SELLERS DDG 11

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 August 3 1959 - Launched September 9 1960 USS SELLERS DDG-11 Commissioned October 28 1961 - Decommissioned October 31 1989 Stricken November 20 1992 - Scrapped August 2004

Naval Covers

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1. USS Sellers DDG-11 Covers Page 1    (1974-89)

 

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

 

Locy Type 2(n) (USS)

1974-04-08

Ship's cachet

 

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

1986-05-12

Note:

 

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

1989-06-05

Ship's cachet

 

Locy Type 9ef(nu) (USS)

1974-04-08

Postmark from the back side of this cover.

 

Locy Type LDC 2-1(n+)

1989-10-31

Decommissioning, Ship's cachet

 

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

1989-10-31

Ships cachet, serviced by Thad W. Kaczkowski

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - David F. Sellers, born in Austin, Tex., on 4 February 1874, was appointed to the Naval Academy on 1 May 1890, graduated in 1894, and commissioned Ensign on 1 July 1896. He served in Massachusetts, Essex, and Alliance until 1898 when he joined the Philadelphia for service during the Spanish-American War. Sellers took part in the Samoan Campaign in 1899 and served in Philippine waters on board New York during the Philippine Insurrection. He later commanded Stewart, Salem, Birmingham, Wisconsin, and in 1918, the transport Agamemnon. Sellers was awarded the Navy Cross for his service in World War I. After the war, Sellers served on the staff of the Naval War College, the Bureau of Navigation, commanded Maryland, and as Chief of Staff, Scouting Fleet, from 1926 until his promotion to Rear Admiral on 2 June 1927. He commanded the Special Service Squadron from July 1927 to May 1929 during the uprisings in the Republic of Nicaragua and was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal. In June 1929, he was appointed Judge Advocate General of the Navy. After commanding Battleship Division I and Battleships, Battle Force, he became Commander in Chief, United States Fleet. Admiral Sellers served as Superintendent of the Naval Academy from 1934 until his retirement in 1938. He died on 27 January 1949 at the Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Md. {DANFS}

 

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