HARDING DMS 28

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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 July 22 1941 - Launched June 28 1942

  1. USS HARDING DD-625
    Commissioned May 25 1943

  2. USS HARDING DMS-28
    Redesignated High-speed Minesweeper (DMS) November 15 1944
    Heavily damaged by Japanese Kamikaze Aircraft April 16 1945
    Decommissioned November 2 1945

    Struck from Naval Register November 16 1945
    Sold April 16 1947 and broken up for scrap

Naval Covers

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Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date range for covers on that page.

  1. DD-625 Covers Page 1     (1943)
  2. DMS-28 Covers Page 1     (1945)

 

Postmarks

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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.


 

Postmark Type
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Killer Bar Text

Date From
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Date To
Thumbnail Link To
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Locy Type
2z*

1943-06-13

Note:


 

Locy Type
LDPS 2#

1945-10-22

Last Day of Postal Service.


 

Locy Type
LDPS 9#

1945-10-22

Last Day of Postal Service.

 

Other Information

HARDING received three battle stars for her World War II service.

NAMESAKE - First Lieutenant Seth Harding, USN (April 17 1734 - November 20 1814).
Harding was an officer in the United States Navy during the American Revolutionary War.

Two ships of the US Navy have been named HARDING in his honor - USS Harding DD-91 and USS Harding DD-625/DMS-28.

 


 

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