BIDDLE CG 34

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.

Belknap Class Guided Missile Frigate Keel Laid 9 December 1963 - Launched 2 July 1965 USS BIDDLE DLG-34 Commissioned 21 January 1967 USS BIDDLE CG-34 Reclassified Guided Missile Cruiser (CG) 30 June 1975 Decommissioned 30 November 1993 Struck from Naval Register 30 November 1993 Sold 16 February 1995 for scrap

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1. USS Biddle DLG/CG-34 Covers Page 1     (1967-93)

 

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(n+) (USS)

1967-01-21

DLG-34. First Day in Commission, cachet by Morris W. Beck.

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (USS)

1967-06-22

DLG-34

 

Locy Type 2tn+u (USS,DLG)

1970-11-12

DLG-34.

 

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

1978-10-02

CG-34.

 

Locy Type 2-1(n+) (USS) 1986

1986-05-19

CG-34.

 

Locy Type 2-1(n+) (USS) 1990

1992-08-31

CG-34.

 

Locy Type 2-1(n+) (USS) 1990

1993-01-11

CG-34. Official Business

 

Locy Type 9ef(n+u) (USS,CG)

1975-08-27

CG-34.

 

Locy Type 9-1ef(n+u) (USS,"NY, NY")

1989-10-12

CG-34.

 

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

1993-11-30

CG-34. Last Day in Commission

 

Locy Type LDC 9-1ef(n+u)

1993-11-30

CG-34. Last Day in Commission

 

Other Information

USS BIDDLE earned the Joint Meritorious Unit Award Ribbon, the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon (2 awards), the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon (4 awards), the Navy Battle "E" Ribbon, the Navy Expeditionary Medal (2 awards), the National Defense Service Medal (2 awards), the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal w/ 6 Campaign stars, the Southwest Asia Service Medal w/ 2 Campaign stars, the Armed Forces Service Medal, the Sea Service Deployment Ribbon (14 awards), the Coast Guard Special Operations Service Ribbon, the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation Ribbon, the Republic of Vietnam Civil Action 1st Class Unit Citation Ribbon, the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, the Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudia Arabia) and the Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait) during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Captain Nicholas Biddle, USN (10 September 1750 - 7 March 1778)
Biddle was appointed a Captain in the Continental Navy in 1775. He had a brilliant career in command of ANDREW DORIA and RANDOLPH and was killed when the latter blew up while engaging the far larger HMS YARMOUTH, March 7 1778.

Four ships of the US Navy have borne the name BIDDLE in his honor - USS Biddle TB-26, USS Biddle DD-151, USS Biddle DDG-5 and USS Biddle CG-34.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. William H. Bates

 

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