JEFFERS DD 621

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.

Gleaves Class Destroyer Keel Laid 25 March 1942 - Launched 26 August 1942 USS JEFFERS DD-621 Commissioned 5 November 1942 USS JEFFERS DMS-27 Converted to High-speed Minesweeper (DMS) 15 November 1944 USS JEFFERS DD-621 Reverted to Destroyer (DD) 15 January 1955 Decommissioned 23 May 1955 Struck from Naval Register 1 July 1971 Sold 25 May 1973 and broken up for scrap

Commodore William Nicholson Jeffers, USN

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS Jeffers Covers Page 1    (1942-1947)

 

Postmarks

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

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Post office established 8 November 1942 - Disestablished 1 December 1954

 

Locy Type 2(n) (DMS)

1947-06-25

DMS-27

 

Locy Type 2(n) (DMS)

1947-08-10

DMS-27

 

Locy Type 3z (BTT)

1943-06-02

DD-621

 

Locy Type 9ef(nu) (DMS)

1947-10-08

DMS-27

 

Locy Type 9ruz

1946-12-26

DMS-27

 

Locy Type Fz USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. J-6

1944-05-04

DD-621. Official Business. From the Bob Govern collection.

 

Locy Type J-6 + SLKbs (50x7)

1946-01-18

DMS-27

 

Locy Type 2z + SLKts(n) (45x3)

1946-10-11

DMS-27

 

Locy Type RCVD

1943-05-29

DD-621. From the Bob Govern collection.

 

Locy Type SLbs (50x7)

1943-05-29

DD-621. From the Bob Govern collection.

 

Other Information

USS JEFFERS earned 7 Battle Stars for her WWII service.

USS JEFFERS DMS-27 was at Tokyo Bay September 2 1945 for the Japanese surrender.

NAMESAKE - Commodore William Nicholson Jeffers, USN (6 October 1824 – 23 July 1883)
Jeffers was a U.S. Navy Officer of the 19th century. He took part in combat operations during The Mexican-American War and The American Civil War. During the 1870s and early 1880s he served as Chief of the Bureau of Ordnance.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. Lucie Jeffers Lyons great- granddaughter of Commodore Jeffers.

 

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