WHIPPLE AG 117
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.
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Clemson Class Destroyer
- USS WHIPPLE Destroyer No. 217
Commissioned April 23 1920
- USS WHIPPLE DD-217
Designated (DD) July 17 1920
- USS WHIPPLE AG-117
Reclassified Miscellaneous Auxiliary (AG) June 30 1945
Decommissioned November 9 1945
Struck from Naval Register December 5 1945
Sold 1946 and broken up for scrap
Keel Laid June 12 1919 - Launched November 6 1919
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Postmarks
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Postmark Type |
Date From to Date To |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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Post Office Established May 3 1920 - Disestablished November 6 1945
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Locy Type |
1945-03-10 |
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As DD-217
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Locy Type |
1941-05-26 |
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As DD-217
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Locy Type |
1931-02-18 |
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As DD-217
Added dateline stamp
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Locy Type |
1936-07-13 |
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As DD-217
Cachet by - John Coulthard, sponsors Deane C. Bartley and John Paul Jones Chapter No. 2, USCS
Postmark on back from USS Black Hawk AD-9 dated July 13 1936.
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Locy Type |
1937-07-04 |
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As DD-217
Independence Day
Eagle Crew No. 9, ANCS
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Locy Type F |
1935-04-23 |
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As DD-217
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Locy Type F |
1935-06-10 |
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As DD-217
R/S on back from M.B. Owens
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Locy Type Fz |
1942-03-17 |
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As DD-217
Other Information
WHIPPLE received two battle stars for her World War II service.
NAMESAKE - Commodore Abraham Whipple, Continental Navy (September 26 1733 – May 27 1819). Whipple, a veteran of the French and Indian War (1754–1763) and the American Revolutionary War hailed from Rhode Island and were among the founders of the town of Marietta, Ohio in his later life.
Three ships of the US Navy have been named in his honor - USS Whipple DD-15, USS Whipple DD-217/AG-117 and USS Whipple FF-1062.
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