RICHARD L PAGE FFG 5

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.

Brooke Class Guided Missle Destroyer Escort Keel Laid January 4 1965 - Launched April 4 1966 USS RICHARD L. PAGE DEG-5 Commissioned August 5 1967 USS RICHARD L. PAGE FFG-5 Reclassified Guided Missile Frigate (FFG) June 30 1975 Decommissioned September 30 1988 TABUK D-163 (Pakistani Naval Service) Transferred to Pakistan March 31 1989 Stricken January 12 1994 Returned to U.S. Navy at Singapore March 29 1994 Sold to Trusha Investments Pte. Ltd. for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. Richard L. Page Covers Page 1    (1967-88)

 

Postmarks

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POSTMARK TYPE	DATE FROM to DATE TO	THUMBNAIL LINK TO CLOSE-UP IMAGE	THUMBNAIL LINK TO FULL COVER IMAGE

 

USPO Slogan Bath, ME.

1966-04-04

Beck Launching Cachet

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Locy Type FDC 2(n+)

1967-08-05

As DEG-5
 

Locy Type 2(n+) (USS)

1968-02-27

As DEG-5
 

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

1976-07-04

As FFG-5

 

Other Information

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Navy Unit Commendation - Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation w/ 1 star - Navy Battle E Ribbon (2) - Navy Expeditionary Medal - National Defense Service Medal - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal - Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon

NAMESAKE - Richard Lucian Page (December 20 1807 – August 9 1901)
Page was a Navy officer who joined the Confederate States Navy and later became a Brigadier General in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.

 

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