BARTON DD 599

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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.

    Benson Class Destroyer
    Keel Laid May 20 1941 - Launched January 31 1942

  1. USS BARTON DD-599
    Commissioned May 29 1942
    SUNK November 13 1942
            by Japanese Destroyer AMATSUKAZE off Guadalcanal
    175 of her crew were lost with the ship and remain on duty

Naval Covers

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  1. Covers Page 1     (1942)

 

Postmarks

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Killer Bar Text

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Locy Type 3z

c 1942

Censored, marked for Air Mail. Post Office marked the cover Postage Due because no stamps were applied by sender. The sender was one of the men lost in Barton's sinking about 8 weeks later in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal.


 

Locy Type 3z

c 1942

US NAVY postal marking dated September 25 1942 on back.



 

USPO Slogan
Machine Cancel

Quincy MA

1942-01-31

N/A

Launching, cachet by Willard A. Easton

 

Other Information

Earned 4 Battle Stars (WWII)

NAMESAKE - John Kennedy Barton (April 7 1853 - December 23 1921)
Barton graduated from the Naval Academy in 1873. He served as Engineer-in-Chief and Chief of the Bureau of Steam Engineering with the rank of Rear Admiral. He retired December 23 1908. Rear Admiral Barton died in Philadelphia December 23 1921

 


 

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