MAHAN DDG 42

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.

Farragut Class Destroyer Leader Ordered 18 November 1955 as Destroyer Leader (DL) Reclassified Guided Missile Frigate (DLG) 14 November 1956 Keel Laid 31 July 1957 - Launched 7 October 1959 USS MAHAN DLG-11 Commissioned 25 August 1960 - Decommissioned 15 August 1973 Recommissioned 1 April 1975 USS MAHAN DDG-42 Redesignated (DDG) 30 June 1975 Decommissioned 15 June 1993 Struck from Naval Register 15 June 1993 Sold 31 August 1995 to Baltimore Marine Inds. for scrap Repossessed 1 October 1996 Sold 18 May 2004 to Metro Machine Corp. for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. USS Mahan DDG-42 Covers Page 1    (1960-93)

 

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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1st Commissioning August 25 1960 to August 15 1973

 

Locy Type FDC 2tnu

1960-08-25

DLG-11. First Day in Commission

 

Locy Type 2tnu

1966-08-25

DLG-11

 

Locy Type 2t(n+u) ("DIG-11")

1971-04-06

DLG-11

 

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

1971-04-06

DLG-11

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2nd Commissioning April 1 1975 to June 15 1993

 

Locy Type FDR F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. M-55

1975-04-01

DLG-11. First Day of Recommissioning

 

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

1975-07-11

DDG-42. Ship's cachet, serviced by Wolfgang Hechler

 

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

1979-01-05

DDG-42. Ship's cachet, serviced by Wolfgang Hechler

 

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

1980-05-02

DDG-42. Ship's cachet, serviced by Wolfgang Hechler

 

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

1993-01-07

DDG-42. Ship's cachet, serviced by Wolfgang Hechler

 

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

1989-06-22

DDG-42. Serviced by Thad W. Kaczkowski

 

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

1983-01-17

DDG-42

 

Locy Type LDC 2-1(n+) (USS,"DLG")

1993-06-15

DDG-42. Last Day in Commission

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Locy Type F USS Frank Cable AS-40

1993-06-15

N/A

Decommissioning of MAHAN, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Rear Admiral Alfred Thayer Mahan, USN (September 27 1840 – December 1 1914).
Mahan was a United States Navy officer, geostrategist, and educator.

Four ships of the US Navy have been named MAHAN in his honor - USS Mahan DD-102/DM-7, USS Mahan DD-364, USS Mahan DLG-11/DDG-42 and USS Mahan DDG-72.

 

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