COMTE DE GRASSE DD 974
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.
Keel Laid April 4 1975 - Launched March 26 1976 |
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- Covers Page 1 (1979-90)
Postmarks
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Within each set, the postmarks should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one postmark has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of earliest known usage.
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THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.
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Post Office Established July 30 1978 - Disestablished June 5 1998
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Locy Type |
1978-08-05 |
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Commissioning, cachet by U.S.S. America Chapter No. 71, USCS
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1978-08-21 |
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Welcome to Norfolk - HMS CHARYBDIS, cachet by the Tazewell G. Nicholson
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1979-12-05 |
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1987-06-02 |
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Locy Type F |
1987-05-016 |
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Locy Type F |
1987-05-16 |
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Armed Forces Day '87, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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Locy Type F |
1987-05-01 |
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Note:
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Locy Type F |
1987-05-01 |
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Solid Shield '87, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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Locy Type F |
1987-06-02 |
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Note:
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Locy Type F |
1987-06-02 |
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Dependent's Cruise '87, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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Locy Type F |
1987-06-14 |
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Med Cruise '87, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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Locy Type F |
1987-10-13 |
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Navy Day 1987, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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Locy Type F |
1987-11-11 |
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Memorial Day 1987, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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Locy Type F |
1987-12-25 |
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Locy Type F |
1987-12-25 |
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Merry Christmas, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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Locy Type F |
1988-01-01 |
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New Year's Day, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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Locy Type F |
1988-02-12 |
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Lincoln's Birthday, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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Locy Type F |
1988-02-22 |
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Washington's Birthday, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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Locy Type F |
1988-08-16 |
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Law Enforcement Operations, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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Locy Type F |
1988-12-25 |
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Merry Christmas, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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Locy Type F |
1989-03-14 |
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Locy Type F |
1989-01-09 |
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Change of Command, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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1998-06-05 |
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Decommissioning, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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1998-06-05 |
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Decommissioning, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
Other Information
NAMESAKE - François Joseph Paul, marquis de Grasse Tilly, comte de Grasse (1722 - January 14 1788) a French admiral
At the age of eleven, de Grasse entered the Order of Malta as a page of the Grand Master. In 1734, de Grasse became an ensign on the galleys of the Knights Hospitaller and, in 1740, he entered the French Navy. In 1776, the American War of Independence against Great Britain began and the French Navy was assigned to assist the American cause. As a commander of a division, de Grasse served under Louis Guillouet, comte d'Orvilliers at the First Battle of Ushant from July 23 to 27, 1778. In 1779, he joined the fleet of Count d'Estaing in the Caribbean and distinguished himself in the battles of Dominica and Saint Lucia during 1780 and of Tobago during 1781. He contributed to the capture of Grenada and took part in the three actions fought by Guichen against Admiral Rodney in the Battle of Martinique. He came to the aid of Washington and Rochambeau, setting sail with 3,000 men from Saint-Dominique. de Grasse landed the 3,000 French reinforcements in Virginia, and immediately afterwards decisively defeated the British fleet in the Battle of the Chesapeake in September 1781. He drew away the English forces and blockaded the coast until Lord Cornwallis surrendered, ensuring the independence of the United States of America. He was less fortunate at Battle of St. Kitts, where he was defeated by Admiral Hood. Shortly afterwards, in April 1782, he was defeated and taken prisoner by Admiral Rodney at the Battle of the Saintes. Some months later, he returned to France, published a Mémoire justificatif and, in 1784, was acquitted by a court-martial
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