ROBISON DDG 12

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 Keel Laid 28 April 1959 - Launched 27 April 1960 USS ROBISON DDG-12 Commissioned 9 December 1961 - Decommissioned 1 October 1991 Stricken 20 November 1992 Scrapped by Consolidated Minerals 1996

Naval Covers

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1. USS Robison DDG-12 Covers Page 1    (1961-1991)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type FDC 2(n)(USS)

1961-12-09

First Day of Commissioning

 

Locy Type FDC 9ef(nu)(USS)

1961-12-09

First Day of Commissioning, this postmark is on the back.

 

Locy Type FDC Special

1961-12-09

First Day of Commissioning, this marking only used as a cachet.

 

Locy Type 2(n) (USS)

1969-08-12

Add-on cachet by Michael F. Hebert (Mh Cachets)

 

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

1979-06-04

Ship's cachet

 

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

1986-09-16

Note:

 

Locy Type 2-1(n+) (USS, inverted "Y" after hull number)

1990-09-21

Ship's cachet

 

Locy Type 9-1(n+u) (USS)

1990-09-21

Ship's cachet

 

Locy Type LDC 2-1(n+)

1991-10-01

Last Day of Commissioning, cachet by the USS Los Angeles Chapter No. 97, USCS

 

Locy Type LDC 9-1(n+u)

1991-10-01

Last Day of Commissioning, cachet by the USS Los Angeles Chapter No. 97, USCS

 

Other Information

USS ROBISON earned the Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon w/ 1 star, the Vietnam Campaign Medal w/ 7 Battle Stars and the Humanitarian Service Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Admiral Samuel Shelburne Robison, CB, USN (May 10, 1867 - November 20, 1952).
Robison was a United States Navy officer whose service extended from the 1890s through the early 1930s. He held several major commands during World War I, and from 1928-1931 served as Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy. In 1933, Admiral Robison also founded a Naval Preparatory Academy in Pine Beach, New Jersey called Admiral Farragut Academy.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. Virginia Sides, wife of Admiral John H. Sides, the Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Fleet.

 

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