YARNALL DD 541

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 5 December 1942 - Launched 25 July 1943


1. USS YARNALL DD-541
Commissioned 30 December 1943 - Decommissioned 15 January 1947
Recommissioned 31 August 1950 - Decommissioned 30 September 1958
Struck from Naval Register 25 January 1974


2. ROKS KUN YANG DD-19 (Taiwanese Naval Service)
Sold to Taiwan 10 June 1968 and renamed


3. ROKS KUN YANG DDG-19 (Taiwanese Naval Service)
Redesignated DDG (Date unknown)

Struck by Taiwan 16 October 1999

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS Yarnall DD-541 Covers Page 1    (1951-1952)

 

Postmarks

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

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1st Commissioning 30 December 1943 to 15 January 1947

 

Locy Type 2z

1944-08-20

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2nd Commissioning 31 August 1950 to 30 September 1958

 

Locy Type FDPS 2r

1951-04-09

First Day of Postal Service

 

Locy Type FDPS 9efu

1951-04-09

First Day of Postal Service. Postmark from the back of the cover. From the Bob Govern collection.

 

Locy Type 2r

1952-02-20

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Other Information

USS YARNALL earned the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 7 Battle Stars, the WWII Victory Medal and the Korean Service Medal w/ 2 Battle stars during her Naval career.

USS YARNALL DD-541 was at Tokyo Bay September 2 1945 for the Japanese surrender

NAMESAKE - Lieutenant John Joliffe Yarnall, USN (1786 - 1815)
Veteran of War of 1812, Battle of Lake Erie (1813) and the Second Barbary War (1815).

Two ships of the US Navy have been named in his honor; USS Yarnall DD-143 and USS Yarnall DD-541.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. Earl Groves.

 

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