DE GRASSE AK 223
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.
Keel Laid January 31 1943 as Maritime Commission type (EC2-S-C1) hull Launched February 24 1943 Acquired by U.S. Navy October 28 1943 Decommissioned March 28 1946 Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, Benecia, CA Original name restored Struck from Naval Register April 17 1946 Sold February 10 1970 to Union Minerals & Alloys, Corp for scrap |
This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each name of the ship (for example, Bushnell AG-32 / Sumner AGS-5 are different names for the same ship so there should be one set of pages for Bushnell and one set for Sumner). Covers should be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).
Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date range for covers on that page.
- Covers Page 1 (1945-46)
Postmarks
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. 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.
A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an
image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN
THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
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1945-11-27 |
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Other Information
DE GRASSE earned 3 Battle Stars (WWII)
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Marshall Islands operation, Occupation of Kwajalein and Majuro Atolls, February - March 1944
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Marianas operation, Capture and occupation of Saipan, June - July 1944
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Okinawa Gunto operation, Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, April 1945
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (3) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)
NAMESAKE - Admiral Comte de Grasse (1722-1788)
De Grasse commanded the French Fleet which defeated the British in the Battle off the Virginia Capes, September 5 1781. Lord Cornwallis' army, cut off from sea support by De Grasse, surrendered to General Washington at Yorktown, the most decisive victory of the Revolutionary War
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