SCHENCK AG 82
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
- USS SCHENCK Destroyer No. 159
Commissioned October 30 1919
- USS SCHENCK DD-159
Designated (DD) July 17 1920
Decommissioned June 9 1922
Recommissioned May 1 1930 - Decommissioned August 14 1934
Recommissioned January 24 1935
- USS SCHENCK AG-82
Reclassified Miscellaneous Auxiliary (AG) September 2 1944
Decommissioned May 17 1946
Stricken June 5 1946
Sold November 25 1946 and broken up for scrap
Keel Laid March 26 1918 - Launched April 23 1919
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- Schenck Covers Page 1 (1933-41)
Postmarks
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Date From to Date To |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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2nd Commissioning May 1 1930 to August 14 1934
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Locy Type |
1933-06-19 |
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As DD-159
Cachet by Deane C. (DC) Bartley and John Paul Jones Chapter No. 2, USCS
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Locy Type |
1932-04-28 |
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As DD-159
3rd Commissioning January 24 1935 to May 17 1945
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Locy Type |
1936-02-25 |
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As DD-159
Mardi Gras cachet by E. O. Saltmarsh
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Locy Type |
1935-02-22 |
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As DD-159
Washington's Birthday and Welcome to New Orleans!
Cachet by Onzay, Emil A. Thurman and George L. Canaday.
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Locy Type |
1937-12-01 |
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As DD-159
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Locy Type |
1938-03-05 |
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As DD-159
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Locy Type |
1939-07-29 |
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As DD-159
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Locy Type |
1941-04-23 |
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As DD-159
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Locy Type |
1939-07-29 |
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As DD-159
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Locy Type |
1939-07-29 |
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As DD-159
Other Information
Earned 1 Battle Star (WWII)
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Convoy escort duty December 1943
Credited with sinking...
German U-645 December 24 1943 off Azores
NAMESAKE - Rear Admiral James Findlay Schenck, USN (June 11 1807 – December 21 1882)
United States Naval Officer who served in the Mexican-American War (1846-48) and the American Civil War (1861-65)
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