MacLEISH AG 87

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.

Clemson Class Destroyer
Keel Laid August 19 1919 - Launched December 18 1919


1. USS MacLEISH DD-220
   Commissioned August 2 1920 - Decommissioned March 11 1938
   Recommissioned September 25 1939
   
   
2. USS MacLEISH AG-87
   Reclassified Miscellaneous Auxiliary (AG) January 5 1945
   Decommissioned March 8 1946
   
   Struck from Naval Register November 13 1946
   Sold December 3 1946 and broken up for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1931-42)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Close-Up Image	Thumbnail Link To Full Cover Image

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1st Commissioning August 2 1920 to March 11 1938

 

Locy Type 3 (AC-BBT) "SAN DIEGO / CALIFORNIA"

1937-10-12

As DD-220
Columbus Day cachet by William S. Linto

 

Locy Type 3 (AC-BBT) "REMEMBER / THE MAINE"

1938-02-15

As DD-220
40th Anniversary of the Sinking of USS MAINE

 

Locy Type 9v (MC LEISH)

1931-08-17 to 1931-09-14

As DD-220

 

Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. M-4 Ship's Name Misspelled

1934-05-31

As DD-220
NY Fleet Review, cachet by Teddy Roosevelt Chapter No. 13, USCS. The postmark is from the next cover shown.

 

Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. M-4 Ship's Name Misspelled

1934-05-31

As DD-220
NY Fleet Review

 

Locy Type LDC 3 "LAST DAY IN / COMMISSION"

1938-03-11

As DD-220
Last Day of Commissioning, cachet by William F. Schlechter

 

Locy Type LDC 3 "LAST DAY IN / COMMISSION"

1938-03-11

As DD-220
Last Day of Commissioning, cachet by P. J. (PeeJay) Ickeringill

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2nd Commissioning September 25 1939 to March 8 1946

 

Locy Type FDPS 3 "MARE ISLAND / CALIF"

1939-11-13

As DD-220
First Day of Postal Service, cachet by Dr. S. E. Hutnick

 

Locy Type FDPS 9v

1939-11-13

First Day of Postal Service, cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson

 

Locy Type FDPS 9x

1939-11-13

As DD-220
First Day of Postal Service, cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson

 

Locy Type 3 (A-TBT)

1941-05-06

As DD-220
Last Day of Commissioning

 

Locy Type 3z (BTB)

1941-07-11

As DD-220

 

Locy Type Fz USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-Z2

1942-06-27

As DD-220

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Lieutenant Kenneth MacLeish, USN (1894 – October 14 1918)
MacLeish was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for “distinguished service and extraordinary heroism”.

 

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