WAINWRIGHT DD 419

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.

Sims Class Destroyer
Keel Laid June 7 1938 - Launched June 1 1939


1. USS WAINWRIGHT DD-419
   Commissioned April 15 1940
   Damaged in Atomic Bomb Test at Bikini Atoll July 1946
   Decommissioned August 28 1946
   Sunk July 5 1948 as target in Pacific
   
   Struck from Naval Register July 13 1948

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1940-45)

 

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

 

Locy Type 3 (AC-BBT) "PORTMOUTH / VIRGINIA" USS TAYLOR DD-94

1938-06-07

Twin Keel Laying with USS MORRIS DD-417
ANCS 6 & 598 Cachet

 

Locy Type 3 (AC-BTT) USS TRENTON CL-11

1939-06-01

Twin Launching with USS MORRIS DD-417
ANCS 6 & 598 Cachet

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Locy Type FDC 3 "FIRST DAY / CANCELLATION"

1940-04-15

Commissioning. Cachet by David Bushnell Chapter No. 48, USCS

 

Locy Type FDC 3 "FIRST DAY / CANCELLATION"

1940-04-15

Commissioning, Cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson

 

Locy Type FDC 9v

1940-04-15

Commissioning

 

Locy Type FDC 9x

1940-04-15

Commissioning, Cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson

 

Locy Type 2z*

1943-12-10

"Thank You for the Cigarettes" reply card.

 

Locy Type 3 (A-BBT) "PARA / BRAZIL"

1940-07-12

South America Cruise. Cachet by Louis C. Weigand

 

Locy Type 3z (TTT)

1945-02-21

Note:

 

Locy Type 9v

1941-08-28 to 1941-08-29

Mark from back of cover

 

Locy Type 9x

1940-07-12

Note:

 

Locy Type SLPbs(n) (62x3)

1940-07-12

Note:

 

Other Information

WAINWRIGHT earned seven battle stars for her World War II service

NAMESAKE - Named in honor of Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright (1821-63), his son, Master Jonathan Wainwright, Jr. (1849-70), his cousin, Commander Richard Wainwright (1831-62), and also Rear Admiral Richard Wainwright (1849-1926)

 

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