ALBERT W GRANT DD 649

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 30 December 1942 - Launched 29 May 1943


1. USS ALBERT W. GRANT DD-649
   Commissioned 24 November 1943 - Decommissioned 16 July 1946
   
   Struck from Naval Register 14 April 1971
   Sold 30 May 1972 and broken up for scrap.

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS Albert W. Grant DD-649 Covers Page 1     (1943-1946)

 

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 Established 24 November 1943 - Disestablished 10 March 1946

 

Locy Type 2z

1945-03-01

Bars obscured. Mark from back of cover

 

Locy Type SLKts(n) (61x2.5) USPO Duplex "Naval Repair Base Sta." San Diego CA

1946-06-06

Courtesy of the Bob Govern collection.

 

Other Information

ALBERT W. GRANT earned 7 Battle Stars (WWII)

NAMESAKE - Vice-Admiral Albert Weston Grant, USN (April 14 1856 – September 30 1930).
Grant served in the US Navy from June 20 1877 to April 6 1920 and was a veteran of the Spanish-American War and World War I.
Grant served and commanded many ships, was a instructor at the Naval Academy and his final command was the US Atlantic Fleet.

 

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