STRIBLING DD 867

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.

Gearing Class Destroyer Keel Laid January 15 1945 - Launched June 8 1945 USS STRIBLING DD-867 Commissioned September 29 1945 - Decommissioned July 1 1976 Stricken July 1 1976 Sunk as target July 27 1980 off Puerto Rico

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1947-68)

 

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

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1st Post Office Period September 25 1945 to May 17 1960

 

Locy Type FDPS 9ef(nu)

1945-09-29

First Day Postal Service, cachet by Michael Sanders.

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1947-02-12

Abraham Lincoln's birthday, cachet by M. Fay Muridge

 

Locy Type 2tnu

1948-05-04

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2nd Post Office Period 1962 to June 30 1976

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (USS)

1968-10-06

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Locy Type 2t(n+u)

1962-05-24

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Other Information

STRIBLING earned 2 Campaign stars for her Vietnam War service.

NAMESAKE - Named in Honor of Admiral Cornelius Kincheloe Stribling (September 22 1796 - January 17 1880) who served during the War of 1812, the Second Barbary War and the American Civil War.

Two ships of the US Navy have been named STRIBLING - USS Stribling DD-96/DM-1 and USS Stribling DD-867.

 

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