SCHLEY DD 103
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.
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Wickes (Little) Class Destroyer
- USS SCHLEY Destroyer No. 103
Commissioned September 20 1918
- USS SCHLEY DD-103
Designated (DD) July 17 1920 - Decommissioned June 1 1922
Recommissioned October 3 1940
- USS SCHLEY APD-14
Reclassified High Speed Transport (APD) February 6 1943
- USS SCHLEY DD-103
Reverted to (DD) July 5 1945
Decommissioned November 5 1945
Struck from Naval Register December 5 1945
Sold 1946 and broken up for scrap
Keel Laid down on October 29 1917 - Launched March 28 1918
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- Schley Covers Page 1 (1940-44)
Postmarks
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Postmark Type |
Date From to Date To |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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Post Office Established October 6 1919 - Disestablished August 13 1920
Post Office Reestablished November 18 1940 - Disestablished November 9 1945
Locy Type |
1940-11-18 |
As DD-103
First Day Postal Service. Cachet by George Neumann and Frederick Horton
Locy Type |
1940-11-18 |
As DD-103
First Day Postal Service
Locy Type |
1940-11-18 |
As DD-103
First Day Postal Service, cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson
Locy Type |
1940-11-18 |
As DD-103
First Day Postal Service
Locy Type |
1941-07-04 |
As DD-103
Independence Day
Locy Type |
1942-05-23 |
As DD-103
Locy Type |
1942-06-15 |
As DD-103
Censored, cachet by Walter G. Crosby
Locy Type |
1944-03-16 |
As APD-14
Other Information
SCHLEY earned 11 Battle Stars (WWII)
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Pearl Harbor December 7 1941
NAMESAKE - Named in Honor of Admiral Winfield Scott Schley USN (October 9 1839 - October 2 1911) an Officer of the United States Navy
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