STARK FFG 31

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.

Oliver Hazard Perry Class Guided Missile Frigate Keel Laid August 24 1979 - Launched May 30 1980 USS STARK FFG-31 Commissioned October 23 1982 - Decommissioned May 7 1999 Stricken May 7 1999 Contract for scrapping awarded on October 7 2005 Scrapped June 28 2006

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1985-99)

 

Postmarks

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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 2-1(n+)

1982-10-23

Commissioning, cachet by Charles R. Hitz.

 

Locy Type 2-1(n+) (USS,USN) 1989

1989-12-06

Note:

 

Locy Type 2-1(n+) (USS,USN) 1989

1992-04-30

Official Business

 

Locy Type 2-1(n+) (USS,USN) 1993

1997-09-16

Official ship's cachet

 

Locy Type 2-1(n+) (USS,USN) 1993

1998-07-04

Note:

 

Locy Type 9-1(n+u) (USS,USN) 1988

1989-10-20

Note:

 

Locy Type F "DECOMMISSIONING / NAVAL STATION MAYPORT"

1999-05-07

Decommissioning, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Other Information

USS STARK earned the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon, two Navy Battle "E" Ribbons, the Navy Expeditionary Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Southwest Asia Service Medal w/ 1 star, the Humanitarian Service Medal, the Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon and the Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait) during her Naval career.

Named in Honor of Rear Admiral Harold Raynsford Stark USN (November 12 1880–August 21 1972) an officer in the United States Navy during World War I and World War II. The US Navy's 8th Chief of Naval Operations from August 1 1939 to March 26 1942. In March 1943 he went to England to become Commander of U.S. Naval Forces in Europe.

Struck by Iraqi Exocet missile in Persian Gulf May 17 1987...Killing 37 and destroying ship's post office.

 

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