POWER DD 839

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 26 February 1945 - Launched 30 June 1945 USS POWER DD-839 Commissioned 13 September 1945 - Decommissioned 1 October 1977 Stricken 1 October 1977 ROCS SHENG-YANG D-923 (Taiwanese Naval Service) Sold to Taiwan 1 October 1977 and renamed ROCS SHENG-YANG DDG-923 (Taiwanese Naval Service) Reclassified Guided Missile Destroyer (DDG) (Date unknown) Decommissioned 26 November 2005

Naval Covers

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1. USS Power DD-839 Covers Page 1    (1945-76)

 

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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1st Post Office Period August 30 1945 to September 1 1973

 

Locy Type FDPS 2#

1945-09-13

First Day of Postal Service, from the Lawrence Brennan collection.

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1947-11-27

Thanksgiving

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1953-07-20

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Locy Type 2(n+) (USS)

1965-12-18

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Locy Type 2# (Br. #16190)

1945-10-06

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Locy Type 9ef(nu)

1946-10-14

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2nd Post Office Period February 12 1975 to September 5 1977

 

Locy Type 2-1(n) (USS)

1976-07-04

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Other Information

NAMESAKE - 1st Lieutenant John Vincent Power, USMC (November 20 1918 – February 1 1944).
1st Lt. Power was posthumously awarded The Medal of Honor for his heroic actions and sacrifice of his life during The Battle of Kwajalein in World War II.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. George F. Power, mother of Lt. John Vincent Power.

 

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