GANSEVOORT DD 608

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.

Benham Class Destroyer
Keel Laid June 16 1941 - Launched April 11 1942


1. USS GANSEVOORT DD-608
   Commissioned August 25 1942 - Decommissioned February 1 1946
   
   Struck from Naval Register July 1 1971
   Sunk as target March 23 1972 off Florida

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1943)

 

Postmarks

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Locy Type 2(n)

1945-12-19

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Locy Type 3z (BTB)

1943-07-22

Censored wartime (WWII) use

 

Other Information

GANSEVOORT received four battle stars for her World War II service

NAMESAKE - Commodore Guert Gansevoort (June 7 1812 - July 15 1868)
Gansevoort was appointed a Midshipman in the Navy March 4 1823. Subsequently he served in the Mediterranean on board USS CONSTITUTION, NORTH CAROLINA, and OHIO; took part in attacks on Tuxpan and Tabasco during the Mexican War; landed seamen and marines from DECATUR to defend Seattle, Washington Territory from hostile Indians in January 1856; was in charge of ordnance at the New York Yard 1861-63 helping fit out ships which had been acquired for blockade duty; and commanded Ironclad ROANOKE in the last year of the Civil War. He retired January 28 1867 and died July 15 1868 at Schenectady, N.Y

 

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