CAPE COD AD 43

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.

Yellowstone Class Destroyer Tender Keel Laid January 27 1979 - Launched August 2 1980 USS CAPE COD AD-43 Commissioned April 17 1982 - Decommissioned September 29 1995 Struck from Naval Register April 7 1999 Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River Group Fate unknown

Naval Covers

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1. USS Cape Cod AD-43 Covers Page 1     (1983-95)

 

Postmarks

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

 

San Diego CA Machine

1980-08-02

Launching

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Locy Type FDC 2-1(n) (D1,USN,USS, closing paren omitted)

1982-04-17

Commissioning

 

Locy Type 2-1(n) (D1,USS,USN, closing paren omitted)

1983-01-18

Note:

 

Locy Type 2-1n (D2,USS,USN)

1989-04-17

Note:

 

Locy Type 2-1(n) (USS)

1995-04-11

Note:

 

Locy Type LDC F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. C-140

1995-09-28

Last Day in Commission. Posted "one day early" as noted in the USCS Postmark Catalog.

 

Other Information

USS CAPE COD AD-43 earned the Joint Meritorious Unit Award Ribbon, the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon, the Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (3 awards), the National Defense Service Medal, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, the Southwest Asia Service Medal, with 3 stars, the Sea Service Deployment Ribbon, the Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia) and the Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait) during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - A waterway of southeast Massachusetts connecting Buzzards Bay with Cape Cod Bay, the southern part of Massachusetts Bay.

 

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