CHANDLER DDG 996

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.

Kidd Class Destroyer Keel Laid May 7 1979 for Iran as ANDUSHIRVAN DD-966 Seized by Executive Order July 24 1979 Reclassified Guided Missile Destroyer (DDG) August 8 1979 Launched May 24 1980 USS CHANDLER DDG-966 Commissioned May 13 1982 - Decommissioned September 23 1999 ROCS MA KONG DDG-1805 (Taiwanese Naval Service) Sold to Taiwan 30 May 2003 Commissioned 3 November 2006

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS Chandler DDG-966 Covers Page 1    (1979-99)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type FDC 2-1(n) (D2,USS,USN)

1982-03-13

First Day in Commission

 

Locy Type 2-1(n) (D2,USS,USN)

1988-06-10

Note:

 

Locy Type 9-1(nu)(A,USN,USS)

1993-05-24

Ships cachet, collectors request by Thad W. Kaczkowski

 

Locy Type LDC 2-1(n) (A,D2,USS,USN)

1999-09-23

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

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Named for William Eaton Chandler who served as Secretary of the Navy from 1882 to 1886

 

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