Thomas Claxton USN (? - October 17 1813)
Claxton entered the Navy as a Midshipman December 17 1810. He was mortally wounded after gallant service in the Battle of Lake Erie September 10 1813, dying at Erie, Pa., October 17 1813

 

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