LANG FF 1060

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.

Knox Class Destroyer Escort Keel Laid March 25 1967 - Launched February 17 1968 USS LANG DE-1060 Commissioned March 28 1970 USS LANG FF-1060 Reclassified Frigate (FF) June 30 1975 Decommissioned December 12 1991 Struck from Naval Register January 11 1995 Sold January 17 2001 for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. Lang Covers Page 1     (1970-78)

 

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. Within each set, the postmarks should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one postmark has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of earliest known usage.

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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 FDC 2(n+)

1970-03-28

As DE-1060
First Day in Commission

 

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

1970-05-04

As DE-1060

 

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

1976-06-14

As FF-1060

 

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

1978-09-13

As FF-1060

 

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

1970-05-04

As DE-1060

 

Other Information

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Combat Action Ribbon - CG Meritorious Unit Commendation - Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (2) - Navy Expeditionary Medal - National Defense Service Medal w/ 1 star - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal w/ 2 stars - Vietnam Service Medal w/ 3 stars - Humanitarian Service Ribbon w/ 1 star - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal

NAMESAKE - John Lang (June 17 1794 - ?)
Lang was a Seaman on board WASP during her engagement with HMS FROLIC October 18 1812. He was the first man to board the British ship in the closing stage of the action, and his ardor and impetuosity carried the remainder of the boarding party with him

 

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