ERBEN DD 631

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.

Fletcher Class Destroyer Keel Laid 28 October 1942 - Launched 21 March 1943 USS ERBEN DD-631 Commissioned 28 May 1943 - Decommissioned 31 May 1946 Recommissioned 19 May 1951 - Decommissioned 27 June 1958 Struck from Naval Register 2 June 1975 ROKS CHUNG MU DD-91 (South Korean Naval Service) Transferred to South Korea 16 May 1963 and renamed Stationary Training Vessel since 1983 Reported to have been broken up

Naval Covers

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1. USS Erben DD-631 Covers Page 1     (1945-1958)

 

Postmarks

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

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1st Commissioning 28 May 1943 to 31 May 1946

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1945-10-27

Navy Day 1945. "Victory Cancel"

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1946-01-28

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Locy Type 2z*

1945-03-13

Mark from back of cover

 

Locy Type LDPS 2(n)

1945-05-15

Cachet by William Frederick. From the Bob Govern collection.

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2nd Commissioning 19 May 1951 to 27 June 1958

 

Locy Type FDC 2r

1951-05-19

First Day in Commission

 

Locy Type 2(n+)

1957-11-09

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Locy Type 2r USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. E-31

1951-08-16

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Locy Type 2r USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. E-31a

1954-10-15

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Locy Type 9efu

1954-10-15

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Locy Type LDPS 2(n+)

1958-05-16

Last Day Postal Service

 

Locy Type LDPS 9fu

1958-05-16

Last Day Postal Service

 

Other Information

USS ERBEN earned the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 6 battle stars, the World War II Victory Medal, The National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Service Medal w/ 4 Campaign stars and the UN Korean Service Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Rear Admiral Henry Erben, USN (5 September 1832 - 23 October 1909)
Erben entered the Navy as a Midshipman 17 June 1848. He gave distinguished service in the Civil War, commanding the Ironclads USS ST. LOUIS and USS SUMTER in the Mississippi, and USS PINOLA in the Gulf of Mexico, and with the naval howitzer battery which served with the Army during the Antietam campaign. He retired 6 September 1894, but returned to duty during the Spanish-American War, commanding the Patrol Fleet which guarded the coast of the United States from Galveston to Bar Harbor. Rear Admiral Erben died in New York City.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. C. B. G. Gaillard, daughter of Rear Admiral Erben.

 

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