ADAMS DM 27

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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.

    Allen M. Sumner Class Destroyer
    Keel Laid March 20 1944 as DD-739
    Reclassified Light Minelayer (DM) July 20 1944
    Launched July 23 1944

  1. USS ADAMS DM-27
    Commissioned October 10 1944 - Decommissioned January 29 1947
    Reclassified Fast Minesweeper (MMD) January 1 1969 While in reserve

    Struck from Naval Register December 1 1970
    Sold December 16 1971 and broken up for scrap

Naval Covers

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  1. Adams Covers Page 1     (1945)

 

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Within each set, the postmarks should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one postmark has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of earliest known usage.

A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
 
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the existing example.


 

Postmark Type
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Killer Bar Text

Date From
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Post Office Established October 6 1944 - Disestablished January 28 1947


 

Locy Type
2z

1945-03-09

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Other Information

ADAMS earned 1 Battle Star (WWII)
* Okinawa operation March 1945

NAMESAKE - Named in Honor of Ensign Samuel Adams USN (April 10 1912 - June 5 1942)
Adams graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1935, he was designated a Naval Aviator in January 1939. He joined Bombing Squadron Five (VB-5) on USS YORKTOWN CV-5 in May 1939 and served with that unit through the first six months of the Pacific war. On June 4 1942, during a Battle of Midway scouting flight, Lieutenant Adams located the Japanese aircraft carrier HIRYU, a vital contribution to the destruction of that ship. On the following day, while attacking the Japanese destroyer TANIKAZE, he lost his life when his SBD aircraft was shot down. Lieutenant Samuel Adams was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for his actions during The Battle of Midway.

 


 

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