DECKER DE 47

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.

Evarts Class Destroyer Escort
Keel Laid 1 April 1942 by the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia, PA
Originally intended for transfer to Great Britain as HMS Cooke BDE-47
Launched 24 July 1942
Retained by U.S. Navy and renamed 4 March 1943


1. USS DECKER DE-47
Commissioned 3 May 1943 - Decommissioned 28 August 1945
Stricken 12 March 1948


2. ROCS TAI PING PF-22 (Republic of China Naval Service)
Leased to China 28 August 1945 and renamed
Permanently transferred 7 February 1948
Escaped with Nationalist forces to Taiwan 1949

Torpedoed by Communist PT boats off Tachen Island 14 November 1954

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS Decker DE-47 Covers Page 1     (1943)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type Fz USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. D-10

1944-04-22

Official Business

 

Other Information

USS DECKER earned the Combat Action Ribbon, the American Campaign Medal, the European-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal w/ 1 Battle star and the WWII Victory Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Ernest Elden Decker, USNR (September 15 1913 - September 5 1942)
Decker enlisted in the Naval Reserve September 14 1940. Lieutenant (junior grade) Decker was killed in action in the Solomon Islands September 5 1942 when his ship USS GREGORY APD-3 was sunk in an engagement with Japanese surface ships.

 

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