DURIK DE 666
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.
- Buckley Class Type TE Destroyer Escort
- USS DURIK DE-666
Commissioned March 23 1944
Planned conversion to High-Speed Transport (APD-68) never carried out
Decommissioned June 15 1946
Struck from Naval Register June 1 1965
Sold January 30 1967 for scrap
Keel Laid June 22 1943 - Launched October 9 1943
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- Covers Page 1 (1945)
Postmarks
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Locy Type |
1945-10-27 |
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Navy Day 1945
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Locy Type |
1945-11-11 |
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Armistice Day (Veterans Day) 1945
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Locy Type |
1945-05-17
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Mark from back of cover
Other Information
NAMESAKE - Apprentice Seaman Joseph Edward Durik USN (December 9 1922 - March 15 1942)
Durik was killed in action March 15 1942 following the accidental firing of a torpedo aboard USS MEREDITH DD-434. For his selfless conduct in giving first aid to an injured shipmate although wounded himself, Apprentice Seaman Durik was posthumously commended by Admiral Nimitz
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