SWANSON DD 443

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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 November 15 1939 - Launched November 2 1940

  1. USS SWANSON DD-443
    Commissioned May 29 1941 - Decommissioned March 6 1946

    Struck from Naval Register March 1 1971
    Sold June 29 1972 and broken up for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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  1. Covers Page 1    (1941-46)

 

Postmarks

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A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
 
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Postmark Type
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Killer Bar Text

Date From
to
Date To
Thumbnail Link To
Postmark Image
Thumbnail Link To
Cover Image


 

Locy Type
FDC 3

1941-05-29

First Day in Commission, cachet by Dr. S. E. Hutnick


 

Locy Type
FDC 3

(Notice the different placement of the year)

1941-05-29

First Day in Commission, cachet by Louis & Mae Weigand


 

Locy Type
FDC 9v

1941-05-29

First Day in Commission, cachet by Louis & Mae Weigand


 

Locy Type
FDC 9x

1941-05-29

First Day in Commission, cachet by Louis & Mae Weigand


 

Locy Type
3 (A-BTT)

1945-12-02

Note:


 

Locy Type
3z (BTT)

1943-10-26

Note:


 

Locy Type
FAKE

"LAST /
DAY"

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. S-111

1946-03-06

Fake Last Day in Commission cancel

 

Other Information

SWANSON received eight battle stars for her World War II service.

NAMESAKE - Claude Augustus Swanson (March 31 1862 – July 7 1939).
He was Secretary of the Navy under Franklin D. Roosevelt from 1933 until his death in 1939.

 


 

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