MACOMB DMS 23

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 September 3 1940 - Launched September 23 1941


1. USS MACOMB DD-458
   Commissioned January 26 1942
   
   
2. USS MACOMB DMS-23
   Converted to High Speed Minesweeper (DMS) November 15 1944
   
   
3. USS MACOMB DD-458
   Reverted to Destroyer (DD) May 4 1954
   Decommissioned October 19 1954
   
   Struck from Naval Register February 1 1970
   
   
4. IJN HATAKAZE DD-182 (Japanese Naval Service)
   Loaned to Japan October 19 1952 and renamed
   Returned to U.S. Navy 1969
   
   
5. HSIEN YANG DD-1016 (Taiwanese Naval Service)
   Transferred to Taiwan August 6 1970 and renamed
   Decommissioned 1974 for use as Dockside Training Ship, cannibalization and scrap.

 

Naval Covers

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1. Macomb Covers Page 1    (1942-50)

 

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.

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

Philadelphia, PA. Naval Hospital League IS.

1940-09-03

Hutnick Keel Laying Cachet

 

Locy Type 3z (TTT) "MACOMB / LAUNCHED"

1941-09-23

Launching

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Locy Type FDC 3 "FIRST / DAY"

1942-01-26

As DD-458
First Day in Commission

 

Locy Type FDC 9v

1942-01-26

As DD-458
First Day in Commission

 

Locy Type FDC 9x

1942-01-26

As DD-458
Commissioning

 

Locy Type 2(n) (DMS)

1950-05-20

As DMS-23

 

Locy Type 3 (A-BBT) "ANCHORED / TOKYO BAY"

1945-08-31

As DMS-23
Censored wartime use
Tokyo Bay

 

Locy Type 9ef(nu) (DMS)

1946-07-30

As DMS-23

 

Locy Type P (9v with "MACOMB" removed)

1944-08-01 to 1944-08-03

As DD-458
Mark from back of cover
USCS Catalog shows this type as 9x (MOB)

 

Other Information

MACOMB earned 5 Battle Stars (WWII)

MACOMB DMS-23 was at Tokyo Bay September 2 1945 for the Japanese surrender

NAMESAKE - Commodore William Henry Alexander Macomb (June 6 1819 – August 12 1872) an Officer in The United States Navy who served during The American Civil War

 

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