JOSEPHUS DANIELS CG 27

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.

Belknap Class Guided Missile Frigate Keel Laid April 23 1962 Christened November 30 1963 Launched December 2 1963 USS JOSEPHUS DANIELS DLG-27 Commissioned Guided Missile Destroyer May 8 1965 USS JOSEPHUS DANIELS CG-27 Reclassified Guided Missile Cruiser (CG) June 30 1975 Decommissioned January 22 1994 Struck from Naval Register January 22 1994 Sold for scrap February 10 1999, completed November 8 1999.

Naval Covers

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1. USS Josephus Daniels DLG/CG-27 Covers Page 1     (1963-94)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

Bath ME Slogan "THIS IS YOUR LIFE / PROTECT IT / JOIN CIVIL DEFENSE NOW"

1963-12-02

Launching
Beck Cachet

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Locy Type FDC 2(n+)(USS,"DLG")

1965-05-08

As DLG-27
Commissioning, cachet by Morris W. Beck

 

Locy Type 2(n+)(USS,"DLG") (1965-75)

1965-05-18

As DLG-27

 

Locy Type 2(n+)(USS,"DLG") (1965)

1965-08-05

As DLG-27
Artmaster cachet for the FDOI of the Dante Alighieri stamp. The actual issue date was July 17 1965 so this is not a First Day Cover.

 

Locy Type 2t(nu) (USS,"DLG")

1972-03-08

DLG-27. Cachet by Thad Kaczkowski

 

Locy Type 2tnu(USS,"CG") (1975)

1975-12-10

As CG-27
Welcome Home, cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson

 

Locy Type 2tnu (CG,USS) 1986

1990-10-27

Navy Day, cachet by Gary Rogak

 

Locy Type 9efnu (CG)

1979-10-12

As CG-27
In Port - Port Everglades, Florida

 

Locy Type 9-2n (FPO AE 09567-1150)

1993-12-16

As CG-27
Collectors Request. Postal Clerk added "Event: Preparation for Decommissioning 22 Jan 94" under the return address.

 

Locy Type LDC 2tnu (D2,USS,"CG")

1994-01-22

As CG-27
Last Day in Commission. Postal Clerk signed and added "Last Day in Commission" under the return address.

 

Locy Type LDC 9-2n (FPO AE 09567-1150)

1994-01-22

As CG-27
Last Day in Commission. Cachet by Al Banasky

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Josephus Daniels was born 18 May 1862 in Washington, N.C. As editor and publisher of the Raleigh, N.C., News and Observer, he became a major editorial voice in the South. He was appointed Secretary of the Navy by President Wilson in 1913. A number of his naval reforms included abolishing the officer's wine mess, the introduction of women into the service, and establishment of service schools on board ships and stations. He evinced great interest in the common man, favoring promotion from the ranks and inaugurating the practice of making 100 sailors from the fleet eligible for entrance into the Naval Academy annually. Under his leadership, the Navy expanded greatly and fought effectively in World War I. He resigned as head of the Navy Department in 1921, returning to his job as editor and publisher of the News and Observer until his appointment as Ambassador to Mexico from 1933 to 1942. After furthering President Roosevelt's "Good Neighbor" policy with Mexico, he devoted the remainder of his life to editing and the writing of a number of books, including Our Navy at War and Life of Woodrow Wilson. He died at Raleigh 15 January 1948. {DANFS}

 

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