CARPENTER DD 825

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 July 30 1945
Launched December 28 1945 as Destroyer DD-825
Reclassified Hunter-Killer Destroyer (DDK) January 28 1948


1. USS CARPENTER DDK-825
   Commissioned December 15 1949
   
   
2. USS CARPENTER DDE-825
   Reclassified Escort Destroyer (DDE) March 5 1950
   
   
3. USS CARPENTER DD-825
   Reverted to Destroyer (DD) June 30 1962
   Decommissioned February 20 1981
   
   Struck from Naval Register August 6 1987
   
   
4. TCG ANITTEPE D347 (Turkish Naval Service)
   Sold to Turkey February 20 1981 and renamed
   
   Stricken by Turkey November 1997

 

Naval Covers

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1. Carpenter Covers Page 1    (1949-71)

 

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 FDPS 2(n)

1949-12-15

As DDK-825
First Day Postal Service

 

Locy Type 2 Thin Bars 1951

1951-12-10

As DDE-825

 

Locy Type 2 Thick Bars 1960

1969-05-26

As DD-825
Apollo 10 Support

 

Locy Type 2(n) (DDK)

1950-02-22

As DDK-825

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (DD,USS)

1971-09-07

As DD-825

 

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

1971-09-07

As DD-825

 

Other Information

CARPENTER earned 5 Battle Stars for Korea service

NAMESAKE - Lieutenant Commander Donald Marshall Carpenter, USN (March 6 1894 – April 4 1940).
Naval Aviator. Served in the U.S. NAVY from 1912 to 1936.

 

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