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<h3>Ship Name and Designation History</h3> | <h3>Ship Name and Designation History</h3> | ||
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. | This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during | ||
its lifetime. | |||
The list is in chronological order. | The list is in chronological order. | ||
<ol>Gridley Class Destroyer<br/> | <table width="90%"> | ||
Keel Laid March | <tr> | ||
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Gridley Class Destroyer<br/> | |||
Keel Laid 17 March 1936 - Launched 20 November 1937<br/><br/> | |||
<li>'''USS McCALL DD-400'''<br/> | <li>'''USS McCALL DD-400'''<br/> | ||
Commissioned June | Commissioned 22 June 1938 - Decommissioned 30 November 1945<br/><br/> | ||
Struck from Naval Register January | Struck from Naval Register 28 January 1947<br/> | ||
Sold November | Sold 17 November 1947 and broken up for scrap | ||
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[[Image:McCall_CGM_Crest.jpg|thumb|center|150px]] | |||
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range for covers on that page. | range for covers on that page. | ||
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<li>[[USS McCALL DD-400_Covers_Page_1 | USS McCall DD-400 Covers Page 1]] (1937- | <li>[[USS McCALL DD-400_Covers_Page_1 | USS McCall DD-400 Covers Page 1]] (1937-1941)</li> | ||
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<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Cover Image</th> | <th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Cover Image</th> | ||
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Christmas, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Paul_Parrish_ | Paul Parrish]] | Christmas, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Paul_Parrish_ | Paul Parrish]] | ||
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[[Cachet Maker Sibley's Department Store Hobby Shop|Hobby Shop]] | Cachet & Cancel by the [[Cachet Maker Sibley's Department Store Hobby Shop| Sibley's Department Store (Hobby Shop)]] | ||
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<h3>Other Information</h3> | <h3>Other Information</h3> | ||
USS McCALL | USS McCALL earned the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ nine battle stars and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.<br/><br/> | ||
'''NAMESAKE''' - Capt. Edward R. McCall, USN (1790-1 August 1853)<br/> McCall, born in South Carolina, was appointed midshipman 1 January 1808. Appointed acting lieutenant in brig USS Enterprise 16 October 1811, he took command of his ship during her action with HMS Boxer 5 September 1813, early in which Enterprise’s captain, Lt. William Burrows, was mortally wounded. In acknowledgment of his victory over Boxer, McCall received the thanks of Congress and a gold medal. Promoted to Captain 3 March 1835, he died at his home in Bordentown, N.J., 1853<br/><br/> | '''NAMESAKE''' - Capt. Edward R. McCall, USN (1790-1 August 1853)<br/> McCall, born in South Carolina, was appointed midshipman 1 January 1808. Appointed acting lieutenant in brig USS Enterprise 16 October 1811, he took command of his ship during her action with HMS Boxer 5 September 1813, early in which Enterprise’s captain, Lt. William Burrows, was mortally wounded. In acknowledgment of his victory over Boxer, McCall received the thanks of Congress and a gold medal. Promoted to Captain 3 March 1835, he died at his home in Bordentown, N.J., 1853<br/><br/> | ||
The ships sponsored was Miss Eleanor Kempff.<br/><br/> | |||
Two ships of the US Navy have been named in his honor - [[McCALL_DD_28_ | USS McCall DD-28]] and USS McCall DD-400 | Two ships of the US Navy have been named in his honor - [[McCALL_DD_28_ | USS McCall DD-28]] and USS McCall DD-400 | ||
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Latest revision as of 00:55, 25 July 2026
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.
Keel Laid 17 March 1936 - Launched 20 November 1937 |
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Naval Covers
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- USS McCall DD-400 Covers Page 1 (1937-1941)
Postmarks
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1938-06-22 |
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First Day in Commission, cachet by Walter Czubay
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1938-12-25 |
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Christmas, cachet by Paul Parrish
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1942 |
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Censored sailor's mail
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1941-11-20 |
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Cachet & Cancel by the Sibley's Department Store (Hobby Shop)
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1945-11-28 |
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Last Day of Postal Service, cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson
Other Information
USS McCALL earned the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ nine battle stars and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.
NAMESAKE - Capt. Edward R. McCall, USN (1790-1 August 1853)
McCall, born in South Carolina, was appointed midshipman 1 January 1808. Appointed acting lieutenant in brig USS Enterprise 16 October 1811, he took command of his ship during her action with HMS Boxer 5 September 1813, early in which Enterprise’s captain, Lt. William Burrows, was mortally wounded. In acknowledgment of his victory over Boxer, McCall received the thanks of Congress and a gold medal. Promoted to Captain 3 March 1835, he died at his home in Bordentown, N.J., 1853
The ships sponsored was Miss Eleanor Kempff.
Two ships of the US Navy have been named in his honor - USS McCall DD-28 and USS McCall DD-400
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