ERBEN DD 631

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.

Fletcher Class Destroyer Keel Laid October 28 1942 - Launched March 21 1943 USS ERBEN DD-631 Commissioned May 28 1943 - Decommissioned May 31 1946 Recommissioned May 19 1951 - Decommissioned June 27 1958 Struck from Naval Register June 2 1975 CHUNG MU DD-91 (South Korean Naval Service) Transferred to South Korea May 16 1963 and renamed Stationary Training Vessel since 1983 Reported to have been broken up

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1945-58)

 

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 Commissioning May 28 1943 to May 31 1946

 

Locy Type 2(n) Oct 27, 1945

1945-10-27

Navy Day 1945

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1946-01-28

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Locy Type 2z*

1945-03-13 to 1945-03-24

Mark from back of cover

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2nd Commissioning May 19 1951 to June 27 1958

 

Locy Type FDC 2r

1951-05-19

First Day in Commission

 

Locy Type 2(n+)

1957-11-09

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Locy Type 2r USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. E-31

1951-08-16

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Locy Type 2r USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. E-31a

1954-10-15

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Locy Type 9efu

1954-10-15

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Locy Type LDPS 2(n+)

1958-05-16

Last Day Postal Service

 

Locy Type LDPS 9fu

1958-05-16

Last Day Postal Service

 

Other Information

ERBEN received 6 battle stars for World War II service, and 4 for Korean war service

NAMESAKE - Henry Erben USN (September 5 1832 - October 23 1909)
Erben entered the Navy as a Midshipman June 17 1848. He gave distinguished service in the Civil War, commanding the Ironclads ST. LOUIS and SUMTER in the Mississippi, and PINOLA in the Gulf of Mexico, and with the naval howitzer battery which served with the Army during the Antietam campaign. He retired September 6 1894, but returned to duty during the Spanish-American War, commanding the Patrol Fleet which guarded the coast of the United States from Galveston to Bar Harbor. Rear Admiral Erben died in New York City October 23 1909

 

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