HALE DD 642

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.

Fletcher Class Destroyer Keel Laid 23 November 1942 - Launched 4 April 1943 USS HALE DD-642 Commissioned 15 June 1943 - Decommissioned 15 January 1947 Recommissioned 24 March 1951 - Decommissioned 30 July 1960 Struck from Naval Register 2 June 1975 ANTIOQUIA DD-01 (Colombian Naval Service) Sold to Colombia 5 December 1960 and renamed Stricken by Colombia 20 December 1973 and broken up for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. USS Hale DD-642 Covers Page 1     (1943-1951)

 

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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1st Commissioning 15 June 1943 to 15 January 1947

 

Locy Type 2(n) (27 October 1945)

1945-10-27

1945 Navy Day "Victory Cancel"

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1946-01-14

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Locy Type 2z*

1943-10-09

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2nd Commissioning 24 March 1951 to 30 July 1960

 

Locy Type FDPS 2r USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. H-3

1951-05-22

First Day of Postal Service. Cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson. Courtesy of the Bob Govern collection.

 

Locy Type 2r USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. H-3

1951-10-12

Columbus Day, cachet by Donald R. Graf

 

Locy Type 2r USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. H-3a

1951-10-17

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Other Information

USS HALE earned the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ six battle stars and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Eugene Pryor Hale (6 June 1836 – 27 October 1918) was a Republican United States Senator from Maine

Two ships of the United States Navy have borne the name USS HALE, USS Hale DD-133 and USS Hale DD-642 in his honor.

 

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