SAMPSON DDG 102

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 IIa) Guided Missle Destroyer Keel Laid 20 March 2005 - Launched 16 September 2006 USS SAMPSON DDG 102 Commissioned 3 November 2007

Naval Covers

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1. USS Sampson DDG-102 Covers Page 1    (2005-08)

 

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 2-2n (USS, FPO AP 96678-1303)

2007-11-03

Commissioning, Contributed by Douglas Ebert.

 

Locy Type FDC F FPO AP 96678-1303

2007-11-03

Commissioning, cachet by Mike Brock

 

Locy Type 2-2n (USS, FPO AP 96678-1303)

2012-02-18

Official Ship's cachet, contributed by Thad Kaczkowski.

 

Locy Type F "110TH ANNIVERSARY / OF THE / BATTLE OF SANTIAGO"

2008-07-03

Battle of Santiago de Cuba, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Locy Type F

2010-06-05

Portland Rose Festival-Port Visit, cachet by Michael Hebert (Mh Cachets)

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USPS Pictorial Postmarks

 

USPS Pictorial "Commissioning Day Station" Boston, MA

2007-11-03

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

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Rear Admiral William Thomas Sampson, USN (February 9 1840 – May 6 1902).
Known for his victory in the Battle of Santiago de Cuba during the Spanish-American War.

Four ships of the US Navy have been named SAMPSON in his honor, USS Sampson DD-63, USS Sampson DD-394, USS Sampson DDG-10 and USS Sampson DDG-102.
The United States Naval Academy's Sampson Hall, which houses the English and History departments, is named in his honor.
The United States Navy also authorized a service medal, known as the Sampson Medal, to recognize those who had served under his command during the Spanish-American War.

 

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