VOGELGESANG DD 862

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 August 3 1944 - Launched January 15 1945 USS VOGELGESANG DD-862 Commissioned April 28 1945 - Decommissioned February 24 1982 Struck from Naval Register February 24 1982 QUETZALCOATL E-03 (Mexican Naval Service) Sold to Mexico February 24 1982, and renamed Decommissioned by Mexico late 2002 As of July 2006, slated to be sunk as an artifical reef

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1945-65)

 

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 Post Office Period April 27 1945 to February 1962

 

Locy Type 2(n) Oct 27, 1945

1945-10-27

"Victory Cancel"

 

Locy Type 2(n) (B)

1946-04-11

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Locy Type 2(n) (A)

1955-11-02

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Locy Type 9ef(nu)

1955-11-02

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2nd Post Office Period January 5 1963 to February 24 1982

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (USS)

1965-04-07

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Other Information

VOGELGESANG earned 2 Battle Stars (Vietnam)

NAMESAKE - Rear Admiral Carl Theodore Vogelgesang, USN (1869–1927).

 

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