O BRIEN DD 975

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.

Spruance Class Destroyer Keel Laid 9 May 1975 - Launched 8 July 1976 Christened 17 July 1976 USS O'BRIEN DD-975 Commissioned 3 December 1977 - Decommissioned 24 September 2004 Sunk as target 9 February 2006 off Hawaii

Naval Covers

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1. USS O'Brien DD-975 Covers Page 1    (1976-97)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type FDC 2(n+)

1977-12-03

Commissioning, cachet by the USS San Diego Chapter No. 27, USCS

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (USS)

1978-03-09

Cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Locy Type 2-1(n+) (USS) 1979

1988-11-09

Note:

 

Locy Type 2-1n+ (USS)

1987-06-04

Note:

 

Locy Type 2-1(n+) (USS) 1989

1997-12-03

20th Anniversary, cachet by Roger A. Wentworth

 

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

2003-03-08

Ships cachet, from the Thad Kaczkowski collection.

 

Locy Type 9-1(n+u)

1988-11-09

Note:

 

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

2004-02-18

Ships cachet, from the Thad Kaczkowski collection.

 

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

2001-11-16

Ships cachet, from the Thad Kaczkowski collection.

 

Locy Type 11-3n+ (USN, FPO AP 96674-1213) (Missing USS)

2004-02-18

Ships cachet, from the Thad Kaczkowski collection.

 

Locy Type 12-3cn+ (USN, USS, FPO AP 96674-1213)

2003-03-08

Ships cachet, from the Thad Kaczkowski collection.

 

Locy Type LDC 11-3n+ (USN, FPO AP 96674-1213) (Missing USS)

2004-09-24

Decommissioned, cacheted, from the Thad Kaczkowski collection.

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USPS Pictorial Postmarks

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "Decommissioning Station" San Diego CA

2004-09-24

Decommissioned, Ships cachet, from the Thad Kaczkowski collection.

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Captain Jeremiah O'Brien USN and his five brothers: Gideon, John, William, Dennis and Joseph.
The O'Briens were crew members on board the sloop UNITY, which captured HMS MARGARETTA at the entrance to Machias Harbor on June 12 1775 during The American Revolution.

There have been five ships of the US Navy that have borne the name O'BRIEN - USS O’Brien TB-30, USS O’Brien DD-51, USS O’Brien DD-415, USS O’Brien DD-725
and USS O’Brien DD-975.

There was also a World War II Liberty Ship named "SS Jeremiah O’Brien".

 

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