HOWARD AG 106

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 26 April 1919


1. USS HOWARD Destroyer No. 179
   Commissioned 29 January 1920
   
   
2. USS HOWARD DD-179
   Designated (DD) 17 July 1920 - Decommissioned 27 May 1922
   Recommissioned 29 August 1940
   
   
3. USS HOWARD DMS-7
   Reclassified Fast Minesweeper (DMS) 19 November 1940
   
   
4. USS HOWARD AG-106
   Reclassified Miscellaneous Auxiliary (AG) 5 June 1945
   Decommissioned 30 November 1945
   
   Struck from Naval Register 19 December 1945
   Sold 14 June 1946 and broken up for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS Howard AG-106 Covers Page 1    (1940-1941)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

Locy Type 9x

1940-01-13

Post Office established on 25 October 1940, this is 10 months earlier. Add-on cachet by Wolfgang Hechler

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2nd Commissioning 29 August 1940 to 30 November 1945

 

Locy Type FDPS 3 (A-BBT) "FIRST DAY / SERVICE"

1940-11-15

As DD-179
First Day of Postal Service. Cachet by George Neumann, sponsored by Frederick Horton

 

Locy Type FDPS 9x

1940-11-15

As DD-179. Cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson

 

Locy Type 3 (A-BBT)

1941-03-14

As DMS-7

 

Locy Type 3z (BTB)

1941-06-01

DMS-7. First Day of use of the Type 3z cancel. Cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson. Courtesy of the Bob Govern collection.

 

Locy Type 3z (BTB)

1941-08-04

As DMS-7

 

Locy Type 3z (BTB)

1943-09-23

DMS-7. Official Business.

 

Other Information

USS HOWARD received 6 battle stars for World War II service

NAMESAKE - Charles W. Howard
Howard volunteered for service in the Navy during the Civil War, being appointed Mate in October 1862. As Acting Ensign he served on board the NEW IRONSIDES and was in charge of the deck when that ship was attacked by the Confederate Torpedo Boat DAVID in Charleston Harbor, on the night of October 5 1863. Mounting the rail, he ordered the sentries to fire on the approaching enemy, and while exposed he received a mortal wound. He died 5 days later and was honored by being appointed Acting Master after his death "for gallant conduct in face of the enemy."

 

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