BENJAMIN STODDERT DDG 22

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 11 June 1962 - Launched 8 January 1963 USS BENJAMIN STODDERT DDG-22 Commissioned 12 September 1964 - Decommissioned 20 December 1991 Struck from Naval Register 20 November 1992 Sunk 3 February 2001 in the Pacific Ocean while under tow to scraping in Brownsville, TX

Naval Covers

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1. USS Benjamin Stoddert DDG-22 Covers Page 1    (1963-1990)

 

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(n+)

1964-09-12

First Day of Commission, cachet by Morris W. Beck

 

Locy Type 2(n) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. B-70

1966-07-21

Project Gemini Space Program Support

 

Locy Type 2(n) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. B-70

1966-08-25

Apollo Space Program Support, cachet by Morris W. Beck

 

Locy Type 2(n) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. B-70a

1964-11-24

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

1978-10-22

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

1990-02-13

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Locy Type 2-1tnu (USS,"US NAVY" at bottom)

1986-07-31

Port Visit - Seattle WA

 

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

1970-01-13

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

1980-04-07

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Locy Type 9-1n+u (B,USS,USN)

1986-07-31

Port Visit - Seattle WA

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Benjamin Stoddert (1751 - 13 December 1813).
Stoddert served in the Pennsylvania cavalry and on the Board of War during the American War of Independence. After the war, he became a merchant at Georgetown, Maryland, a town that later became part of the District of Columbia, and during the 1790s was active in obtaining land for the use of the new Federal Government. In May 1798, Benjamin Stoddert was nominated by President John Adams to became the Nation's first Secretary of the Navy. In that post, he guided the Navy through the undeclared war with France and achieved a significant expansion in the United States' naval strength. He left office in March 1801 to return to commercial life.

 

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