MAURY DM 5

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.

Wickes Class Destroyer/Stribling Class Light Minelayer
Keel Laid May 4 1918 - Launched July 4 1918


1. USS MAURY Destroyer No. 100
   Commissioned September 23 1918
   
   
2. USS MAURY DM-5
   Reclassified Light Minelayer (DM) July 17 1920
   Decommissioned March 19 1930
   
   Struck from Naval Register October 26 1930
   Sold January 17 1931 for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1929)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type 3s (AC)

1928-11-07

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Locy Type 3s (AC)

1929-04-23

Official Business (OB) Cut Square

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Commodore Matthew Fontaine Maury, USN (January 14, 1806 – February 1, 1873). American astronomer, astrophysicist, historian, oceanographer, meteorologist, cartographer, author, geologist, educator. Five ships of the US Navy have been named in his honor; USS Commodore Maury SP-656, USS Maury DD-100/DM-5, USS Maury DD-401, USS Maury AGS-16 and USNS Maury T-AGS-39.

 

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