RUSSELL DD 414
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 RUSSELL DD-414
Commissioned November 3 1939 - Decommissioned November 15 1945
Struck from Naval Register November 28 1945
Sold September 28 1947 and broken up for scrap
Sims Class Destroyer
Keel Laid December 20 1937 - Launched December 8 1938
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- Covers Page 1 (1940-41)
Postmarks
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1938-12-08 |
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Dual Launching along with USS Mustin DD-413, Cachet by Gordon A. Shaw
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1938-12-08 |
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Launching, Cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson
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1940-01-04 |
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First Day of Postal Service, cachet by Leo A. Schupp
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1940-01-04 |
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First Day of Postal Service, cachet by Al Cohen, sponsored by Meyer Tuchinsky
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1940-01-04 |
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First Day Postal Service
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1940-01-04 |
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First Day Postal Service
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1940-01-27 |
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Shakedown Cruise, cachet by Loring W. Stannard, sponsored by Tazewell G. Nicholson
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1940-03-21 |
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1940-03-21 |
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1941-09-08 |
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Other Information
RUSSELL earned 16 battle stars for WWII service
NAMESAKE - Rear Admiral John Henry Russell, USN (July 4 1827 - April 1 1897).
Russell was an officer of the United States Navy during the Mexican-American War and the American Civil War.
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