CARR FFG 52

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.

Oliver Hazard Perry (Long Hull, LAMPS III modified) Class Guided Missile Frigate Keel Laid 26 March 1982 - Launched & Christened 26 February 1983 USS CARR FFG-52 Commissioned 27 July 1985 - Decommissioned 13 March 2013

Naval Covers

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1. USS Carr FFG-52 Covers Page 1     (1998-2013)

 

Postmarks

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

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Ship Postmarks

 

Locy Type 2-1(n+)

1998-01-28

Collector's Request, cachet by Charles B. Hall

 

Locy Type 9-1(n+u)(USS)

1998-01-28

Collector's Request, cachet by Charles B. Hall

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Other Information

USS CARR FFG-52 earned the following awards during her Naval career - Joint Meritorious Unit Award Ribbon, Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon w/ 1 star, Coast Guard Meritorious Team Commendation Ribbon, Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (2 awards), National Defense Service Medal w/ 1 star, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal w/ 1 star, Southwest Asia Service Medal w/ 2 stars, Armed Forces Service Ribbon w/ 1 star, Humanitarian Service Medal, Sea Service Deployment Ribbon w/ 5 stars, Coast Guard Special Operations Service Ribbon and the Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia).

NAMESAKE - GM3 Paul Henry Carr, USN (February 13 1924 - October 25 1944)
Carr joined the Navy on May 27 1942, he married Goldie Lee Jamison in October 1943, before receiving orders to the USS SAMUEL B. ROBERTS DE-413 in April 1944. During the Battle Off Samar on October 25 1944, Carr was serving as Gun Captain of ROBERTS' Mount 52. After the gun had fired approximately 300 rounds the mount lost power ramming. After seven or eight more shots the air injection system was lost and soon a round cooked off before the breech could be completely shut, destroying the gun and killing most of the gun crew. GM3 Carr stayed at his station and although grievously injured repeatedly tried to load the last remaining shell into the destroyed gun by hand. He soon died of his injuries. GM3 Carr was awarded the Silver Star.

The ships sponsor is Goldie Carr Bensilhe, GM3 Carr's widow.

 

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