PALMER DMS 5 - Revision history

GregCiesielski at 19:07, 21 March 2026

2026-03-21T19:07:28Z

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GregCiesielski at 03:57, 11 September 2019

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GregCiesielski: Updated the page and added 1 cover

2019-09-11T03:52:20Z

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JonBurdett: added one cover

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JonBurdett: added 1 cover

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<h3>Ship Name and Designation History</h3>
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime.
The list is in chronological order.
<ol>Wickes Class Destroyer<br/>
Keel Laid May 29 1918 - Launched August 18 1918<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS PALMER Destroyer No. 161'''<br/>
Commissioned November 22 1918<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS PALMER DD-161'''<br/>
Designated (DD) July 17 1920<br/>
Decommissioned May 31 1922<br/>
Recommissioned August 7 1940<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS PALMER DMS-5'''<br/>
Reclassified Dorsey Class High-speed Minesweeper (DMS) November 19 1940<br/>
SUNK (Enemy aircraft) January 7 1945 at Lingayen Gulf, Philippines<br/>
28 of her crew were lost and remain on duty<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register February 8 1945
</ol>
<p> </p>

<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the
ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each incarnation of the ship (ie,
for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Covers should
be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).

Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't
take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date
range for covers on that page.
<ol>
<li>[[USS PALMER DMS-5_Covers_Page_1 |Palmer Covers Page 1 ]]     (1940)</li>
</ol>
<p> </p>

<h3>Postmarks</h3>
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a
separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry
in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Within each set, the postmarks
should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one postmark
has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of earliest
known usage.

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.
<br/> <br/>
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.



<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><th align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">
Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>
<th align="center" width="320">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
</tr></table>









<hr/>
<h4>2nd Commissioning August 7 1940 to January 7 1945</h4>




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>FDPS 3
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1940-11-15
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Palmer_DD161_19401115_2_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Palmer_DD161_19401115_2_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As DD-161<br/>
First Day of Postal Service, Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_M_Fay_Muridge_ | M. Fay Muridge]] and Walter Czubay




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>FDPS 3
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1940-11-15
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Palmer_DD161_19401115_2_Back.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Palmer_DD161_19401115_2_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Back side of the November 15 1940 cover




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>FDPS 3
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1940-11-15
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Palmer_DD161_19401115_4_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Palmer_DD161_19401115_4_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As DD-161<br/>
First Day of Postal Service, Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_B_Saunders_Bullard_ | B. Saunders Bullard]]




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>FDPS 9v
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1940-11-15
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Palmer_DD161_19401115_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Palmer_DD161_19401115_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As DD-161<br/>
First Day of Postal Service




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Locy Type<br/>3 (A-BBT)
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1940-12-26
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[[Image:JonBurdett palmer dms5 19401226 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett palmer dms5 19401226.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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As DMS-5




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type F<br/><br/>"MEMORIAL / DAY"<br/><br/>USCS Catalog<br/>Illustration<br/>P-3
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1941-05-30
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Palmer_DD161_19410530_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Palmer_DD161_19410530_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As DMS-5<br/>
Memorial Day. This cover was sponsored by the [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_6_Moffett_ | Admiral Moffett Chapter No. 6, USCS]] (Chicago IL) and serviced by Tazewell G. Nicholson in Norfolk VA. The Moffett Chapter may have created the postmark also but that is not confirmed. This postmark has only been seen on Moffett/Nicholson covers though.




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type F<br/><br/>"MEMORIAL / DAY"<br/><br/>USCS Catalog<br/>Illustration<br/>P-3
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1941-05-30
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Palmer_DD161_19410530_1_Back.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Palmer_DD161_19410530_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Backside of the May 30 1941 cover (P-3 postmark) showing the ship's Type 3 (A-BBT) postmark




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type F<br/><br/>USCS Catalog<br/>Illustration<br/>P-3a
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1941-05-30
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Palmer_DD161_19410530_2_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Palmer_DD161_19410530_2_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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As DMS-5<br/>
Memorial Day. This cover was sponsored by the [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_6_Moffett_ | Admiral Moffett Chapter No. 6, USCS]] (Chicago IL) and serviced by Tazewell G. Nicholson in Norfolk VA. The Moffett Chapter may have created the postmark also but that is not confirmed. This postmark has only been seen on Moffett/Nicholson covers though.




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type F<br/><br/>USCS Catalog<br/>Illustration<br/>P-3a
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1941-05-30
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Palmer_DD161_19410530_2_Back.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Palmer_DD161_19410530_2_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Backside of the May 30 1941 cover (P-3a postmark) showing the ship's Type 3 (A-BBT) postmark

<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
PALMER received 5 battle stars for her World War II service.<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - James Shedden Palmer (1810-December 7 1867)<br/>
Palmer was appointed Midshipman January 1 1825. He commanded FLIRT during the Mexican War, and IROQUIOS and HARTFORD during the Civil War. He commanded the Naval Station at New Orleans and the West Gulf Squadron during 1864. Appointed to command the West Indian Squadron in 1865, he was commissioned Rear Admiral July 25 1866 and died December 7 1867 at St. Thomas, Virgin Islands



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