GOODRICH DD 831

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.

Gearing Class Destroyer Keel Laid September 18 1944 - Launched February 25 1945 USS GOODRICH DD-831 Commissioned April 24 1945 USS GOODRICH DDR-831 Reclassified Radar Picket Destroyer (DDR) March 18 1949 USS GOODRICH DD-831 Reverted to Destroyer (DD) January 1 1969 Decommissioned November 30 1969 Struck from Naval Register February 1 1974 Sold September 12 1977 and broken up for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. Goodrich Covers Page 1    (1945-55)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type 2

1951-01-25

As DDR-831

 

Locy Type 2(n) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. G-18

1946-04-30

As DD-831

 

Locy Type 2(n) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. G-18a

1949-12-30

As DDR-831

 

Locy Type 2r

1954-07-30

As DDR-831

 

Locy Type 2z*

1945-07-31

As DD-831

 

Locy Type 2# (Br. #15784)

1947-02-11

As DD-831

 

Locy Type 2# (Br. #15784)

1947-02-11

Close-up view of the ship's return address from the Feb 11 1947 cover

 

Locy Type 9efu USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. G-18b

1954-07-30

As DDR-831

 

Locy Type 9efu USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. G-18d

1954-01-21

As DDR-831

 

Locy Type 9ef(nu)

1946-10-27

As DD-831

 

Locy Type 9# (Br. #15784)

1946-04-19

As DD-831

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - RAdm. Caspar F. Goodrich, USN

 

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