HOVEY DMS 11

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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.

    Clemson Class Destroyer
    Keel Laid September 7 1918 - Launched April 26 1919

  1. USS HOVEY Destroyer No. 208
    Commissioned October 2 1919

  2. USS HOVEY DD-208
    Designated (DD) July 17 1920
    Decommissioned February 1 1923
    Recommissioned February 20 1930

  3. USS HOVEY DMS-11
    Reclassified High-speed Minesweeper (DMS) November 19 1940
    SUNK (Japanese Aircraft) January 6 1945 in Lingayen Gulf
    24 of her crew were lost and remain on duty

    Struck from Naval Register February 8 1945

 

Naval Covers

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  1. Hovey Covers Page 1    (1933-44)

 

Postmarks

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Date From
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2nd Commissioning February 20 1930 to January 7 1945


 

Locy Type
3 (AC-BBB)

1936-08-07

As DD-208
Cachet by William Linto. Cover also bears postmarks from USS Southard DD-207, USS Relief AH-1, USS Goff DD-247 and USS Reuben James DD-245 on the front and back.


 

Locy Type
3 (AC-BBB)

1936-08-06

Back side of the William Linto cover. Cover also bears postmarks from USS Southard DD-207, USS Goff DD-247, USS Goff DD-247 and USS Reuben James DD-245 on the front and back.


 

Locy Type
3 (AC-BBB)

"SAN DIEGO /
CALIF"

1937-10-02

As DD-208
18th Anniversary of Commissioning
Cachet by Frederick Horton


 

Locy Type
3s (A)

"PULASKI /
DAY"

1934-10-11

As DD-208. Pulaski Day. Oswood D. Yopp


 

Locy Type
3s (A)

"SAN DIEGO /
CALIFORNIA"

1939-09-16

As DD-208
Cachet by - Paul J. Gross


 

Locy Type
3s (A)

1941-04-26

As DMS-11


 

Locy Type
9v (C)

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. H-83b

1933-05-08

As DMS-11


 

Locy Type F

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. CD-1a

1933-05-08

As DD-208


 

Locy Type F

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. CD-1a

1933-05-08

As DD-208

 

Other Information

HOVEY earned 8 Battle Stars for WWII

NAMESAKE - Ensign Charles E. Hovey, USN (1885-1911)
Ensign Hovey, a 1907 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, was killed in action at Lapurap, Basilan, Philippine Islands, on September 24 1911

 


 

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