McDERMUT DD 677

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.

USS McDERMUT DD-677
Commissioned November 19 1943 - Decommissioned January 15 1947
Recommissioned December 29 1950 - Decommissioned December 16 1963

Struck from Naval Register April 1 1965
Sold January 4 1966 and broken up for scrap

Naval Covers

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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

1st Commissioning November 19 1943 to January 15 1947

Locy Type
2z

1945-04-26

Censored wartime (WWII) use

Locy Type
9efu

USCS Catalog
Illustration
M-20

1946-02-05

Date added by separate handstamp

2nd Commissioning December 29 1950 to December 16 1963

Locy Type
FDPS 2

1951-01-15

First Day Postal Service

Locy Type
2

1952-02-28
to
1952-02-29

Note:

Locy Type
2t(n+u) (USS)

1963-02-22

Note:

Other Information

McDERMUT earned 10 Battle Stars (WWII)for WWII, and 5 Battle Stars for Korea service

NAMESAKE - Lieutenant Commander David A. McDermut, USN (about 1820 – April 18 1863).
LtCmdr. McDermut was an officer in the United States Navy during the American Civil War.
A native of New York, McDermut was appointed Midshipman November 8 1841 and attained the rank of Lieutenant Commander July 16 1862. During the Civil War, he served in POTOMAC and MARION before assuming command of CAYUGA December 2 1862. He commanded CAYUGA until April 18 1863 when he was killed in action against Confederate forces near Sabine Pass

Two ships of the US Navy have been named in his honor. USS McDERMUT DD-262 and USS McDERMUT DD-677

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