CLARK FFG 11

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.

Oliver Hazard Perry Class Guided Missile Frigate Keel Laid 17 July 1978 - Launched 24 March 1979 USS CLARK FFG-11 Commissioned 9 May 1980 - Decommissioned 15 March 2000 ORP GENERAL KAZIMIERZ PULASKI 272 (Polish Naval Service) Sold to Poland 15 March 15 2000, renamed and commissioned

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1. USS Clark FFG-11 Covers Page 1     (1980-1994)

 

Postmarks

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

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Post Office Established 17 May 1980 to 15 August 1985

 

Locy Type FDC 2-1a(n)

1980-05-17

First Day in Commission, cachet by Ronald Reeves

 

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

1980-05-17

First Day in Commission, cachet by Ronald Reeves

 

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

1980-07-23

Official Ship cachet.

 

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

1984-11-14

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Assigned to Naval Reserve Training 26 September 1985 until 1995

 

Locy Type 2-1a(n) (Used after POD)

1994-08-20

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Post Office Re-Established 1995 to 15 March 2000

 

Locy Type 2-1n (USN,USS)

1998-03-26

Official Ship cachet.

 

Locy Type 9-1nu (USN,USS)

1998-03-26

Official Ship cachet.

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USPS Pictorial Postmarks

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "Ship Visit Station" Philadelphia PA

1999-09-10

Port Visit, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "Decommissioning Station" Norfolk, VA

2000-03-15

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

 

Other Information

USS CLARK earned the Coast Guard Unit Commendation Ribbon, the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon, the Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (2 awards), the Navy Expeditionary Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, the Humanitarian Service Medal, the Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon and the Coast Guard Special Operations Service Ribbon (3 awards) during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Admiral Joseph James "Jocko" Clark, USN (12 November 1893 - 13 July 1971)
Clark being of Cherokee heritage, was the first Native American to graduate from the United States Naval Academy, where he picked up the nickname "Jocko", in 1918. At the outset of World War II, Clark had command of an the Escort carrier, USS Suwanee CVE-27 in the Atlantic until he was detailed to run the new Carrier USS Yorktown CV-10. The USS Yorktown became flagship of Admiral Pownall during the 1943 carrier raids, and Clark and his operations officer Jimmy Flatley had opportunities to draw up fleet-wide attack plans. In 1944 he was promoted to Rear Admiral and given a task group of Task Force 58, which he commanded in the Marianas campaign, including the Battle of the Philippine Sea. His flagship was the USS Hornet CV-12. On the second day of the battle, with his planes returning after sundown, Clark ordered his ships to turn their landing lights on, allowing most planes to land safely.
During the Korean War, Clark commanded the Fast Carrier Task Force (TF 77), and later, as Vice Admiral, the entire 7th Fleet. Clark retired on 1 December 1953 with the rank of full Admiral. His awards included The Navy Cross, The Distinguished Service Medal, The Silver Star Medal, The Legion of Merit, The Navy Commendation Medal and The Korean Order of Military Merit. Admiral Clark died at St. Albans, New York and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

NAMESAKE - Kazimierz Michał Władysław Wiktor Pułaski of Ślepowron (4 March or 6 March 1745 – 11 October 1779).
Pulaski was a Polish nobleman, soldier and military commander who has been called, together with his counterpart Michael Kovats de Fabriczy, "the father of the American cavalry."

The ships sponsor was Mrs. Olga Clark.

 

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