BELL DD 587

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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.


    Fletcher Class Destroyer
    Keel Laid December 30 1941 - Launched June 24 1942

  1. USS BELL DD-587
    Commissioned March 4 1943 - Decommissioned June 14 1946

    Struck from Naval Register November 1 1972
    Sunk May 11 1975 as target

 

Naval Covers

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  1. Covers Page 1    (1942-46)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type
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Killer Bar Text

Date From
to
Date To
Thumbnail Link To
Close-Up Image
Thumbnail Link To
Full Cover Image


 

USPO Machine
Cancel

"Navy Yard Station"

Charleston SC

1942-06-24

No Image

Launching



 

Locy Type
9efu

1944-06-27
to
1944-07-10

Mark from back of cover


 

Locy Type P

"U.S.S. BELL /
D D 587"

USCS Catalog
Illustration
B-24

1946-01-01

Note:

 

Other Information

BELL earned 12 Battle Stars for WWII service

NAMESAKE - Rear Admiral Henry H. Bell (1808 - January 11 1868).
Bell was an Officer in The United States Navy during The American Civil War. Admiral Bell drowned when his barge capsized in Osaka Harbor, Japan.

 


 

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