DEYO DD 989

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.

Spruance Class Destroyer Keel Laid 14 October 1977 - Launched 20 January 1979 USS DEYO DD-989 Commissioned 22 March 1980 - Decommissioned 6 November 2003 Stricken 6 April 2004 Sunk as target 25 August 2005 in the Atlantic

Naval Covers

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1. USS Deyo DD-989 Covers Page 1    (1980-87)

 

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 F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-6

1980-03-22

First Day in Commission
 

Locy Type 2-1(n) (USS)

1987-03-09

Note:

 

Locy Type 2-2(n+) (USS, FPO AE 09567-1227)

2002-02-08

From the Thad Kaczkowski collection.

 

Locy Type 9-1(nu) (USS)

1987-03-09

Note:

 

Locy Type LDC 11-1(n+)y (USS, 09567) (USPS)

2003-11-06

Last Day in Commission. Contributed by Tom Kean. Overstruck with a USPS Slogan Machine Cancel.
Postmark has a strange set-up. Hull designation is partially is parenthesis (DD)-969, the FPO is missing and USPS is added.

 

Locy Type LDC 9(n)(USS)

2003-11-06

Last Day in Commission. Contributed by Tom Kean. Overstruck with a USPS Slogan Machine Cancel.
Postmark is missing the period after the "S" in US.

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USPS Pictorial Postmark

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "Decommissioning Station" Norfolk VA

2003-11-06

Last Day in Commission. Cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS. From the Thad Kaczkowski collection.

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Vice Admiral Morton L. Deyo USN (1887-1973)
Deyo was a veteran destroyerman and distinguished naval gunfire support task force Commander of World War II

 

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