KIRKPATRICK DER 318

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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.

    Edsall Class Destroyer Escort
    Keel Laid March 15 1943 - Launched June 5 1943

  1. USS KIRKPATRICK DE-318
    Commissioned October 23 1943 - Decommissioned May 1 1946
    Converted to Radar Picket Escort Ship (DER) October 1 1951 While in reserve

  2. USS KIRKPATRICK DER-318
    Recommissioned February 23 1952 - Decommissioned June 24 1960

    Struck from Naval Register 1 August 1974
    Sold March 12 1975 for scrap

Naval Covers

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  1. Kirkpatrick Covers Page 1    (1945-52)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type
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Killer Bar Text

Date From
to
Date To
Thumbnail Link To
Postmark Image
Thumbnail Link To
Cover Image

1st Commissioning October 23 1943 to May 1 1946


 

Locy Type
2z

1945-12-25

As DE-318
Christmas Day 1945


2nd Commissioning February 23 1952 to June 24 1960


 

Locy Type
2

1952-03-29

As DER-318


 

Locy Type
2

1952-03-29

As DER-318
Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell


 

Locy Type
2

1952-08-12

As DER-318
Cachet by William T (Duke) Gmahle


 

Locy Type
9efu

1952-08-12

As DER-318
Cachet by William T (Duke) Gmahle

 

Other Information

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive) - American Campaign Medal - European-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal - WWII Victory Medal

NAMESAKE - Captain Thomas L. Kirkpatrick, CHC, USN (July 5 1887 - December 7 1941)
Kirkpatrick was killed during the Pearl Harbor attack while serving on USS ARIZONA BB-39

 


 

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