STERETT DD 407

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 December 2 1936 - Launched October 27 1938


1. USS STERETT DD-407
   Commissioned August 15 1939 - Decommissioned November 2 1945
   
   Stricken February 25 1947
   Sold August 10 1947 and broken up for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1939-40)

 

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

 

Locy Type FDC 3r "FIRST DAY IN / COMMISSION"

1939-08-15 to 1939-08-15

First Day in Commission, Cachet by Edward Hacker

 

Locy Type 3r (A-BTT) "CHARLESTON / S.C."

1939-10-14 to 1939-10-14

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Locy Type 3r (A-BTT) "VERACRUZ / MEXICO"

1939-11-03 to 1939-11-03

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

1940-09-29 to 1940-09-29

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Locy Type 3z

1944-05-30

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Locy Type 9v

1939-10-21 to 1939-10-21

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Locy Type 9x

1939-08-18 to 1939-08-18

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Other Information

USS STERETT (DD-407) earned 12 battle stars and the Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation for her World War II service.

 

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