ENGLAND CG 22

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.

Leahy Class Destroyer Leader Keel Laid October 4 1960 - Launched March 6 1962 USS ENGLAND DLG-22 Commissioned December 7 1963 - Decommissioned April 10 1970 Recommissioned June 26 1971 USS ENGLAND CG-22 Reclassified Guided Missile Cruiser (CG) June 30 1975 Decommissioned January 21 1994 Struck from Naval Register January 21 1994 Sold to International Shipbreaking LTD, Brownsville, TX for scrap Scrapping completed October 20 2004

Naval Covers

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1. USS England DLG/CG-22 Covers Page 1    (1963-81)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link to Close-up Image	Thumbnail Link to Full Cover Image

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1st Commissioning December 7 1963 to April 10 1970

 

Locy Type FDC 2(n+)

1963-12-07

As DLG-22
First Day in Commission
 

Locy Type 2(n+) (USS)

1966-04-12

As DLG-22

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2nd Commissioning June 26 1971 to January 21 1994

 

Locy Type 2(n+)

1971-11-30 to 1971-11-30

As DLG-22
 

Locy Type 2t(n+u) (USS,"CG")

1978-08-10

CG-22.
 

Locy Type 2-1(n+) (USS)

1981-06-11

As CG-22
 

Locy Type 9-1(n+u) (USS)

1981-06-11

As CG-22

 

Locy Type 9-1n+ (USN,USS)

1989-07-24

Notes:

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Named in Honor of Ensign John Charles England USNR (December 11 1920 - December 7 1941)
England completed his training on June 5 1941 and was commissioned Ensign, USNR, June 6 1941. On September 3 1941, he reported for duty in USS OKLAHOMA BB-37 and was killed in action during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7 1941. Ensign England survived the initial attack and escaped topside as the ship was capsizing. He remembered the men still in the radio room. He returned three times to the radio room, each time guiding a man to safety. He left to go back below decks for the fourth time and was never seen again. Ensign England's gallant effort saved three, but cost him his life

 

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