KINKAID DD 965

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.

Spruance Class Destroyer Keel Laid April 19 1973 - Launched May 25 1974 Christened June 1 1974 USS KINKAID DD-965 Commissioned July 10 1976 - Decommissioned January 7 2003 Struck from Naval Register April 6 2004 SINKEX target July 14 2004 at 22:55:31.5 N 159:59:40.5 W. Sunk by CVW-14 (see Notes below)

Naval Covers

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1. USS Kinkaid DD-965 Covers Page 1    (1976-2003)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type FDC 2(n)(USS)

1976-07-10

Ship's cachet, First Day of Commission

 

Locy Type FDC 9-1(nu)("DD" omitted)

1976-07-10

First Day of Commission, cachet by Richard Hoffner, sponsored by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Locy Type 2(n) (USS)

1976-08-02

Welcome to San Diego, cachet by USS California Chapter No. 51, USCS

 

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

1979-06-26

Note:

 

Locy Type 2-1n (USS,USN)

1988-01-04

Ship's cachet

 

Locy Type 2-1n (D1,USS)

1989-07-04

Cachet by Gary Rogak

 

USPS CDS San Diego, CA

2003-01-07

N/A

Last Day of Commission, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Notes and Namesake

Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW-14) deployed onboard USS John C. Stennis CVN-74 in support of RIMPAC 2004.

NAMESAKE - Admiral Thomas Cassin Kinkaid, USN (April 3 1888 – November 17 1972).
Admiral Kinkaid was an admiral of the United States Navy during World War II. He was Commander Allied Naval Forces in the South West Pacific Area (SWPA) during 1943-45 and concurrently commanded the US 7th Fleet.

 

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