NORFOLK DL 1

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.

Norfolk Class Destroyer Leader Ordered as Heavy Cruiser CA-141 Keel Laid 1 September 1949 Redesignated Hunter-Killer Ship CLK-1 20 March 1950 Redesignated Destroyer-Leader (DL) 9 February 1951 Launched 29 December 1951 USS NORFOLK DL-1 Commissioned 4 March 1953 - Decommissioned 15 January 1970 Struck from Naval Register 1 November 1973 Sold 22 August 1974 and broken up for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. USS Norfolk DL-1 Covers Page 1    (1953-1969)

 

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

1953-03-04

First Day in Commission

 

Locy Type 2

1953-03-13

Note:

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (USS)

1963-09-19

Note:

 

Locy Type 2t(n+u)

1961-05-19

Unlisted in USCS Postmark Catalog

 

Locy Type 9efu

1961-05-19

Note:

 

Locy Type LDPS 2t(n+u)

1969-09-30

Last Day Postal Service, cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson

 

Other Information

Designed as a Fast Hunter Killer based on "Atlanta CL-51" hull but class proved too costly to produce in large numbers and was canceled.

USS NORFOLK spent her entire career as a test and trials ship.

NAMESAKE - A seaport in southeastern Virginia on Hampton Roads.

Four vessels of the US Navy have borne the name NORFOLK - USS Norfolk (1798 Brig), USS Norfolk (CA-137) Keel Laid December 27 1944 - Cancelled August 12 1945, USS Norfolk (DL-1) and USS Norfolk SSN-714

The ships sponsor was by Miss Betty King Duckworth.

 

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