WORDEN CG 18

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.

Leahy Class Guided Missile Frigate Keel Laid September 19 1960 - Launched June 2 1962 USS WORDEN DLG-18 Commissioned August 3 1963 USS WORDEN CG-18 Redesignated (CG) June 30 1975 Decommissioned October 1 1993 Struck from Naval Register October 1 1993 Sunk as target June 17 2000

Naval Covers

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1. Worden Covers Page 1    (1968-93)

 

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

 

USPO Slogan Machine Cancel Bath ME

1962-06-02

No Image

Launching cachet by Morris W. Beck

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1st Commissioning August 3 1963 to November 10 1969

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (USS)

1968-12-17

As DLG-18

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2nd Commissioning January 16 1971 to October 1 1993

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (USS)

1971-04-23

As DLG-18

 

Locy Type 2-1n (USS,CG)

1975-12-09

As CG-18

 

Locy Type 2-1(n+) (D2,USS)

1985-04-18

As CG-18

 

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

1993-07-04

As CG-18

 

Locy Type 9-1(n+u) (USS) 1982

1988-03-19

As CG-18

 

Locy Type 9-1(n+u) (USS) 1990

1991-01-01

As CG-18
New Year's Day, cachet by Roger A. Wentworth

 

Other Information

WORDEN earned nine battle stars for her Vietnam War service and the Navy Unit Commendation and Combat Action ribbon for service in Desert Storm.

NAMESAKE - Rear Admiral John Lorimer Worden, USN (March 12 1818 – October 19 1897).
Worden was appointed midshipman in the Navy on January 10 1834 and retired on December 23 1886, a career lasting 52 years.

Four ships of the US Navy were named in his honor - USS Worden DD-16, USS Worden DD-288, USS Worden DD-352 and USS Worden CG-18.

 

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