STICKELL DD 888

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 January 5 1945 - Launched June 16 1945 USS STICKELL DD-888 Commissioned October 31 1945 USS STICKELL DDR-888 Redesignated Rader Picket Destroyer (DDR) December 5 1951 Decommissioned December 13 1952 Recommissioned September 2 1953 USS STICKELL DD-888 Reverted to Destroyer (DD) 1964 Decommissioned July 1 1972 Struck from Naval Register July 1 1972 KANARIS D-212 (Greek Naval Service) Transferred to Greece July 1 1972 Decommissioned September 15 1993 Stricken by Greece 1994 Sold 2002 for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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1. Stickell Covers Page 1    (1946-72)

 

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Within each set, the postmarks should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one postmark has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of earliest known usage.

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

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1st Commissioning October 31 1945 to December 13 1952

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1946-06-01

As DD-888

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2nd Commissioning September 2 1953 to July 1 1972

 

Locy Type 2 USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. S-65a

1965-11-04

As DD-888

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (USS)

1971-01-06

As DD-888

 

Locy Type 9ef(n+u) (USS)

1971-01-06

As DD-888

 

Locy Type 9efu

1964-03-21

As DD-888

 

Locy Type LDPS 2(n+)

1972-05-31

As DD-888
Last Day Postal Service
Most (if not all) Karcher (FLK) covers are fakes made with stolen cancels and USCS No. 1 cachets

 

Other Information

STICKELL earned 6 Battle Stars (Korea) and 1 Battle Star (Vietnam)

NAMESAKE - Lieutenant John H. Stickell USNR (1914–1943)
Stickell was killed in action at Jaluit Atoll in the Marshall Islands on December 13 1943 and posthumously awarded the Navy Cross.

 

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