ORLECK DD 886

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 November 28 1944 - Launched May 12 1945 USS ORLECK DD-886 Commissioned September 15 1945 - Decommissioned October 1 1982 Struck from Naval Register August 6 1987 TCG YUCETEPE D-345 (Turkish Naval Service) Transferred to Turkey October 1 1982 and renamed Returned to U.S. August 12 2000 Now a museum and memorial at Orange, TX

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1946-82)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type 2(n) 1945-1953

1948-10-27

Navy Day

 

Locy Type 2(n) 1955

1955-10-01

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Locy Type 2(n+) (USS) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. O-13a

1965-06-08

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Locy Type 2(n+) (USS) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. O-13b

1970-10-27

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Locy Type F "SHANGHAI" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. O-13

1946-10-27

Navy Day

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USPS Machine Cancel Tacoma, WA

1982-10-01

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Decommissioning, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

USPS Slogan Machine Cancel Seattle, WA

1982-10-01

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Decommissioning, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Other Information

ORLECK received 4 battle stars for her service during the Korean Conflict

NAMESAKE - Lieutenant Joseph Orleck, USN (January 22 1906 – September 9 1943)
Lt. Orleck was the commanding officer of USS NAUSET AT-89, killed in action when his ship was sunk by German aircraft in the Gulf of Salerno on September 9 1943. A recipient of the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for rescue work during the Casablanca invasion, he was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for his courageous firefighting and flood control efforts to prevent total loss of his ship during the Salerno assault.

 

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