NOA APD 24

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 NOA DD-343
Commissioned 15 February 1921 - Decommissioned 11 October 1934
Recommissioned 1 April 1940
USS NOA APD-24
Converted to High-speed Transport (APD) 10 August 1943
SUNK 12 September 1944 in Collision with USS Fullam DD-474 off Palau

Naval Covers

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USS Noa DD-343 / APD-24 Covers Page 1 (1930-1942)

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

1st Commissioning 15 February 1921 to 11 October 1934

Locy Type
3r (A)

1930-04-23

Note:

Locy Type
3s (AC)

1932-05-19

Note:

Locy Type F

"*NATIONAL* /
ELECTION DAY"

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. CD-1

1932-11-08

Presidential Elections, North Bay Stamp Club

Locy Type
LDC 3s (AC)

"NAVY-YARD /
PHILA"

1934-10-15

Predated Last Day of Commission cover. Actual Last Day of Commission was Oct 11 1934. Cachet by Richard H. Green, sponsored by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

Locy Type
LDC 3s (AC)

"NAVY-YARD /
PHILA"

1934-10-15

Predated Last Day of Commission cover. Actual Last Day of Commission was Oct 11 1934. Cachet by Richard H. Green, sponsored by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

2nd Commissioning 1 April 1940 to 12 September 1944

Locy Type
FDPS 3r (A-TBT)

"1ST DAY /
SERVICE"

1940-05-07

First Day of Postal Service, 2nd Commissioning. Cachet by Al Cohen

Locy Type
3z (BBT)

1942-12-13

Censored, WWII use

Other Information

USS NOA earned the Yangtze Service Medal for China service in 1927 and the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ five battle stars for her World War II service.

NAMESAKE - Midshipman David Bernard Loveman Noa, USN (5 October 1878 – 26 October 1901).
Noa was born at Chattanooga, Tenn. Appointed to the Naval Academy as a midshipman 5 September 1896, he graduated in June 1900, and was ordered to the Asiatic station in gunboat USS Mariveles. The morning of 26 October 1901 Midshipman Noa, with an armed crew of six men, put off from USS Mariveles in a small boat to watch for craft engaged in smuggling contraband from the island of Leyte to Samar. When ready to return to USS Mariveles, they found the wind and the tide against them. As the boat was taking on water, they put into a small cove on the island of Samar. While scouting the adjacent jungle, Noa was attacked and stabbed four times by Filipino insurgents. He died before aid could reach him.

Two ships of the US Navy have been named in his honor; USS Noa DD-343 and USS Noa DD-841.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. Albert Morehead, sister of Midshipman Loveman Noa.

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