GRIDLEY DDG 101

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.

Arleigh Burke Class (Flight IIa) Guided Missile Destroyer Naming Ceremony May 2004 Keel Laid 30 July 2004 - Launched & Christened 11 February 2006 USS GRIDLEY DDG-101 Commissioned 10 February 2007

Naval Covers

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1. USS Gridley DDG-101 Covers Page 1    (2007-2017)

 

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 2-2n+ (USS, FPO AP 96666-1210)

2007-02-10

Commissioning, Contributed by Douglas Ebert.

 

Locy Type 9-2n+ (USS, FPO AP 96666-1210)

2008-05-28

Ships cachet, serviced by Thad Kaczkowski

 

Locy Type 11-2n (USS,FPO AP, 96666-1210)

2009-04-29

Ships cachet, serviced by Thad Kaczkowski

 

Locy Type 11-2(n) (USS,FPO AP 96666-1210)

2017-02-10

Ships cachet, contributed by Tom Kean.

 

Locy Type 11-2n (USS, FPO AP 96666)

2022-04-04

Collectors request, from the Ken Pearson collection..

 

Locy Type 12-2n (USS,FPO AP 96666)

2019-12-04

Ships cachet, Port visit to Haakonsvern Naval Base, Norway. Contributed by Robert Jank.

 

Locy Type F

2008-05-01

110th Anniversary of the Battle of Manila Bay, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Locy Type F

2008-05-28

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

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Captain Charles Vernon Gridley, USN (November 24 1844 – May 25 1898)
Gridley was a veteran of the American Civil War and the Spanish-American War.

Four ships of the US Navy have been named GRIDLEY - USS Gridley DD-92, USS Gridley DD-380, USS Gridley DLG/CG-21 and USS Gridley DDG-101.

 

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