FORD FFG 54

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 11 July 1983 - Launched & Christened 23 June 1984 USS FORD FFG-54 Commissioned 29 June 1985 - Decommissioned 31 October 2013 Struck from Naval Register 31 October 2013

Naval Covers

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1. USS Ford FFG-54 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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Ship Postmarks

 

Locy Type FDC 2-1(n+)

1985-06-29

Commissioning

 

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

1994-06-30

Decommissioning of USS Joseph Hewes FFT-1078, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

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

1996-01-05

Note:

 

Locy Type 2-1p(n+)(B,D1,USS)

1988-07-04

Independence Day, cachet by -

 

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

1996-01-05

Note:

 

Locy Type 11-1(n+) (USN,USS)

2000-01-01

New Years Day, cachet by Dan Goodwin

 

Locy Type 12-3(n+) (USN,USS,FPO AP 96665-1508)

2011-10-10

From the USCS Postmark Survey 2011-2012

 

Locy Type 13-3(n+) (USN,USS,FPO AP 96665-1508)

2011-10-10

From the USCS Postmark Survey 2011-2012

 

Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-10

2008-05-09

100th Anniversary of the Great White Fleet, cachet by Philip R. Edwards

 

Locy Type Meter PB5 FPO AP 96665 (#8732839)

2011-10-10

From the USCS Postmark Survey 2011-2012

 

Locy Type LDC 13-3(n+) (USN,USS,FPO AP 96665-1508)

2013-10-31

Decommissioning, serviced by Wolfgang Hechler

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USPS Pictorial Postmarks

 

USPS Pictorial "Gunner's Mate Station" Everett WA

2013-10-31

Decommissioning, cachet by Greytcovers

 

Other Information

USS FORD FFG-54 has earned the following awards - Combat Action Ribbon; Joint Meritorious Unit Award Ribbon; Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon w/ 1 star; 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/ 5 stars; Southwest Asia Service Medal w/ 1 star; Global War On Terror Service Medal; Humanitarian Service Medal; Sea Service Deployment Ribbon w/ 6 stars; Coast Guard Special Operations Service Ribbon w/ 1 star; Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia) and the Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait).

NAMESAKE - GMG2 Patrick Osborne Ford, USN (May 2 1942 - June 21 1968)
Posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for his actions which saved two shipmates on June 21 1968 at the upper My Tho River near the town of Cai Be, Vietnam.

The ships sponsor is Jonda McFarlane, wife of National Security Advisor Robert C. McFarlane.

 

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