ZELLARS DD 777

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.

Allen M. Sumner Class Destroyer Keel Laid December 24 1943 - Launched July 19 1944 USS ZELLARS DD-777 Commissioned October 25 1944 - Decommissioned March 19 1971 Stricken March 19 1971 ITS BABR DDG-7 (Iranian Naval Service) Sold to Iran March 19 1971, and renamed Commissioned October 12 1973 ITS BABR D-61 Redesignated (Date unknown) Inactive 1994

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1945-68)

 

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(n) Oct 27, 1945

1945-10-27

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Locy Type 2(n)

1947-10-27

Navy Day 1947, cachet by Dorothy W. Knapp

 

Locy Type 2r USCS Catalog Illustration Z-1

1953-03-27

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Locy Type 2r USCS Catalog Illustration Z-1a

1957-11-11

"Welcome to Norfolk" cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson

 

Locy Type 2t(n+u)

1962-07-25

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Locy Type 9fu (ZELLERS)

1957-11-11

TCG Gaziantep, "Welcome to Norfolk" cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson

 

Other Information

ZELLARS earned 1 Battle Star for her World War II service and 4 Battle Stars for her Korean War service.

NAMESAKE - Thomas Edward Zellars
Zellars was a lieutenant (junior grade) in the United States Navy who served on the USS MISSISSIPPI BB-41. On June 12 1920, Thomas Zellars and 47 other crew members died in a firing accident. However before they were killed, Zellars apparently opened a flood valve that extinguished the fire, preventing further damage to the ship and likely saving the lives of his shipmates.

 

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