BARBEY FF 1088

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.

Knox Class Destroyer Escort Keel Laid February 5 1971 - Launched December 4 1971 USS BARBEY DE-1088 Commissioned November 11 1972 USS BARBEY FF-1088 Reclassified Frigate (FF) June 30 1975 Assigned to Naval Reserve Force, January 15 1991 Decommissioned March 19 1992 Struck from Naval Register January 11 1995 ROCS HWAI YANG FF-937 (Taiwanese Naval Service) Leased to Taiwan June 21 1994 and renamed

Naval Covers

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1. Barbey Covers Page 1     (1981-92)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type FDC 2(n) ("DE" omitted)

1972-11-11

As DE-1088
First Day in Commission
Contributed by Jennifer Hoffman.

 

Locy Type 2(n)(USS, "DE" omitted)

1973-05-15

As DE-1088
Official Ship's Cachet.

 

Locy Type 2t(n+u) (USS)

1973-11-01

As DE-1088
Official Ship's Cachet.

 

Locy Type 2t(n+u) (FF,USS)

1975-10-13

As FF-1088
Navy Day Cachet.

 

Locy Type 2-1(n+) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus B-10a

1981-04-06

As FF-1088

 

Locy Type 2-1n (A,USS)

1989-08-17

As FF-1088

 

Locy Type 2-1n+ (D1,USS)

1991-02-02

As FF-1088

 

Locy Type 2-1an (A,USS)

1989-08-17

As FF-1088

 

Locy Type LDC 2-1n+

1992-03-19

As FF-1088
Last Day in Commission

 

Other Information

BARBEY earned the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon, four (4) Navy Battle "E" Ribbon, two (2) Navy Expeditionary Medals, two (2) National Defense Service Medals, the Southwest Asia Service Medal (w/ 1 Campaign star), the Sea Service Deployment Ribbon, the Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia) and the Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait) during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Vice-Admiral Daniel E. Barbey (December 23 1889 - April 11 1969)

 

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