MERVINE DMS 31
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.
- USS MERVINE DD-489
Commissioned June 17 1942
- USS MERVINE DMS-31
Converted to High-speed Minesweeper (DMS) May 30 1945
Decommissioned May 27 1949
Reverted to Destroyer (DD) July 15 1955, While in reserve
Struck from Naval Register July 31 1968
Sold October 27 1969 and broken up for scrap
Gleaves Class Destroyer
Keel Laid November 3 1941 - Launched May 3 1942
This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Covers should be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).
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- Covers Page 1 (1946)
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.
A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an
image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN
THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.
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Postmark Type |
Date From to Date To |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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USPO |
1942-05-03 |
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Launching. Cachet by George Neumann
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Locy Type |
1946-07-05 |
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As DMS-31
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Locy Type |
1944-09-25 |
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As DD-489
Requisition form requesting new postmarks.
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Locy Type |
1946-04-03 |
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As DMS-31
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Locy Type |
1946-04-03 |
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As DMS-31
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Locy Type |
1944-09-25 |
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As DD-489
Requisition form requesting new postmarks.
Other Information
MERVINE received three battle stars for World War II service
NAMESAKE - Rear Admiral William Mervine, USN (March 14 1791 – September 15 1868).
His career included service in the War of 1812, the Mexican-American War (1846-48) and the American Civil War.
There have been two ships of the US Navy named MERVINE - USS Mervine DD 322 and USS Mervine DD 489/DMS 31.
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