LYNDON B JOHNSON DDG 1002

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.

Zumwalt Class Guided Missile Destroyer Naming Ceremony by SecNav Ray Mabus 16 April 2012 Keel Laid 30 January 2017 - Launched 9 December 2018 Christened 27 April 2019 USS LYNDON B. JOHNSON DDG-1002 Commissioning TBD

Naval Covers

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1. USS Lyndon B. Johnson DDG-1002 Covers Page 1     (2017-2021)

 

Postmarks

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

 

USPS 4-bar "City of Ships" Bath ME

2017-01-30

N/A

Keel Laying, cachet by Richard D. Jones

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973)
     Johnson was an American politician who served as the 36th President of the United States from 1963 to 1969, assuming the office after serving as the 37th Vice President of the United States under President John F. Kennedy, from 1961 to 1963. Johnson was a Democrat from Texas, who served as a United States Representative from 1937 to 1949 and as a United States Senator from 1949 to 1961. He spent six years as Senate Majority Leader, two as Senate Minority Leader, and two as Senate Majority Whip.
     Johnson served in the US Naval Reserves from 1940 to 1964 retiring at the rank of Commander. For his service in World War II, Johnson earned the Silver Star Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, and the World War II Victory Medal.

The ships sponsors are Lynda Johnson Robb and Luci Baines Johnson, daughters of former President Lyndon B. Johnson.

 

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