WHIPPLE FF 1062
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 24 1967 - Launched April 12 1968 |
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- DE-1062 Page 1 (1972)
Postmarks
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1972-08-06 |
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Ships cachet
Other Information
USS WHIPPLE earned the following awards during her US Naval service - Combat Action Ribbon - Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation - Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (6) - National Defense Service Medal w/ 1 star - Vietnam Service Medal w/ 2 stars - Southwest Asia Service Medal - Humanitarian Service Medal - Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal.
NAMESAKE - Commodore Abraham Whipple, Continental Navy (September 26 1733 – May 27 1819). Whipple, a veteran of the French and Indian War (1754–1763) and the American Revolutionary War hailed from Rhode Island and were among the founders of the town of Marietta, Ohio in his later life.
Three ships of the US Navy have been named in his honor - USS Whipple DD-15, USS Whipple DD-217/AG-117 and USS Whipple FF-1062.
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