JOSEPH K TAUSSIG DE 1030

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.

Courtney Class Destroyer Escort Keel Laid January 3 1956 - Launched March 9 1957 USS JOSEPH K. TAUSSIG DE-1030 Commissioned September 10 1957 - Decommissioned July 1 1972 Struck from Navy Register July 1 1972 Sold July 15 1973 for scrap

Naval Covers

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Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

Locy Type 2t(n+u)

1963-10-17

Note:

 

Locy Type LDPS 2t(n+u)(D2,USS)

1972-04-15

Last Day of Postal Service

 

Locy Type LDPS 9eft(n+u)(USS)

1972-04-15

Last Day of Postal Service

 

Other Information

USS JOSEPH K. TAUSSIG earned the National Defense Service Medal and the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - VAdm. Joseph K. Taussig, USN (August 30 1877 - October 29 1947)
     Taussig entered the Naval Academy in 1895. As a Midshipman, he served on the flagship USS NEW YORK ACR-2 during the Battle of Santiago in the Spanish-American War. Following his graduation, in 1899 he was assigned to USS NEWARK C-1 and participated in the Allied Peking Relief Expedition during the Boxer Rebellion. After 2 years as a naval cadet, he was commissioned Ensign January 28 1901 to begin a series of promotions and distinctions that would underscore his illustrious service to the Navy. In July 1916, after serving in battleships, cruisers, destroyers, and on staffs afloat, he took command of Division 8, Destroyer Force, the first group of American destroyers sent abroad during World War I. After crossing the storm and gale filled Atlantic, Comdr. Taussig was asked by the Commander in Chief of the Coasts of Ireland when he would be ready for sea. Taussig replied in the now famous words; "We are ready now, Sir." He received the Distinguished Service Medal for World War I service. After the war he continued to serve the Navy at home and abroad. In 1922 his ship, USS CLEVELAND CL-21, rendered assistance to the victims of an earthquake and tidal wave in Chile. He served at the Naval War College, from 1923 to 1926. He also saw duty in the Bureau of Navigation, as Assistant Chief of Naval Operations, and as Commandant, 5th Naval District, in addition to commanding a battleship division and cruiser scouting force. Vice Admiral Taussig retired in 1941 but was recalled to active duty in 1943 to serve in the office of the Secretary of the Navy until June 1 1947, only a few months before his death October 29 1947.

     VAdm Taussig earned the Navy Distinguished Service Medal, the Legion of Merit Medal, the USCG Silver Life Saving Medal, the Purple Heart Medal, the Sampson Medal, the Spanish Campaign Medal, the Philippine Campaign Medal, the China Relief Expedition Medal, the Cuban Pacification Medal, the World War I Victory Medal with "Destroyer" clasp, the Second Nicaraguan Campaign Medal, the American Defense Service Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the World War II Victory Medal and the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (U.K.) Medal during his distinguished Naval career.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. Joseph K. Taussig, widow of Vice Admiral Taussig.

 

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