TRIPPE FF 1075

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.

Knox Class Destroyer escort Keel Laid July 29 1968 - Launched November 1 1969 USS TRIPPE DE-1075 Commissioned September 19 1970 USS TRIPPE FF-1075 Reclassified Frigate (FF) June 30 1975 Decommissioned July 30 1992 Struck from Naval Register January 11 1995 THRAKI F-457 (Greek Naval Service) Transferred to Greece February 9 2001 and renamed Decommissioned by Greece March 6 2001 Sunk as target

 

Naval Covers

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1. Trippe Covers Page 1    (1975)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type FDC 2(n+)

1970-09-19

As DE-1075. Commissioning. Cachet by Frederick L. Karcher, sponsored by the Old Ironsides Chapter One, USCS

 

Locy Type FDC 9f(nu)

No date (1970-09-19)

As DE-1075. Commissioning. Cachet by Frederick L. Karcher, sponsored by the Old Ironsides Chapter One, USCS

 

Locy Type 2t(n+u) (DE,USS)

1975-06-30

Last Day as DE-1075
Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Locy Type 2t(n+u) (FF,USS)

1975-09-25

As FF-1075

 

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

1975-09-25

As FF-1075

 

Other Information

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Joint Meritorious Unit Award w/ 2 oak leaf clusters - Navy Battle "E" Ribbon - National Defense Service Medal w/ 1 star - Vietnam Service Medal - Sea Service Deployment Ribbon

NAMESAKE - John Trippe (1785 - 1810)
Trippe became a Midshipman in the U.S. Navy in April 1799 and had service afloat in the Frigate USS CONSTITUTION and Schooner EXPERIMENT during the Quasi-War with France. In 1801 and 1802 Midshipman Trippe served in the Frigate PRESIDENT in the Mediterranean Sea. Promoted to Master in May 1803, he returned to the Mediterranean in the Schooner VIXEN and performed distinguished service during the war with Tripoli, commanding Gunboat Number 6 during battles off the enemy port in August and September 1804. In 1808, following promotion to Lieutenant, he was stationed at Charleston, South Carolina, and during the next year he commanded the Schooner ENTERPRISE on a voyage to the Netherlands. Lieutenant Trippe next commanded VIXEN during a Caribbean cruise, beginning in May 1810. On June 24 he courageously handled a challenge by a British warship. A few weeks later, while sailing from Havana, Cuba, to New Orleans, Lieutenant John Trippe died on board VIXEN

 

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