STURTEVANT DD 240
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 STURTEVANT DD-240
Commissioned 21 September 1920 - Decommissioned 30 January 1931
Recommissioned 9 March 1932 - Decommissioned 20 November 1937
Recommissioned 26 September 1939
SUNK by Mines 26 April 1942 off Key West FL
The mines were part of an American-laid minefield that no one on board was notified of.
15 of her crew were lost with the ship and remain on duty
Struck from Naval Register 8 May 1942
Clemson Class Destroyer
Keel Laid 23 November 1918 - Launched 29 July 1919
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- USS Sturtevant DD-240 Covers Page 1 (1925-1941)
Postmarks
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1st Commissioning 21 September 1920 to 30 January 1931
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Locy Type 3s |
1925-11-08 |
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1927-02-01 |
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2nd Commissioning 9 March 1932 to 20 November 1937
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1932-03-09 |
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1935-01-01 |
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New Year's Day, backstamp from Whittier CA. Cachet by C. Wright Richell, sponsored by International Exchange Club
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1933-08-31 |
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Serving in the Special Service Squadron (SPERON), cachet by R. L. Razzette
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1933-09-22 |
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Locy Type F |
1935-08-27 |
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Locy Type F |
1936-10-12 |
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Locy Type F |
1937-04-01 |
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April Fool's Day
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1937-11-20 |
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Last Day of Postal Service
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1937-11-20 |
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Last Day of Postal Service
3rd Commissioning 26 September 1939 to 26 April 1942
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1939-11-30 |
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First Day of Postal Service
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1939-11-30 |
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First Day of Postal Service. Cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson.
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1939-11-30 |
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First Day of Postal Service, 3rd commissioning. Cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson.
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1939-11-30 |
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First Day of Postal Service, 3rd commissioning. Cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson.
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Locy Type Fz |
1941-08-30 |
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Other Information
NAMESAKE - Ensign Albert Dillon Sturtevant, USN (2 May 1894 – 15 February 1918).
For his heroic actions against overwhelming odds against the German Air Corps, he was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross.
Two ships of the US Navy have been named in his honor; Sturtevant DD-240 and USS Sturtevant DER-239.
The ships sponsor was Mrs. Curtis Ripley Smith.
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