LUCE DDG 38

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.

Farragut Class Guided Missile Frigate Ordered as Destroyer Leader DEWEY DL-7 Renamed and reclassified Guided Missile Frigate (DLG) November 14 1956 Keel Laid October 1 1957 - Launched December 11 1958 USS LUCE DLG-7 Commissioned May 20 1961 - Decommissioned February 22 1970 Recommissioned May 22 1971 USS LUCE DDG-38 Reclassified Guided Missile Destroyer (DDG) June 30 1975 Decommissioned April 1 1991 Struck from Naval Register November 20 1992 Sold for scrap, completed June 17 2005

Naval Covers

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1. Luce Covers Page 1    (1961-86)

 

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

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1st Commissioning May 20 1961 to February 22 1970

 

Locy Type FDC 2t(n+u)

1961-05-20

As DLG-7
First Day in Commission

 

Locy Type 2t(n+u)

1966-05-12 to 1966-05-20

As DLG-7

 

Locy Type 9fu

1966-05-12 to 1966-05-20

As DLG-7

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2nd Commissioning May 22 1971 to April 1 1991

 

Locy Type FDR 2(n)

1971-05-22

As DLG-7
First Day Recommissioning

 

Locy Type FDR 9ef(n+u)

1971-05-22

As DLG-7
First Day Recommissioning

 

Locy Type 2(n) (DLG,USS)

1974-03-08

As DLG-7

 

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

1976-07-04

As DDG-38
International Naval Review cachet. Serviced by Wolfgang Hechler

 

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

1977-03-08

As DDG-38
Port Visit. Cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

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

1977-10-15

As DDG-38
Ship's cachet. Serviced by Wolfgang Hechler

 

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

1978-04-21

As DDG-38
Official ship's cachet

 

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

1979-01-11

As DDG-38
Ship's cachet. Serviced by Wolfgang Hechler

 

Locy Type 2tn+u (USS)

1986-04-14

As DDG-38
Ship's cachet. Serviced by Wolfgang Hechler

 

Locy Type 2tn+u (USS)

1986-05-18

As DDG-38

 

Locy Type 9ef(n+u) (DLG,USS)

1974-03-08

As DLG-7

 

Locy Type 9-1(n+u) (USS)

1984-07-28

As DDG-38

 

Locy Type F "Tall Ships '82" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-8

1982-06-17

As DDG-38
Tall Ships '82, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Locy Type F "Tall Ships '82" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-8

1982-06-17

As DDG-38

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Admiral Stephen Bleecker Luce, USN (March 25 1827 – July 28 1917)

There have been three ships of the US Navy named LUCE.
USS Luce DD-99/DM-4, USS Luce DD-522 and USS Luce DDG-38.

 

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