GOODRICH DD 831

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 18 September 1944 - Launched 25 February 1945 USS GOODRICH DD-831 Commissioned 24 April 1945 USS GOODRICH DDR-831 Reclassified Radar Picket Destroyer (DDR) 18 March 1949 USS GOODRICH DD-831 Reverted to Destroyer (DD) 1 January 1969 Decommissioned 30 November 1969 Struck from Naval Register 1 February 1974 Sold 12 September 1977 and broken up for scrap

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1. USS Goodrich DD-831 / DDR-831 Covers Page 1    (1945-1969)

 

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

 

Locy Type 2(n) (27 October 1945)

1945-10-27

As DD-831. 1945 Navy Day "Victory Cancel"

 

Locy Type 2

1951-01-25

As DDR-831

 

Locy Type 2(n) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. G-18

1946-04-30

As DD-831

 

Locy Type 2(n) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. G-18a

1949-12-30

As DDR-831

 

Locy Type 2r

1954-07-30

As DDR-831

 

Locy Type 2t(nu) (DDR,USS)

1968-03-15

As DDR-831

 

Locy Type 2z*

1945-07-31

As DD-831

 

Locy Type 2# (Br. #15784)

1947-02-11

As DD-831

 

Locy Type 9efu USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. G-18b

1954-07-30

As DDR-831

 

Locy Type 9efu USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. G-18d

1954-01-21

As DDR-831

 

Locy Type 9ef(nu)

1946-10-27

As DD-831

 

Locy Type 9# (Br. #15784)

1946-04-19

As DD-831

 

Locy Type LDC 2t(n+u) (USS, DD)

1969-11-30

As DD-831. Last Day in Commission

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - RAdm. Caspar F. Goodrich, USN (7 January 1847 – 26 January 1925) and his son Lieutenant Caspar Goodrich, USN.
        Goodrich was born in Philadelphia, PA. He applied from Connecticut and graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1864, he spent 2 years in USS Colorado and USS Frolic; 3 years in USS Portsmouth and USS Lancaster; and 3 years at the Naval Academy. Between 1874 and 1881 he had duty on board the USS Tennessee and USS Kearsarge followed by a tour at the Naval Torpedo Station, Newport, RI. After serving as executive officer of USS Lancaster, flagship for the European Squadron, and Inspector of Ordnance at the Washington Navy Yard, Goodrich became Officer in Charge of the Newport Torpedo Station in 1886. From 1891 until 1896, he commanded successively USS Jamestown, USS Constellation, and USS Concord before he spent a year as President of the Naval War College at Newport. Originating the Coast Signal Service in 1898, he then served as director.
         During the Spanish–American War in 1898, he commanded the USS St. Louis and USS Newark, and received the surrender of Manzanillo, Cuba, following that city's bombardment on 12 August. In the years following, Goodrich commanded USS Iowa, USS Richmond, USS Minneapolis, and USS Puritan at sea and served as Commandant of the Philadelphia Navy Yard (1900) and the Portsmouth Navy Yard (1903) on land before his promotion to the rank of Rear Admiral 17 February 1904 and his appointment for 3 years as the Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific Squadron. After the 1906 San Francisco earthquake he went with his fleet to San Francisco to help extinguish the fire, especially by spraying water on the flames from ships anchored in the port. After duty as commandant of the New York Navy Yard 1907 to 1909, he retired 7 January 1909.
         Recalled to active duty in World War I, Admiral Goodrich served as officer-in-charge of the Pay Officers' Material School at Princeton until 8 November 1919 when he again stepped down from active duty, ending a 50-year naval career.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. Caspar F. Goodrich, widow of Admiral Goodrich and mother of Lt. Goodrich.

 

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