GOFF DD 247

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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.

    Clemson Class Destroyer
    Keel Laid June 16 1919 - Launched June 2 1920

  1. USS GOFF DD 247
    Commissioned January 19 1921 - Decommissioned January 13 1931
    Recommissioned March 2 1932 - Decommissioned July 21 1945

    Stricken August 13 1945
    Sold November 30 1945 and broken up for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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  1. Covers Page 1    (1922-41)

 

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

1st Commissioning January 19 1921 to January 13 1931

Post Office Established May 6 1921 to November 26 1923


 

Locy Type
3rs

"GUANTANAMO /
BAY CUBA"

1922-04-19

"On Piece"

Post Office Re-Established March 2 1925 to December 9 1930


 

Locy Type
3ar

1927-06-27

Note:


2nd Commissioning March 2 1932 to July 21 1945


 

Locy Type
FDPS 5hks

"PHILA, PA /
1ST DAY SERV"

1932-03-09

Note:


 

Locy Type
3r (AC-BBB)

"SAN DIEGO /
CALIFORNIA"

1936-01-02

Note:


 

Locy Type
3r (AC-BBB)

1936-08-05

Cachet by William Linto. Cover also bears postmarks from USS Southard DD-207, USS Relief AH-1, USS Reuben James DD-245 and USS Hovey DD-208 on the front and back.


 

Locy Type
3br (AC-XBX)

"PORTSMOUTH /
VIRGINI"

1939-06-23

Note:


 

Locy Type
3br (AC-XBX)

"PORTSMOUTH /
VIRGINIA"

1939-06-28

Keel Laying of USS Raven AM-55, cachet by Dr. S. E. Hutnick


 

Locy Type
3r (A-BBT)

"58 TH /
BIRTHDAY"

1940-01-30

FDR's 58th Birthday. Cover illustration courtesy of Gary Denis.


 

Locy Type
3r (A-BBT)

"MOHTER /
OF MINE"

(Obvious
misspelling)

1940-05-12

Postmark on the reverse of the May 12 1940 Mother's Day cover.


 

Locy Type
3r (A-BBT)

"FATHER'S /
DAY"

1940-06-16

Father's Day. Cachet by Walter Czubay


 

Locy Type
3r (A-BBT)

"BALBOA /
CANAL ZONE"

1941-02-07

Paul J. Gross. Bruce D. Liddell add-on cachet


 

Locy Type
3r (A-BBT)

"BALBOA /
CANAL ZONE"

1941-02-11

Cachet by Walter G. Crosby


 

Locy Type
3r (A-BBT)

1941-04-11

Note:


 

Locy Type
3s (AC-BBT)

"N.Y. FLEET /
REVIEW."

1934-06-18

Note:


 

Locy Type
3s (AC-BBT)

"SAN DIEGO /
CALIFORNIA"

1934-11-11

Armistice Day. Cachet by C. Wright Richell and Marshall R. Hall


 

Locy Type
3z (BTT)

1941-10-27

Note:


 

Locy Type
5hks

"ST. PETERSBURG /
FLA"

1932-03-24

Cacheted


 

Locy Type
5hks

"CUBAN /
WATERS"

1934-01-14

Note:


 

Locy Type
5bhks (OXX)

"CHARLESTON /
SC"

1933-03-04

Note:


 

Locy Type
6ep (3)

1939-06-23

Note:


 

Locy Type
9v

1939-06-23

Note:


 

Locy Type F

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. G-53

1940-06-16

Note:


 

Locy Type F

"MOTHER'S DAY /
U.S.S. GOFF"

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. G-53c

1940-05-12

Mother's Day. Unknown cachetmaker

 

Other Information

GOFF received two battle stars for her service in World War II

NAMESAKE - Nathan Goff, Jr. (February 9, 1843 – April 24, 1920)
Goff was a member of the United States Congress from West Virginia, who also served briefly as United States Secretary of the Navy during the Rutherford B. Hayes administration.

 


 

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