HANSON DD 832

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 October 7 1944 - Launched March 11 1945 USS HANSON DD-832 Commissioned May 11 1945 USS HANSON DDR-832 Reclassified Radar Picket Destroyer (DDR) March 18 1949 USS HANSON DD-832 Reverted to Destroyer (DD) April 1 1964 Decommissioned March 31 1973 Struck from Naval Register March 31 1973 LIAO YANG DD-2 (Taiwanese Naval Service) Sold to Taiwan April 18 1973 and renamed LIAO YANG DDG-921 Redesignated (DDG) Decommissioned June 1 2004 at Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

Naval Covers

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1. Hanson Covers Page 1     (1945-73)

 

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)

1946-06-20

As DD-832

 

Locy Type 2(n) (no month)

1948-xx-06

As DD-832

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (USS)

1973-01-15

As DD-832

 

Locy Type 2r

1954-02-08

As DDR-832

 

Locy Type 2t(n+u) (DDR)

1961-02-14

As DDR-832

 

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

1973-01-15

As DD-832 still using "DDR" device

 

Locy Type 9efu

1953-10-27

As DDR-832

 

Other Information

HANSON received 8 battle stars for her Korean War service.

NAMESAKE - First Lieutenant Robert Murray Hanson, USMC (February 4 1920 – February 3 1944).
1stLt Hanson was a Marine Corps aviator (VMF-214) who shot down 25 Japanese planes from the South Pacific skies. He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. 1stLt Hanson also received the Navy Cross, Air Medal and the Purple Heart.

 

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