BIDDLE CG 34

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 December 9 1963 - Launched July 2 1965 USS BIDDLE DLG-34 Commissioned January 21 1967 USS BIDDLE CG-34 Reclassified Guided Missile Cruiser (CG) June 30 1975 Decommissioned November 30 1993 Struck from Naval Register November 30 1993 Sold February 16 1995 for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. Biddle Covers Page 1     (1970-93)

 

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. 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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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

USPO Slogan Machine Cancel Bath ME

1965-07-02

No Image

Launching, cachet by Morris W. Beck.

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Locy Type FDC 2(n+)

1967-01-21

As DLG-34
First day in Commission, cachet by Morris W. Beck.

 

Locy Type FDC 2(n+)

1967-01-21

As DLG-34
First day in Commission, R/S cachet.

 

Locy Type FDC 2(n+)

1967-01-21

As DLG-34
First day in Commission, cachet by Frederick L. Karcher.

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (USS)

1971-11-22

As DLG-34
R/S cachet.

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (USS)

1975-03-17

As DLG-34
Welcome to Norfolk cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson for the visit of USS Salinan ATF-161.

 

Locy Type 2tn+u (USS,DLG)

1970-11-12

As DLG-34

 

Locy Type 2t(n+u) (USS,CG)

1976-03-19

As CG-34
Welcome to New York cachet by Larry Briend for the overhaul of BIDDLE.

 

Locy Type 2t(n+u) (USS,CG)

1978-04-30

As CG-34
Welcome to Port Everglades, cachet by George H.Wilson

 

Locy Type 2t(n+u) (USS,CG)

1978-10-02

As CG-34

 

Locy Type 2t(n+u) (USS,CG)

1978-12-24

As CG-34
Port visit to Naples Italy

 

Locy Type 2t(n+u) (USS,CG)

1979-04-20

As CG-34
Welcome to Norfolk cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson for the visit of HMS Mohawk F-125.

 

Locy Type 2t(n+u) (USS,CG)

1980-01-29

As CG-34
Commemorating the Sea Trials of USS Belknap CG-26 following overhaul.

 

Locy Type 2-1(n+) (USS) 1986

1986-05-19

As CG-34

 

Locy Type 2-1(n+) (USS) 1990

1993-01-11

As CG-34
Official Business

 

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

1993-01-11

As CG-34
Official Business

 

Locy Type 9ef(n+u) (USS,CG)

1978-08-12

As DLG-34

 

Locy Type LDC 2-1(n+)

1993-11-30

As CG-34
Last Day in Commission

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Nicholas Biddle (1750 - March 7 1778)
Biddle was appointed a Captain in the Continental Navy in 1775. He had a brilliant career in command of ANDREW DORIA and RANDOLPH and was killed when the latter blew up while engaging the far larger HMS YARMOUTH, March 7 1778

 

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