LEARY DD 879

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.

Gearing Class Destroyer Keel Laid August 11 1944 - Launched January 20 1945 USS LEARY DD-879 Commissioned May 7 1945 USS LEARY DDR-879 Redesignated Radar Picket Destroyer (DDR) March 18 1949 USS LEARY DD-879 Reverted to Destroyer (DD) December 1 1963 Decommissioned October 31 1973 Struck from Naval Register June 2 1975 LANGARA D-64 (Spanish Naval Service) Loaned to Spain October 31 1973 and renamed Sold to Spain May 17 1978 Stricken by Spain and scrapped 1992

LANGARA D-64

Naval Covers

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1. Leary Covers Page 1     (1945-70)

 

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) Oct 27, 1945

1945-10-27

As DD-879

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1948-05-13

As DD-879

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (DD,USS)

1970-10-27

As DD-879

 

Locy Type 2r

1956-03-27

As DDR-879

 

Locy Type 2t(n+u) (DDR,USS)

1961-05-12

As DDR-879

 

Locy Type 2t(nu) (DD)

1969-02-06

As DD-879

 

Locy Type 2z

1945-05-12 to 1945-05-23

As DD-879
Mark from back of cover

 

Locy Type 9ef(nu) (DD)

1947-07-07

As DD-879

 

Locy Type 9efu

1961-07-01

As DDR-879

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Lieutenant Clarence F. Leary, USN (January 11 1894 – July 20 1918)
Leary was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross in World War I.

Two ships of the US Navy have been named in his honor; USS Leary DD-158 and USS Leary DD-879.

 

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