HOGAN AG 105

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 HOGAN Destroyer No. 178
Commissioned October 1 1919
USS HOGAN DD-178
Designated (DD) July 17 1920
Decommissioned May 27 1922
Recommissioned August 7 1940
USS HOGAN DMS-6
Reclassified High-speed Minesweeper (DMS) November 19 1940
USS HOGAN AG-105
Reclassified Miscellaneous Auxiliary (AG) June 5 1945
Decommissioned October 11 1945

Struck from Naval Register November 1 1945
Sunk as target November 8 1945 off San Diego

Naval Covers

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Covers Page 1 (1940-45)

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

Post Office Established December 18 1919 - Disestablished June 19 1920

Post Office Reestablished September 30 1940 - Disestablished June 30 1945

Locy Type
FDPS 3r Oct 21, 1940

"NORFOLK /
VA."

1940-10-21

As DD-178
First Day Postal Service

Locy Type
FDPS 9v

1940-10-21

As DD-178
First Day Postal Service

Locy Type
3r (A-TBT)

"NORFOLK /
VA"

1940-10-22

As DD-178
Arthur A. Christensen Cachet

Locy Type
3z (BTT)

1945-02-09
to
1945-02-14

As DMS-6

Other Information

HOGAN received six battle stars for World War II service

NAMESAKE - Seaman Daniel Hogan (? - September 1 1918)
Hogan entered the Navy on board the Schooner REVENGE at Boston, Mass., in 1811 and transferred to Frigate USS CONSTITUTION February 18 1812. During the War of 1812 he won distinction on board CONSTITUTION in an engagement with the British Frigate HMS GUERRIERE. When CONSTITUTION's flag was shot away from the main topgallant masthead, Hogan climbed the rigging and lashed the colors to the masthead. In later action the CONSTITUTION defeated and destroyed HMS JAVA off the coast of Brazil on December 29 1812. Hogan was severely wounded, losing the fingers of both hands. He died September 1 1818

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