RAMAGE DDG 61
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.
Arleigh Burke Class (Flight I) Guided Missile Destroyer Keel Laid 4 January 1993 - Launched 11 February 1994 Christened 23 April 1994 |
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- USS Ramage DDG-61 Covers Page 1 (1995-2004)
Postmarks
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Locy Type |
1995-12-19 |
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Ship's cachet, serviced by Wolfgang Hechler
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2001-01-10 |
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Ship's cachet, serviced by Wolfgang Hechler
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2011-09-11 |
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USCS Postmark Survey
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Locy Type |
2011-09-11 |
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USCS Postmark Survey
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Locy Type F |
1997-07-21 |
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200th Anniversary of the USF Constitution, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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Locy Type F |
1997-07-22 |
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2nd Anniversary, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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Locy Type F |
1997-10-13 |
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Navy Day, red cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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Locy Type F |
2008-09-07 |
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Ships cachet, collectors request by Thad Kaczkowski
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2011-09-14 |
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USCS Postmark Survey
Other Information
USS RAMAGE has earned the Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon, the Sea Service Deployment Ribbon, and the Armed Forces Service Medal as of 2016
NAMESAKE - Vice Admiral Lawson Patterson Ramage, USN (January 19 1909 – April 15 1990).
Ramage was a officer in the US Navy serving from 1931–1969 retiring as a Vice Admiral.
(Then) Commander Ramage, Commanding Officer of the USS Parche SS-384, was awarded the Medal of Honor for a pre-dawn attack on a Japanese convoy, July 31, 1944. He was presented the Medal Of Honor By President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
VAdm Ramage received the following awards during his Naval career - The Medal of Honor, The Navy Cross with one star, The Distinguished Service Medal, The Silver Star Medal, The Bronze Star Medal, The Navy Commendation Medal with "V" device, The Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon with two bronze stars, The American Defense Service Medal with fleet clasp, The American Campaign Medal, The Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with one silver star and two bronze stars, The World War II Victory Medal, The Navy Occupation Medal, The National Defense Service Medal with one bronze star and the Philippine Liberation Medal. The VAdm. also rated the Submarine Warfare Insignia and the Submarine Combat Patrol Insignia.
The ships sponsor is Barbara Ramage, wife of Admiral Ramage
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