PEARY DD 226
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.
- Clemson Class Destroyer
- USS PEARY DD-226
Commissioned 22 October 1920
SUNK by Japanese Aircraft 19 February 1942 while taking on fuel in Darwin Harbor
80 of her crew were lost with the ship and remain on duty
Keel Laid 9 September 1919 - Launched 6 April 1920
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- USS Peary DD-226 Covers Page 1 (1926-41)
Postmarks
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Post Office Established December 11 1920 - Disestablished February 19 1942
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Locy Type |
1938-01-21 |
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"SHANGHAI" misspelled
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Locy Type |
1938-02-12 |
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"SHANGHAI" misspelled
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Locy Type |
1926-01-22 |
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Note:
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Locy Type |
1930-07-30 |
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Note:
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Locy Type |
1938-10-27 |
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Navy Day, Cachet by G. E. Judkins, USN
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Locy Type |
1928-08-06 |
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Return to USS JOHN D. FORD DD-228
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Locy Type F |
1935-04-06 |
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Anthony Di Rocco R/S marking is on the back.
Other Information
USS PEARY received one battle star for her World War II service.
NAMESAKE - Rear Admiral Robert Edwin Peary, USN (6 May 1856 – 20 February 1920)
An American explorer who claimed to have been the first person, on 6 April 1909, to reach the geographic North Pole
The Liberty ship "SS Robert E. Peary", the destroyer USS Peary (DD-226), the cargo ship USNS Robert E. Peary T-AKE-5, and the Knox-class frigate USS Robert E. Peary FF 1073 were named in honor of him.
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