SOUTHERLAND DD 743

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 May 27 1944 - Launched October 5 1944 USS SOUTHERLAND DD-743 Commissioned December 22 1944 USS SOUTHERLAND DDR-743 Reclassified Radar Picket Destroyer (DDR) March 18 1949 USS SOUTHERLAND DD-743 Reverted to Destroyer (DD) April 1 1964 Decommissioned February 26 1981 Struck from Naval Register February 26 1981 Specified as target hulk 1983 Sunk as target August 2 1997

Naval Covers

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1. Southerland Covers Page 1    (1944-66)

 

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) (DDR)

1956-02-09

As DDR-743

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (USS)

1966-05-18

As DD-743

 

Locy Type 2tnu (DD)

1947-10-10

As DD-743

 

Locy Type 2t(nu) (DDR)

1961-05-27

As DDR-743

 

Locy Type 2z

1945-11-04

As DD-743

 

Locy Type 2z*

1945-04-09

As DD-743
Mark from back of cover

 

Locy Type 9ef(n+u) (DDR)

1956-02-09

As DDR-743

 

Locy Type 9# (Br. #15353)

1945-04-09

As DD-743
Mark from back of cover

 

Locy Type P [2(n) with "R" removed]

1964-12-22

As DD-743
20th Anniversary cachet

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Locy Type P [2(n) with "R" removed]

1964-12-22

As DD-743
Close-up view of the 20th Anniversary cachet

 

USPS Machine Cancel San Diego CA

1981-02-26

No Image

As DD-743
Decommissioned, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

USPS 4-bar cancel San Diego CA

1981-02-26

No Image

As DD-743
Decommissioned, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS. Signed by the CO.

 

Other Information

SOUTHERLAND earned 1 battle star for WWII, 8 battle stars for Korea, and 10 battle stars for Vietnam service

SOUTHERLAND DD-743 was at Tokyo Bay September 2 1945 for the Japanese surrender

NAMESAKE - Admiral William Henry Hudson Southerland, USN (July 10 1852 - January 30 1933)
Commander of several ships in Cuban waters during the Spanish-American War, and later served as Commander in Chief of The U.S. Pacific Fleet

 

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