LASSEN DDG 82
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.
- USS LASSEN DDG-82
Commissioned April 21 2001 -
Arleigh-Burke Class (Flight IIa) Guided Missile Destroyer
Keel Laid August 24 1998 - Launched October 16 1999
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- Covers Page 1 (1998,1999,2001,2004,2006)
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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image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN
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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Thumbnail Link To Close-Up Image |
Thumbnail Link To Full Cover Image |
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Locy Type FDC 2 |
2001-04-21
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Commissioning, serviced by Wolfgang Hechler
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Locy Type 2 |
2004-03-11
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Cachet by Wolfgang Hechler
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Locy Type 2 |
2006-10-11
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Postmark is faint. Serviced by Wolfgang Hechler
The Lassen Crew are called "Sea Devils". The Sea Devil moniker is taken from HC-7, CDR Lassen's unit during the Vietnam war.
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USPS 4-bar |
1998-08-24
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Keel Laying, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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USPS 4-bar |
1999-11-06
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Christening, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
Other Information
NAMESAKE - Commander Clyde Everett Lassen, USN (March 14 1942-1994).
Lassen received the Medal of Honor for his courageous rescue on June 19, 1968 of two downed aviators while commander of a search and rescue helicopter in Vietnam.
Two ships of the US Navy have been named LASSEN although USS Lassen DDG-82 is the only ship named for Cmdr Clyde Lassen. The first LASSEN was USS Lassen AE-3.
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