CHARLES F ADAMS DDG 2

Ship Name and Designation History

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Charles F. Adams Class Guided Missile Destroyer Originally classified Destroyer DD-952 Reclassified Guided Missile Destroyer (DDG) April 23 1957 Keel Laid June 15 1958 - Launched September 8 1959 USS CHARLES F. ADAMS DDG-2 Commissioned September 10 1960 - Decommissioned August 1 1990 Struck from Naval Register November 20 1992 As of November 2007, remains at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard on Donation Hold status.

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1962-89)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type 2tnu

1968-06-30

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Locy Type 2tn+u USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. C-113

1972-02-05

Ship's cachet

 

Locy Type 2tnu USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. C-113a

1979-02-15

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Locy Type 2-1(n+) (D1,USS) 1981

1984-09-24

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Locy Type 2-1(n+) (D1,USS) 1986

1988-09-07

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Locy Type 9eft(n+u) (close paren omitted)

1979-02-15

Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

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

1984-09-24

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

1988-09-07

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Other Information

NAMESAKE - Mr. Charles Francis Adams III (August 2 1866 - June 10 1954).
Adams graduated cum laude from Harvard College in 1888 and from Harvard Law School in 1892. A successful lawyer, business man, outstanding civic leader, and well-known yachtsman and ocean racer, he served as Secretary of the Navy from 1929 to 1933. He vigorously promoted public understanding of the Navy's indispensable role in international affairs, and worked strenuously to maintain naval strength and efficiency during a period of severe economic depression. He served at the London Naval Conference in 1930 where he successfully maintained the principle of United States naval parity with Great Britain.

 

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