GRIDLEY CG 21

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 July 15 1960 - Launched July 31 1961 USS GRIDLEY DLG-21 Commissioned May 25 1963 - Decommissioned September 10 1968 Recommissioned January 17 1970 USS GRIDLEY CG-21 Reclassified Guided Missile Cruiser (CG) June 30 1975 Decommissioned January 21 1994 Struck from Naval Register January 21 1994 Scrapped 2005

Naval Covers

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1. Gridley Covers Page 1    (1963-94)

 

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 Machine Cancel Bremerton WA

1963-05-25

No Image

Commissioning, cachet by Morris W. Beck

 

Insert

1963-05-25

Informative Stuffer from Morris W. Beck

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1st Commissioning May 25 1963 to September 10 1968

 

Locy Type FDC 2(n)

1963-05-25

As DLG-21
Commissioning

 

Insert

1963-05-25

Informative Stuffer

 

Locy Type 2(n) (DLG21,USS)

1963-07-11

As DLG-21
First Time Underway, cachet by Morris W. Beck

 

Locy Type 2(n+) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. G-58

1966-05-25

As DLG-21

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2nd Commissioning January 17 1970 to January 21 1994

 

Locy Type FDR 2(n+) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. G-58a

1970-01-17

As DLG-21
First Day Recommissioning

 

Locy Type 2(n+) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. G-58a

1974-05-13

As DLG-21
Official Ship's R/S cachet

 

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

1984-11-28

As CG-21
Official Ship's R/S cachet
Unlisted in USCS Postmark Catalog

 

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

1989-10-27

As CG-21
Navy Day, cachet by Gary R. Rogak

 

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

1991-04-19

As CG-21
Port Visit to Portland OR

 

Locy Type 2-1t(n+u) (CG-21,USS)

1977-08-04

As CG-21

 

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

1993-07-04

As CG-21

 

Locy Type 9-1t(n+u) (CG,USS)

1977-08-04

As CG-21

 

Locy Type LDC 2-1(n+)

1994-01-21

As CG-21
Official Ship's R/S cachet, Last Day In Commission.

 

Locy Type LDC 9-1(n+u)

1994-01-21

As CG-21
Official Ship's R/S cachet, Last Day In Commission.

 

Locy Type LDC 2-1(n+)

1994-01-21

As CG-21
Official Ship's R/S cachet on back, Last Day In Commission.

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Captain Charles Vernon Gridley, USN (November 24 1844 – May 25 1898)

Four US Navy ships have been named GRIDLEY - USS Gridley DD-92, USS Gridley DD-380, USS Gridley DLG-21/CG-21 and USS Gridley DDG-101.

 

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