ZUMWALT DDG 1000

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 Keel Laid 17 November 2011 - Launched 28 October 2013 Christened 12 April 2014 - Accepted by US Navy 20 May 2016 USS ZUMWALT DDG-1000 Commissioned 15 October 2016

Naval Covers

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1. USS Zumwalt DDG-1000 Covers Page 1     (2014-2015)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type 11-2n+ (USS,FPO AP 96693)

2022-02-05

From the Foster E. Miller III collection.

 

Locy Type 12-2cn+ (USS,FPO AP 96693)

2023-04-12

From the Foster E. Miller III collection.

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USPS Pictorial Postmarks

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "Christening / Sta." Bath ME

2014-04-12

Christening, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "Commissioning Sta." Baltimore, MD

2016-10-15

Cachet by KSC Cachets (Kevin S. Colton).

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Admiral Elmo Russell Zumwalt, Jr., USN (November 29, 1920 – January 2, 2000)
Zumwalt was an American naval officer and the youngest man to serve as Chief of Naval Operations. As an admiral and later the 19th Chief of Naval Operations, Zumwalt played a major role in U.S. military history, especially during the Vietnam War. A decorated war veteran, Zumwalt reformed U.S. Navy personnel policies in an effort to improve enlisted life and ease racial tensions. After he retired from a 32-year Navy career, he launched an unsuccessful campaign for the U.S. Senate.

The ships sponsors are Ann Zumwalt and Mouzetta Zumwalt-Weathers, daughters of Adm. Zumwalt.
LtCol. James G. Zumwalt; USMC, Ret., and Elmo R. Zumwalt III, sons of Adm. Zumwalt also 'signed' the keel plate.

 

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