STANSBURY AG 107

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 9 December 1918 - Launched 16 May 1919


1. USS STANSBURY Destroyer No. 180
   Commissioned 8 January 1920
   
   
2. USS STANSBURY DD-180
   Designated (DD) 17 July 1920 - Decommissioned 27 May 1922
   Recommissioned 29 August 1940
   
   
3. USS STANSBURY DMS-8
   Reclassified High-speed Minesweeper (DMS) 19 November 1940
   
   
4. USS STANSBURY AG-107
   Reclassified Miscellaneous Auxiliary (AG) 5 June 1945
   Decommissioned 11 October 1945
   
   Struck from Naval Register 3 January 1946
   Sold 26 October 1946 and broken up for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS Stansbury DD-180 Covers Page 1    (1940)
2. USS Stansbury DMS-8 Covers Page 1    (1942)

 

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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2nd Commissioning 29 August 1940 to 11 December 1945

 

Locy Type FDPS 3 (A-BTT)

1940-11-04

DD-180. First Day of Postal Service

 

Locy Type FDPS 9v

1940-11-04

DD-180. First Day of Postal Service, cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson. Courtesy of the Bob Govern collection.

 

Locy Type 3 (A-BTT)

1941-06-01

As DMS-8

 

Locy Type 3z (BTB)

1942-02-19

As DMS-8

 

Other Information

USS STANSBURY earned the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (w/ three battle stars) and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Lieutenant John Stansbury, USN (28 March 1788 - 11 September 1814)
Stansbury served in the United States Navy during the War of 1812. He served under Decatur as a Midshipman in United States during the capture of the British ship, MACEDONIAN. He was killed during the Battle of Lake Champlain on 11 September 1814.

The ships sponsor was Miss Mary Eleanor Trevorrow.

 

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