DOBBIN AD 3

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.

Dobbin Class Destroyer Tender
Keel Laid December 23 1919 - Launched May 5 1921
 
1. USS DOBBIN AD-3
   Commissioned July 23 1924 - Decommissioned September 27 1946
   
   Struck from Naval Register (Date unknown)
   Transferred to Maritime Commission December 24 1946 for disposal

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS Dobbin AD-3 Covers Page 1    (1925-46)

 

Postmarks

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Note: The cancelling devices for Destroyer Squadron No. 3 and Destroyer Squadron No. 14 were located aboard this ship.
 

 

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

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Post Office Established November 11 1924 - Disestablished June 11 1946

 

Locy Type 2# (Br. #15846)

1945-12-19

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Locy Type 2# (used after POD) (Br. #15846)

1946-07-01

Post office discontinued June 11, 1946

 

Locy Type 3 (A-BBT) "NAVY / DAY"

1934-10-27

Navy Day 1934

 

Locy Type 3 (A-BTT)

1941-08-25

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Locy Type 3 (A-BTT)

1946-05-10

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Locy Type 3r

1925-02-11

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Locy Type 3r (AC-TBT) "SIXTEEN / YEARS OLD"

1940-07-23

16th Anniversary of Commissioning. Cachet by James Chun and Jimmie Allen. Cachet sponsored by Louis C. Minkler and James E. Slater.

 

Locy Type 3r (AC-TBT) "MERRY / CHRISTMAS"

1940-12-25

Christmas. Cachet by Henry Stinemetts

 

Locy Type 3z

1942-03-04

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Locy Type 5hks "PHILADELPHIA / PA."

1932-02-17

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Locy Type 5hks

1932-02-08

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Locy Type 5ahks "SAN DIEGO / CALIF"

1932-10-11

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Locy Type 5ahks

1932-08-15

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Locy Type 6

1933-06-21

Seattle Welcomes the U.S. Scouting Fleet. Cachet by Deane C. (DC) Bartley and sponsored by the John Paul Jones Chapter No. 2, USCS

 

Locy Type 6j

1926-05-29

Unofficial First Day Cover of the 5c Ericsson Memorial stamp. From the Adam Francis collection.

 

Locy Type 7dr (C)

1937-02-20

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Locy Type 7dr (C) (Inverted Dial)

1938-04-17

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Locy Type 7drz

1945-04-28

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Locy Type 9v USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. D-25f

1927-05-14

Mark from back of cover
Reduced at right

 

Locy Type 9v (C)

1929-02-20 to 1929-03-02

Mark from back of cover

 

Locy Type 9v USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. D-25d

1937-07-01

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Locy Type 9v USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. D-25e

1945-04-24 to 1945-04-30

Mark from back of cover

 

Locy Type F "SAN DIEGO / CALIF" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. D-25b

1938-02-22

Washington's Birthday
Cachet by Louis G. Nix

 

Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. D-25b

1938-03-15

Fancy cancel
Cachet by Edward Hacker

 

Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. D-25b

1938-02-22

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Other Information

DOBBIN earned 1 Battle Star for WWII service
* Pearl Harbor December 7 1941

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Defense Service Medal (with Fleet clasp) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1 star) - World War II Victory Medal - Philippines Liberation Medal

NAMESAKE - Secretary of the Navy James Cochrane Dobbin

Postcard of the ship. Date unknown.

 

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