HOOPER DE 1026

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.

Courtney Class Destroyer Escort
Keel Laid 4 January 1956 - Launched 1 August 1957
Orignally named GATCH
Renamed HOOPER 19 July 1956


1. USS HOOPER DE-1026
Commissioned 18 March 1958 - Decommissioned September 1968
Stricken 6 June 1973
Sold for scrapping 20 February 1974

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1958-67)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type FDC 9fu

1958-03-18

First Day of Commission/Postal Service

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (USS)

1967-04-29 to ?

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Locy Type 2t(n+u)

1958-06-10 to ?

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Other Information

Named in Honor of Rear Admiral Stanford Caldwell Hooper USN (1884-1955). Following WWI Admiral Hooper became the guiding force behind the development of radio communications and electronics in the Navy, serving in various technical posts until his retirement in 1943.

 

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