REUBEN JAMES FFG 57

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.

Oliver Hazard Perry Class (Long Hull, LAMPS III modified) Guided Missile Frigate Keel Laid 19 November 1983 - Launched & Christened 8 February 1985 USS REUBEN JAMES FFG-57 Commissioned 22 March 1986 Deactivation Ceremony 18 July 2013 Decommissioned 1 August 2013

Naval Covers

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1. USS Reuben James FFG-57 Covers Page 1    (1988-2013)

 

Postmarks

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

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Post office established 22 March 1986

 

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

1986-03-22

Commissioning

 

Locy Type FDC 9-2 (L) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. R-45

1986-03-22

Commissioning

 

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

1995-10-17

Note:

 

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

1991-10-31

Note:

 

Locy Type 2-1tn+ (USS)

2008-06-27

Cover serviced by Thad Kaczkowski

 

Locy Type 9-2 (L) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. R-45a

1989-01-03

Ship's cachet, collectors request.

 

Locy Type 12-1t(n) (USS)

2008-06-27

Cover serviced by Thad Kaczkowski

 

Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-10

2008-06-27

100th Anniversary of the Great White Fleet. Cover serviced by Thad Kaczkowski

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USPS Pictorial Postmarks

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "Deactivation / Station" Honolulu HI

2013-07-18

Deactivation Ceremony, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "Last Day In / Commission Station" Honolulu HI

2013-08-01

Decommissioning, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Other Information

The USS REUBEN JAMES FFG-57 earned the following awards during her Naval career - Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon w/ 4 stars; Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon w/ 1 star; Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (4+ awards); National Defense Service Medal w/ 1 star; Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal w/ 3 stars; Southwest Asia Service Medal; Global War On Terror Expeditionary Service Medal w/ 1 star; Global War On Terror Service Medal; Sea Service Deployment Ribbon w/ 8 stars and the Coast Guard Special Operations Service Ribbon.

NAMESAKE - Boatswain's Mate Reuben James, USN (c.1776 – December 3 1838)
James distinguished himself fighting the Barbary pirates.

Three ships of the US Navy have borne the name REUBEN JAMES - USS Reuben James DD-245; USS Reuben James DE-153 and USS Reuben James FFG-57.

The ships sponsor is Mrs. Lois Haight Herrington, wife of Under Secretary of the Navy, John S. Herrington.

 

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