WADDELL DDG 24

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.

Charles F. Adams Class Guided Missile Destroyer Keel Laid February 6 1962 - Launched February 26 1963 USS WADDELL DDG-24 Commissioned August 28 1964 - Decommissioned October 1 1992 Struck from Naval Register January 11 1995 HNS NEARCHOS D-219 (Greek Naval Service) Sold To Greece October 1 1992 Decommissioned July 18 2003 and in reserve at Souda Bay, Crete

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1967-82)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type FDC 2(n+)

1964-08-28

First Day of Commissioning. Ship's cachet.

 

Locy Type FDC 2(n+)

1964-08-28

First Day of Commissioning. Cachet by Morris W. Beck

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (USS)

1969-05-02

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Locy Type 2t(n+u) (USS)

1970-09-08

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Locy Type 2-1(n+) (USS)

1982-06-11

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Locy Type 2-1n (USS,USN)

1989-08-28

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Locy Type 2-1n (USS,USN)

1991-07-12

Midshipman's Cruise 1991

 

Locy Type 9ef(n+u) (USS)

1977-08-04

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Locy Type 9-1nu (USS,USN)

1989-08-28

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Locy Type 10ef

1965-04-06

Not cataloged in the 1997 Catalog of United States Naval Postmarks.

 

Other Information

WADDELL earned 2 Navy Unit Commendations and 11 Battle Stars for her Vietnam War service

NAMESAKE - Lieutenant James Iredell Waddell, USN (July 3 1824 – March 15 1886).
Mr. Waddell was an Lieutenant in the United States Navy and later a Commander in the Confederate States Navy.

 

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