Destroyer USS CHARLES AUSBURN DD-296 Naval Cover 1926 BELGIUM

Description: This official registered naval cover from 1927 features the USS Charles Ausburn DD-296, a destroyer vessel that served in the Navy during the Roaring 20s. The cover is a unique piece of history that showcases the vessel's cancellation type, which is a ship cancel, and its denomination of 18 cents. The cover is ungraded and uncertified, but it is a valuable addition to any collection of naval memorabilia. The vessel's people and occupations are sailors, and it was manufactured in the United States. This item is perfect for collectors of stamps, covers, and naval history. USS Charles Ausburn (DD-294) was a Clemson-class destroyer built for the United States Navy during World War I. Construction and careerCharles Ausburn, named for Charles Lawrence Ausburne, was launched 18 December 1919 by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Squantum, Massachusetts; sponsored by Mrs. D. K. Ausburn; and commissioned 23 March 1920. Assigned to the Atlantic Fleet, Charles Ausburn operated from Charleston, South Carolina, Norfolk, Virginia and Newport, Rhode Island along the Atlantic coast and in the Caribbean through 1924, serving with a reduced complement from October 1920 to May 1922. During those years, as she participated in fleet exercises and training maneuvers, she aided in the development and application of new ideas in naval warfare. In the fall of 1923, Charles Ausburn was equipped to carry a seaplane, with which she performed experiments in the rapidly developing field of naval aviation. In late summer of 1924, Charles Ausburn cruised to northern latitudes to provide plane guard service in the round-the-world flight of Army aircraft, maintaining stations off Greenland and Newfoundland. On 18 June 1925, she sailed from Boston for a year of duty off Europe and in the Mediterranean, visiting at a large number of ports before her return to New York 11 July 1926. She continued her operations with the fleet, often providing facilities for the training of reservists, until 1 May 1930, when she was decommissioned at Philadelphia. There she was sold 17 January 1931. Destroyer USS CHARLES AUSBURN DD-296 Naval Cover 1926 BELGIUM

Price: 19.99 USD

Location: Weaverville, North Carolina

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