SCOTT DE 214

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.

Buckley Class Destroyer Escort
Keel Laid 1 January 1943 - Launched 3 April 1943


1. USS SCOTT DE-214
   Commissioned 20 July 1943 - Decommissioned 3 March 1947
   
   Struck from Naval Register 1 July 1965
   Sold 20 January 1967 for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS Scott DE-214 Cover Page 1    (1943-1947)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1946-05-03

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Locy Type 2z*

1943-08-22

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Locy Type 2# (Br. #15907)

1945-08-04

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Locy Type 9ef(nu)

1947-01-03

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Locy Type 9# (Br. #15907)

1946-11-26

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Locy Type P [2(n) "NAVY/DAY/1945" in dial] (27 October 1945)

1945-10-27

Navy Day, cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson. Courtesy of the Bob Govern collection.

 

Other Information

USS SCOTT earned the American Campaign Medal, the European-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Machinists Mate Robert Raymond Scott, USN (13 July 1915 - 7 December 1941)
Scott was killed during the Pearl Harbor attack while serving on USS CALIFORNIA BB-44
When the compartment containing the air compressor to which Scott was assigned as his battle station was flooded as a result of a torpedo hit. The remainder of the personnel evacuated the space, but Scott refused to leave, saying words to the effect that “This is my station and I will stay and give them air as long as the guns are going.” He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. George McBride.

 

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