LYMAN K SWENSON DD 729

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.

Allen M. Sumner Class Destroyer Keel Laid September 11 1943 - Launched February 12 1944 USS LYMAN K. SWENSON DD-729 Commissioned May 2 1944 - Decommissioned February 12 1971 Struck from Naval Register February 1 1974 Transferred to Taiwan May 6 1974 and cannibalized for spare parts

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1945-63)

 

Postmarks

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

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Post Office Established June 1 1944 - Disestablished October 15 1970

 

Locy Type 2(n) Oct 27, 1945

1945-10-27

Navy Day 1945

 

Locy Type 2 USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. L-23

1954-07-12

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Locy Type 2 USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. L-23a

1963-10-30

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Locy Type 2(n)

1947-04-15

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Locy Type 2t(nu)

1967-05-02

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Locy Type 2z "V-J DAY"

1945-09-02

Censored wartime (WWII) use
V-J DAY added to cancel

 

Other Information

LYMAN K. SWENSON earned 5 Battle Stars for WWII and 6 Battle Stars for Korea

NAMESAKE - Lyman Knute Swenson USN (October 23 1892 - November 13 1942)
Swenson graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1916 and served in surface combatants and submarines, including command of USS H-6 (SS-149) in 1919. Later, he commanded USS ISABEL PY-10 and Destroyer Division 64. In 1941, he became captain of the new cruiser USS JUNEAU CL-52, placing her in commission in February 1942. Captain Lyman K. Swenson was killed in action when JUNEAU was torpedoed and sunk by a Japanese submarine on November 13 1942, just after participating in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal

 

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