STOUT DDG 55

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 I) Guided Missile Destroyer Keel Laid 13 September 1991 - Launched 16 October 1992 Christened 24 October 1992 USS STOUT DDG-55 Commissioned 13 August 1994

Naval Covers

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1. USS Stout DDG-55 Covers Page 1    (1994-2000)

 

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 2-2t(n+) (USS,FPO AE 09587-1273)

1994-08-13

Commissioning. Ship's cachet, serviced by Wolfgang Hechler

 

Locy Type 2-2t(n+) (USS,FPO AE 09587-1273)

1996-03-15

Ship's cachet, serviced by Wolfgang Hechler

 

Locy Type 9-2(n+) (USS,FPO AE 09587-1273)

1994-12-02

Official Ship's cachet, collector's request.

 

Locy Type 11-2(n+) (USS,FPO AE / 09587-1273)

2000-08-05

Ship's cachet, serviced by Wolfgang Hechler

 

Locy Type 11-2n+ (USS,FPO AE 09587) (2017)

2017-12-05

Cachet by Dennis W. Gill

 

Locy Type 11-2n+ (USS,FPO AE 09587) (2018)

2018-07-25

Cachet by Thad Kaczkowski

 

Locy Type 11-2(n+)y (USS,FPO AE 09587) (Unit 100290)

2024-07-10

Collectors request from John M. Wilson.

 

Locy Type 12-2(n+) (USS,FPO AE 09587-1273)

2011-09-29

Courtesy of the USCS Postmark Survey 2011-2012

 

Locy Type 12-2(n+)cy (USS,FPO AE 09587) (Unit 100290)

2024-07-10

Collectors request from John M. Wilson.

 

Locy Type 13-2(n+) (USS,FPO AE 09587-1273) (3.0 cm)

2007-11-02

Free Mail, USS Enterprise Battle Group; Persian Gulf. Serviced by Thad W. Kaczkowski

 

Locy Type 13-2(n+) (USS,FPO AE 09587-1273) (3.5 cm)

2013-10-12

Columbus Day. Serviced by Thad W. Kaczkowski

 

Locy Type F (USS,FPO AE 09587-1273) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-10

2008-02-22

Great White Fleet, cachet by Alvin Eckert

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USPS Pictorial Postmarks

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "USS Stout Station" Houston, TX

1994-08-13

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

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Rear Admiral Herald Franklin Stout, USN (June 15 1903 - March 23 1987).
Stout graduated from the US Naval Academy on June 3 1926 and retired in 1953.
        The highlight of Stout's Naval career was in 1942 when he distinguished himself as the Commanding Officer of the destroyer USS Claxton DD-571 during World War II. Then a Commander, Stout aided his task force in sinking five heavily armed, enemy warships to establish a beachhead on Bougainvillea Island. For his outstanding service in command of USS Claxton he was awarded two Navy Crosses.
        In addition to the Navy Cross with gold star, Stout also received the Distinguished Service Medal, the Silver Star Medal, the Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon, the Second Nicaraguan Campaign Medal, the Yangtze Service Medal, the American Defense Service Medal with star, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with one silver star and two bronze stars (seven engagements), the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal with Asia Clasp, the China Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal with one bronze star, the Pearl Harbor Commemorative Medal, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the Philippine Liberation Ribbon, and the Korean Presidential Unit Citation.

 

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