DARBY DE 218

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.

Buckley Class Type TE Destroyer Escort Keel Laid February 22 1943 - Launched May 29 1943 USS DARBY DE-218 Commissioned November 15 1943 - Decommissioned April 28 1947 Recommissioned October 24 1950 Assigned to Naval Reserve Training 5th Naval District at Baltimore MD Placed In Service In Reserve February 23 1959 Activated for the Berlin Crisis October 2 1961 Returned to NRT duties at Baltimore August 1 1962 Struck from Naval Register September 23 1968 Sunk as target May 24 1970

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1947-62)

 

Postmarks

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POSTMARK TYPE	DATE FROM to DATE TO	THUMBNAIL LINK TO CLOSE-UP IMAGE	THUMBNAIL LINK TO FULL COVER IMAGE

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Post Office Established November 22 1943 - Disestablished February 21 1947

 

Locy Type 2z

1947-01-13

Ship used only type 2z device during 1st commissioning

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Post Office Reestablished November 29 1950 - Disestablished July 1 1958

 

Locy Type FDPS 2 Dec 7, 1950

1950-12-07

First Day of Postal Service

 

Locy Type 2

1951-01-14

Note:

 

Locy Type 9efu

1951-01-14

The cancel was applied to the reverse of the cover.

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Post Office Reestablished 1962 - Disestablished 1962

 

Locy Type 2(n) (Killers not showing)

1962-06-12

Note:

 

Other Information

DARBY earned 2 Battle Stars (WWII)

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Navy Expeditionary Medal - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 2 stars - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal w/ 1 star - Philippine Liberation Ribbon

NAMESAKE - Named in Honor of Ensign Marshall Eugene Darby USN (November 10 1918 - December 7 1941) killed in Pearl Harbor attack while serving on USS OKLAHOMA BB-37

 

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