HENRY B WILSON DDG 7

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.

Charles F. Adams Class Guided Missile Destroyer Originally classified as Destroyer DD-957 Reclassified Guided Missile Destroyer DDG-957 May 23 1957 Keel Laid February 28 1958 Renumbered DDG-7 July 23 1958 Launched April 22 1959 USS HENRY B. WILSON DDG-7 Commissioned August 11 1960 - Decommissioned October 2 1989 Stricken January 26 1990 Sunk as target August 15 2003 off California

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1961-88)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (USS)

1975-09-30

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Locy Type 2t(n+u) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. H-66

1961-05-15

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Locy Type 2t(n+u) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. H-66

1963-06-29

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Locy Type 2t(n+u) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. H-66a

1970-02-17

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Locy Type 2-1(n+) (USS)

1978-02-07

Ship's cachet

 

Locy Type 2-1(n+) (USS)

1985-12-17

Ship's cachet

 

Locy Type 2-1(n+) (USS)

1987-12-25

Ship's cachet

 

Locy Type 2-1(n+) (USS)

1988-08-22

Ship's cachet

 

Locy Type 9fu USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. H-66c

1975-09-30

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Other Information

NAMESAKE - Admiral Henry Braid Wilson, USN (February 23 1861 - January 30 1954).
Wilson graduated from the Naval Academy in 1881. During the early days of his career he served in USS Tennessee and USS Saratoga and on coast survey expeditions to the Bering Sea. During the Spanish-American war Wilson was attached to gunboat USS Bancroft and was commended for bravery. In the years that followed he served in many ships, and was USS Pennsylvania's first commanding officer in 1916. He commanded the Atlantic Fleet's patrol forces during the First World War, and was responsible for the safe convoying of troops and supplies to Europe. For his outstanding service Wilson was awarded both the Navy and War Department Distinguished Service Medals. Following the war, he was Commander-in-Chief U.S. Atlantic Fleet and later the Battle Fleet commander. In 1921 Admiral Wilson took over as Superintendent of the Naval Academy, and in his 4 years at Annapolis did much to raise its academic standing and improve the quality of education. Admiral Wilson retired in 1925 after nearly 50 years of service as seaman, leader, and educator.

 

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