ROWAN DD 782

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.

Gearing Class Destroyer Keel Laid 25 March 1944 - Launched 29 December 1944 USS ROWAN DD-782 Commissioned 31 March 1945 - Decommissioned 18 December 1975 Stricken 30 January 1976 ROCS CHAO YANG DD-912 (Taiwanese Naval Service) Sold to Taiwan 10 June 1977 and renamed Ran aground 22 August 1977 while enroute to Taiwan and was scrapped

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS Rowan DD-782 Covers Page 1    (1946-1954)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type 2 (n+) (USS)

1971-04-07

Cachet by Stewart Milstein

 

Locy Type 2r

1954-04-05

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Locy Type 2t(nu) (B)

1947-11-01

Columbus Day cachet by Donald R. Graf, used after the event.

 

Locy Type 2# (Br. #15711)

1946-04-08

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Locy Type 9efu

1954-04-15

Cachet by George V. Sadworth

 

Locy Type SLb(USS)(46x5)

1946-08-28

Ship's straightline marking. From the Bob Govern collection.

 

Other Information

ROWAN earned four battle stars for her Korean War service and eleven battle stars for her Vietnam War service.

NAMESAKE - Vice Admiral Stephen Clegg Rowan, USN (1805 – 31 March 1890)
Rowan, born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1805, came to the United States at the age of 10 and lived in Piqua, Ohio. Appointed midshipman in the U.S. Navy on 1 February 1826, he took an active role in the Mexican War, serving as executive officer of USS Cyane during the capture of Monterey on 7 July 1846 and in the occupation of both San Diego and Los Angeles. Captain of the steam-sloop USS Pawnee at the outbreak of the Civil War, he made gallant attempts to relieve Fort Sumter and to burn the Norfolk Navy Yard. In the fall of 1861, he assisted in the capture of the forts at Hatteras Inlet; then, taking command of a flotilla in the North Carolina sounds, he cooperated in the capture of Roanoke Island in February 1862. Promoted to captain for gallantry, he then supported the capture of Elizabeth City, Edenton, and New Bern. During the summer of 1863, he commanded New Ironsides on blockade duty off Charleston and the following August assumed command of Federal forces in the North Carolina sounds. Commissioned Rear Admiral on 25 July 1866, Rowan served as Commandant of the Norfolk Navy Yard until 1867, when he assumed command of the Asiatic Squadron. Returning in 1870, he was appointed Vice Admiral in August of that year and served as Commandant of the New York Navy Yard from 1872 to 1876, as Governor of the Naval Asylum at Philadelphia in 1881, and as Superintendent of the Naval Observatory, Washington, D.C., from 1882 until his retirement in 1889. Vice Admiral Rowan died in Washington, D.C.

Four ships of the US Navy have been named in his honor; USS Rowan TB-8, USS Rowan DD-64, USS Rowan DD-405 and USS Rowan DD-782.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. David S. Folsom, great-grandniece of Vice Admiral Rowan.

 

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