FITCH DD 462

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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.

    Gleaves Class Destroyer
    Keel Laid January 6 1941 - Launched June 14 1941

  1. USS FITCH DD-462
    Commissioned February 3 1942

  2. USS FITCH DMS-25
    Converted to High-speed Minesweeper (DMS) November 15 1944

  3. USS FITCH DD-462
    Reverted to Destroyer (DD) July 15 1955
    Decommissioned February 24 1956

    Stricken July 1 1971
    Sunk November 15 1973 as target off the east coast of Florida

 

Naval Covers

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  1. Fitch Covers Page 1    (1941-55)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type
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Killer Bar Text

Date From
to
Date To
Thumbnail Link To
Postmark Image
Thumbnail Link To
Cover Image


 

USPO Duplex

"Navy Yard Sta."

Boston VA

1941-06-14

No Image

Launching, cachet by Dr. S. E. Hutnick



 

Locy Type
2r

1955-02-21

As DMS-25


 

Locy Type
3z (BTT)

1943-05-21

As DD-462


 

Locy Type
9efu

USCS Catalog
Illustration
F-8d

1955-02-21

As DMS-25


 

Locy Type
9vz

1945-05-09
to
1945-05-15

As DMS-25


 

Locy Type F

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. F-8a

1947-05-30

As DMS-25. Memorial Day, cachet by Donald R. Graf


 

Locy Type F

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. F-8a

1947-10-17

As DMS-25


 

Other Information

FITCH received five battle stars for World War II service

FITCH DMS-25 was at Tokyo Bay September 2 1945 for the Japanese surrender

NAMESAKE - Named in Honor of LeRoy Fitch, an officer during The American Civil War.

 


 

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