FORREST SHERMAN DDG 98

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 (Flight IIa) Class Guided Missile Destroyer Keel Laid 7 August 2003 - Launched 30 June 2004 Christened 2 October 2004 USS FORREST SHERMAN DDG-98 Commissioned 28 January 2006

Naval Covers

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1. USS Forrest Sherman DDG-98 Covers Page 1    (2003-2016)

 

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

2006-01-28

Commissioning, Cachet by Roger A. Wentworth

 

Locy Type 9y ("Missent To")

2009-08-11

Official Ship's Cachet, serviced by Rich Hoffner

 

Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-10

2008-10-27

100th Anniversary of the Great White Fleet, cover serviced by Wolfgang Hechler

 

Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-10

2009-08-11

Official Ship's Cachet, serviced by Rich Hoffner. Last Day of Use for this postmark was supposed to be Feb 22 2009.

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USPS 4-bar Pascagoula, MS

2003-08-07

N/A

Keel Laying, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

USPS 4-bar Pascagoula, MS

2003-10-02

N/A

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

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Admiral Forrest Percival Sherman, USN (October 30 1896 – July 22 1951). Veteran of World War I, World War II, Korea and former Chief of Naval Operations.

Two ships of the US Navy have borne the name FORREST SHERMAN - USS Forrest Sherman DD-931 and USS Forrest Sherman DDG-98.

 

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