STUMP DD 978

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.

Spruance Class Destroyer Keel Laid 22 August 1975 - Launched 21 March 1977 Christened 30 April 1977 USS STUMP DD-978 Commissioned 19 August 1978 Decommissioning Ceremony 19 October 2004 Officially Decommissioned 22 October 2004 Struck from Naval Registry 22 October 2004 Sunk as a target 7 June 2006

Naval Covers

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1. USS Stump DD-978 Covers Page 1    (1978-2004)

 

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+) (USS)

1978-08-19

First Day in Commission, cachet by Frederick L. Karcher

 

Locy Type 2-1(n+) (USS) (1987)

1987-05-01

"Welcome to Norfolk" cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson. USNS Altair T-AKR-291 was visiting.

 

Locy Type 9-1(n+u) (USS) (1978)

1988-10-27

Navy Day 1988

 

Locy Type 11-1(n) (USS)

2002-02-11

Cacheted, from the Thad Kaczkowski collection.

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USPS Pictorial Postmarks

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "Decommissioning Station" Norfolk VA

2004-10-22

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

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Admiral Felix Budwell Stump, USN (15 December 1894 – 13 June 1972).
Adm. Stump was Commander, United States Pacific Fleet from July 10 1953 until July 31 1958.
Stump was appointed to the United States Naval Academy in 1913, graduated in 1917 and retired on August 1 1958. He was a veteran of World War I and World War II and served in many different capacities.
Stump was the recipient of the U.S. Army's Distinguished Service Medal and two awards of the Navy Cross.

 

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