BLUE DD 387

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.

Bagley Class Destroyer
Keel Laid September 25 1935 - Launched May 27 1937


1. USS BLUE DD-387
   Commissioned August 14 1937
   Damaged beyond repair by Japanese Destroyer KAWAKAZE off Guadalcanal August 22 1942
   Scuttled August 23 1942 in Iron Bottom Sound

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1937-41)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Close-Up Image	Thumbnail Link To Full Cover Image

 

Portsmouth VA Navy Yard Sta. Duplex

1935-09-25

Keel Laying

 

Locy Type 3 (AC-TTB) USS DRAYTON DD-366

1937-05-27

Twin Launching with USS HELM DD-388

 

Locy Type 2 "U.S. Marine Barracks Br." Portsmouth VA

1937-05-27

No Image

Launching, cachet by Dr. S. E. Hutnick

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Locy Type FDC 3r "1-ST-DAY / COMM."

1937-08-14

First Day in Commission

 

Locy Type FDC 3ty "HAVANA / CUBA" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. B-38b

1937-08-14

First Day in Commission
Unlisted as FDC in USCS Postmark Catalog

 

Locy Type FDC 9x

1937-08-14

First Day in Commission
Unlisted as FDC in USCS Postmark Catalog

 

Locy Type 3r (AC-TTB) "GUANTANAMO / BAY CUBA"

1937-11-24

Shakedown Cruise
C. Wright Richell
Tazewell G. Nicholson

 

 

Locy Type 3r (AC-TTB) "SAN DIEGO / CALIF -"

1938-09-06

Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell

 

 

Locy Type 3r (A-BTT) "PEARL / HARBOR T.H."

1940-08-14

Ship Birthday
Ted Harrington

 

 

Locy Type 6ep(2)

1940-03-26

Note:

 

Other Information

BLUE earned 5 Battle Stars (WWII)
* Pearl Harbor December 7 1941

NAMESAKE - Named in Honor of Rear Admiral Victor Blue (December 6 1865 - January 22 1928) A Naval Officer during The Spanish-American War

 

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