TRUXTUN DD 14

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Ship Name and Designation History

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    Truxtun Class Destroyer
    Keel Laid 13 November 1899 - Launched 15 August 1901

  1. USS TRUXTUN Destroyer No. 14
    Commissioned 11 September 1902 - Decommissioned 18 July 1919

    Struck from Naval Register 15 September 1919
    Sold 3 January 1920 into merchant service
    Operated as banana carrier
    Scrapped (Date unknown)

Commodore Thomas Truxtun, USN

Naval Covers

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  1. USS Truxtun DD-14 Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)

 

Postmarks

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USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. T-29

1917-12-24

Censored, Sailor's mail. From the Bob Govern collection.

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Commodore Thomas Truxtun, USN (17 February 1755 -5 May 1822)
Truxtun was an American naval officer. In the American Revolution he won a name as a privateer, seizing many British prizes. Later he was a sea captain in merchant trade until the U.S. navy was organized. In the "near war" with France (1798-1800), he commanded the USS CONSTELLATION and earned an outstanding reputation. He captured the French Frigate L'INSURGENTE (1799) and then later defeated La VENGEANCE (1800), although he was prevented by a storm from taking the latter ship as a prize. Shortly afterward he retired from the navy.

Six ships of the US Navy have been named in is honor; USS Truxtun (1842 Brig), USS Truxtun DD-14, USS Truxtun DD-229, USS Truxtun APD-98, USS Truxtun CGN-35 and USS Truxtun DDG-103.

The ships sponsor was Miss Isabelle Truxtun, Commodore Truxtun’s granddaughter

 


 

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