REUBEN JAMES FFG 57
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.
Keel Laid 19 November 1983 - Launched & Christened 8 February 1985 |
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- USS Reuben James FFG-57 Covers Page 1 (1988-2013)
Postmarks
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Post office established 22 March 1986
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1986-03-22 |
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Commissioning
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1986-03-22 |
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Commissioning
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1995-10-17 |
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Note:
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1991-10-31 |
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Note:
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2008-06-27 |
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Cover serviced by Thad Kaczkowski
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1989-01-03 |
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Ship's cachet, collectors request.
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2008-06-27 |
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Cover serviced by Thad Kaczkowski
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Locy Type F |
2008-06-27 |
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100th Anniversary of the Great White Fleet. Cover serviced by Thad Kaczkowski
USPS Pictorial Postmarks
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2013-07-18 |
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Deactivation Ceremony, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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2013-08-01 |
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Decommissioning, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
Other Information
The USS REUBEN JAMES FFG-57 earned the following awards during her Naval career - Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon w/ 4 stars; Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon w/ 1 star; Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (4+ awards); National Defense Service Medal w/ 1 star; Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal w/ 3 stars; Southwest Asia Service Medal; Global War On Terror Expeditionary Service Medal w/ 1 star; Global War On Terror Service Medal; Sea Service Deployment Ribbon w/ 8 stars and the Coast Guard Special Operations Service Ribbon.
NAMESAKE - Boatswain's Mate Reuben James, USN (c.1776 – December 3 1838)
James distinguished himself fighting the Barbary pirates.
Three ships of the US Navy have borne the name REUBEN JAMES - USS Reuben James DD-245; USS Reuben James DE-153 and USS Reuben James FFG-57.
The ships sponsor is Mrs. Lois Haight Herrington, wife of Under Secretary of the Navy, John S. Herrington.
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