DU PONT DD 941

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.

Forrest Sherman Class Destroyer Keel Laid May 11 1955 - Launched September 8 1956 USS DU PONT DD-941 Commissioned July 1 1957 - Decommissioned May 23 1969 Recommissioned May 9 1970 - Decommissioned March 4 1983 Struck from Naval Register June 1 1990 Sold January 14 1993 for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. USS Du Pont DD-941 Covers Page 1     (1961-82)

 

Postmarks

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

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1st Commissioning July 1 1957 to May 23 1969

 

Locy Type FDC 2t(n+u)

1957-07-01

Commissioning, rubber stamp cachet by William Fredrick

 

Locy Type 2t(n+u)

1962-03-17

Cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson

 

Locy Type 2ft(n+u) (USS)

1968-06-08

Cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson

 

Locy Type 9fu

1961-07-01

Cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson

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2nd Commissioning May 9 1970 to March 4 1983

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (USS)

1972-08-07

Note:

 

Locy Type 2-1(n+) (D1,USS)

1982-05-17

Cachet by the USS Oregon Chapter No. 79, USCS

 

Locy Type 9ef(nu) (USS) small "u" in Du PONT

1972-07-04

Note:

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Samuel Francis Du Pont (September 27 1803 - June 23 1865)
Du Pont was an American naval officer who achieved the rank of Rear Admiral in the United States Navy, and a member of the prominent Du Pont family; he was the only member of his generation to use a capital D. He served prominently during the Mexican-American War and the Civil War, was superintendent of the United States Naval Academy, and made significant contributions to the modernization of the U.S. Navy.

 

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