TAYLOR DD 468

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.

Fletcher Class Destroyer Keel Laid August 28 1941 - Launched June 7 1942 USS TAYLOR DD-468 Commissioned August 28 1942 - Decommissioned May 31 1946 Recommissioned December 3 1951 USS TAYLOR DDE-468 Reclassified Escort Destroyer (DDE) January 2 1951 USS TAYLOR DD-468 Reverted to Destroyer (DD) June 30 1962 Decommissioned June 3 1969 Struck from Naval Register July 2 1969 LANCIERE D-560 (Italian Naval Service) Transferred to Italy July 2 1969 and renamed Stricken 1971 and cannibalized for spare parts

Naval Covers

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1. DD-468 Covers Page 1     (1943-69)

 

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

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Post Office Established August 28 1942 - Disestablished May 10 1946

 

Locy Type 2(n) Oct 27, 1945

1945-10-27

As DD-468

 

Locy Type 2z

1944-05-13

As DD-468

 

Locy Type 2z*

1943-08-17

As DD-468

 

Locy Type 9uz

1944-01-26 to 1944-01-31

As DD-468
Mark from back of cover

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Post Office Reestablished January 5 1952 - Disestablished May 5 1969

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (USS)

1969-04-07

As DD-468

 

Locy Type 2r

1952-02-18

As DDE-468

 

Locy Type P [2t(n+u) with "E" removed]

1963-11-27

As DD-468

 

Other Information

TAYLOR earned 15 battle stars during World War II, 2 battle stars for the Korean conflict, and 6 battle for Vietnam service

NAMESAKE - William Rogers Taylor (November 7 1811 - April 14 1889)
Taylor was appointed Midshipman in 1828, served in the Sloops of War SAINT LOUIS and PEACOCK during the next decade, and was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in 1840. He next had coast survey duty, then was an officer of the Sloop of War SAINT MARY'S during the Mexican War, when he also served in the Naval Battery during the siege of Vera Cruz. In 1848-49 he was assigned to the Naval Asylum in Philadelphia, then to the Sloop of War ALBANY. For eight years, beginning in 1853, he primarily served in the field of naval ordnance. In 1855, he received promotion to Commander. Promoted to the rank of Captain in July 1862, he commanded the Steam Sloop HOUSATONIC during the next several months. In 1863, he was Fleet Captain of the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron. In that role, he participated in attacks on Confederate fortifications protecting Charleston, South Carolina. Captain Taylor commanded the Steam Sloop JUNIATA during 1864-65 and took part in the operations that led to the capture of Fort Fisher, North Carolina. In 1866, a year after the end of the Civil War, Taylor was advanced to the rank of Commodore. For the next five years, he had further ordnance duty and commanded the Northern squadron of the Pacific Fleet. He reached the rank of Rear Admiral in early 1871 and spent his final active duty period as President of the Board of Examiners. Rear Admiral William Rogers Taylor was placed on the Retired List in November 1873. He died at Washington, D.C., on April 14 1889

 

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