CHARRETTE DD 581

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.

Fletcher Class Destroyer Keel Laid February 20 1942 - Launched June 3 1942 USS CHARRETTE DD-581 Commissioned May 18 1943 - Decommissioned January 15 1947 Struck from Naval Register September 1 1975 HNS VELOS D-16 (Greek Naval Service) Transferred to Greece June 16 1959 and renamed Stricken by Greece 1991 Preserved as a museum at Faliron near Athens

HNS VELOS

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1943-46)

 

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

 

Boston MA Navy Yard Sta. Duplex

1942-06-03

Twin launching with USS HUDSON DD-475

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Locy Type 2z*

1943-07-05 to 1943-07-07

Mark from back of cover

 

Locy Type F (used after POD) USCS Catalog Illustration C-33

1946-03-04

Post office discontinued February 22 1946

 

Other Information

CHARRETTE earned 13 Battle Stars for WWII service

NAMESAKE - George Charrette USN (June 6 1867 - February 7 1938)
Charrette enlisted in the Navy September 24 1884. As a Gunner's Mate Third Class, on June 2 1898, he volunteered with seven others to sink MERRIMAC under heavy Spanish fire across the entrance to the harbor of Santiago, Cuba, thus bottling up the enemy fleet. Taken prisoner by the Spanish, Charrette was exchanged July 6 1898. He was awarded The Congressional Medal of Honor for extraordinary heroism, commissioned Lieutenant August 3 1920, and retired from the Navy in 1925. He died February 7 1938

 

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