ROBERT G BRADLEY FFG 49

Ship Name and Designation History

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Oliver Hazard Perry Class (Long Hull, LAMPS III modified) Guided Missile Frigate Keel Laid 28 December 1982 - Launched & Christened 13 August 1983 USS ROBERT G. BRADLEY FFG-49 Placed in Transit Commission 30 June 1984 Commissioned 11 August 1984 - Decommissioned 28 March 2014

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1. USS Robert G. Bradley FFG-49 Covers Page 1     (1989-2014)

 

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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+)

1984-08-11

Commissioning

 

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

1989-07-04

Note:

 

Locy Type 9-1(n+u)

1989-12-29

Collectors Request, Official Ships Cachet

 

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

2014-01-28

Collectors Request, Official Ships Cachet

 

Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-10

2009-08-30

Port visit to Philadelphia PA, cachet by Phil Edwards

 

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

2014-03-28

Decommissioning. Collectors Request, Official Ships Cachet

 

Locy Type LDC 12-1(n+) (USN,USS)

2014-03-28

Decommissioning. Collectors Request, Official Ships Cachet

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USPS Pictorial Postmark

 

USPS Pictorial "Decommissioning Sta." Jacksonville FL

2014-03-28

Decommissioning, cachet by Michael Hebert

 

Other Information

USS ROBERT G. BRADLEY FFG-49 earned the following awards during her Naval career - Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon w/ 2 stars, Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon w/ CG "O", Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (+4 awards), National Defense Service Medal w/ 1 star, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Southwest Asia Service Medal w/ 2 stars, Armed Forces Service Medal w/ 2 stars, Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon w/ 5 stars, Coast Guard Special Operations Service Ribbon w/ 5 stars and the United Nations Medal.

NAMESAKE - Lieutenant Robert G. Bradley, USN (26 September 1921 - 24 October 1944)
Lt. Bradley was awarded the Navy Cross posthumously for his heroism onboard USS PRINCETON CVL-23 during the Battle of Leyte Gulf.

The ships sponsor is Mrs. Edna D. Woodruff, mother of Lt. Bradley.

 

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