COCHRANE DDG 21

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.

Charles F. Adams Class Guided Missile Destroyer Keel Laid July 31 1961 - Launched July 18 1962 USS COCHRANE DDG-21 Commissioned March 21 1964 - Decommissioned October 1 1990 Struck from Naval Register November 20 1992 Sold for scrapping, completed September 19 2001

Naval Covers

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1. USS Cochrane DDG-21 Covers Page 1    (1964-89)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type FDC 2(n+)

1964-03-21

First Day in Commission

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (USS) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. C-124

1965-12-16

Gemini Space Program Support

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (USS) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. C-124

1965-12-18

Gemini Space Program Support

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (USS) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. C-124

1966-03-16

Gemini Space Program Support

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (USS) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. C-124

1968-10-22

Apollo Space Program Support

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (USS) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. C-124

1968-12-27

Apollo Space Program Support

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (USS) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. C-124

1969-03-13

Apollo Space Program Support

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (USS) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. C-124a

1973-06-07

Note:

 

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

1976-06-02

Ships cachet, serviced by Thad w. Kaczkowski

 

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

1981-02-13

Note:

 

Locy Type 2-1n+ (USS,USN, hyphen often doesn't show)

1987-10-01

Note:

 

Locy Type 2-1n+ (USS,USN, hyphen often doesn't show)

1989-03-21

25th Anniversary of Commissioning.

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Vice Admiral Edward Lull Cochrane, USN (March 18 1892 - November 14 1959).
Cochrane was a United States Navy officer and noted naval architect who served as Chief of the Bureau of Ships during World War II. In this capacity, he was directly responsible for the Navy's massive shipbuilding and maintenance program from November 1942 until November 1946.

 

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