HOGAN AG 105

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.

Wickes Class Destroyer
Keel Laid 25 November 1918 - Launched 12 April 1919


1. USS HOGAN Destroyer No. 178
   Commissioned 1 October 1919
   
   
2. USS HOGAN DD-178
   Designated (DD) 17 July 1920 - Decommissioned 27 May 1922
   Recommissioned 7 August 1940
   
   
3. USS HOGAN DMS-6
   Reclassified High-speed Minesweeper (DMS) 19 November 1940
   
   
4. USS HOGAN AG-105
   Reclassified Miscellaneous Auxiliary (AG) 5 June 1945
   Decommissioned 11 October 1945
   
   Struck from Naval Register 1 November 1945
   Sunk as target 8 November 1945 off San Diego

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS Hogan DMS-6/AG-105 Covers Page 1    (1940-1945)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

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Post Office Reestablished 30 September 1940 - Disestablished 30 June 1945

 

Locy Type FDPS 3r (A-TBT) "NORFOLK / VA."

1940-10-21

As DD-178. First Day Postal Service. Cachet by Arthur A. Christensen.

 

Locy Type FDPS 9v

1940-10-21

As DD-178. First Day Postal Service

 

Locy Type FDPS 9x

1940-10-15

As DD-178. First Day Postal Service (Used Early). Courtesy of the Bob Govern collection.

 

Locy Type 3r (A-TBT) "NORFOLK / VA"

1940-10-22

As DD-178. Cachet by Arthur A. Christensen.

 

Locy Type 3z (BTT)

1945-02-05

As DMS-6. Official Business.

 

Other Information

USS HOGAN earned the American Defense Service Medal, the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ six Battle stars and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Seaman Daniel Hogan (? - 1 September 1818)
Hogan entered the Navy on board the Schooner REVENGE at Boston, Mass., in 1811 and transferred to Frigate USS CONSTITUTION 18 February 1812. During the War of 1812 he won distinction on board CONSTITUTION in an engagement with the British Frigate HMS GUERRIERE. When CONSTITUTION's flag was shot away from the main topgallant masthead, Hogan climbed the rigging and lashed the colors to the masthead. In later action the CONSTITUTION defeated and destroyed HMS JAVA off the coast of Brazil on 29 December 1812. Hogan was severely wounded, losing the fingers of both hands. He died 1 September 1818.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. Magnus A. Anderson, a sister of the Secretary of the Interior Franklin K. Lane.

 

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