PINCKNEY DDG 91

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.

Arleigh Burke Class (Flight IIa) Guided Missile Destroyer Keel Laid 16 July 2001 - Launched and Christened 29 June 2002 USS PINCKNEY DDG-91 Commissioned 29 May 2004

Naval Covers

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1. USS Pinckney DDG-91 Covers Page 1    (2002-2019)

 

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 2-2(n+) (USS,FPO AP 96675-1306)

2004-05-29

Commissioning, cover serviced by Wolfgang Hechler

 

Locy Type FDC 9-2(n+) (USS,FPO AP 96675-1306)

2004-05-29

Commissioning, cover serviced by Wolfgang Hechler

 

Locy Type 11-2n+ (USS,FPO AP 96675)

2017-09-09

Cachet by Thad Kaczkowski.

 

Locy Type 11-2(n+) (USS,FPO AP 96675-1306)

2011-12-11

Official Ships cachet, FREE Mail, received and contributed by Elgin Sink.

 

Locy Type 11-2a(n+) (USS,FPO AP 96675-1306)

2011-12-11

Backside of the cover along with a "Return To Sender" marking, received and contributed by Elgin Sink.

 

Locy Type 12-2(n+) (USS,FPO AP 96675-1306)

2006-04-07

Official Ships cachet, serviced by Rich Hoffner.

 

Locy Type 12-2cn+ (USS,FPO AP 96675)

2019-11-24

Cachet by Richard F. Hoffner. This is the back of the cover, the front can be seen on the Naval Covers page.

 

Locy Type 13-2(n+) (USS,FPO AP 96675-1306)

2006-03-27

Official Ships cachet, serviced by Rich Hoffner.

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USPS Pictorial Postmarks

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "Commissioning Day Station" Port Hueneme, CA

2004-05-29

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

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Cook First Class William Pinckney, USN (27 April 1915 - 21 July 1976).
Pinckney received the Navy Cross for his courageous rescue of a fellow crew member onboard the USS Enterprise CV-6 during the Battle of Santa Cruz (25–27 October 1942).
When an explosion killed four of the six men at his battle station in an ammunition handling room, Pinckney and the other surviving sailor, Third Class Gunner's Mate Jim Bagwell, attempted to exit through a hatch to the hangar deck above. When the other man grasped the scorching hatch, he fell back unconscious. Despite the suffocating smoke, flames, and gasoline fumes surrounding him, Pinckney carried the sailor to safety. For his selfless heroism, Pinckney was awarded the Navy Cross. Pinckney also received the Purple Heart for wounds received during the battle.

The ships sponsor is Henrietta Middleton Pinckney, wife of Cook 1/c William Pinckney.

There have been two ships in the US Navy to bear the name PINCKNEY - USS Pinckney (Brigatine 1798) and USS Pinckney DDG-91.
DDG-91 is the only one to be named after Cook 1/c William Pinckney.

 

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