LANSING DER 388

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.

Edsall Class Destroyer Escort Keel Laid May 15 1943 - Launched & Christened August 2 1943 USS LANSING DE-388 Commissioned November 10 1943 - Decommissioned April 25 1946 USCGC LANSING WDE-488 Loaned to U.S. Coast Guard and Recommissioned June 15 1952 Returned U.S. Navy and Decommissioned March 29 1954 USS LANSING DER-388 Reclassified Radar Picket Escort (DER) October 21 1955 Recommissioned December 18 1956 - Decommissioned May 21 1965 Stricken February 1 1974 Sold August 16 1974 for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. Lansing Covers Page 1    (1957-65)

 

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

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3rd Commissioning December 18 1956 - Decommissioned May 21 1965

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (USS)

1964-07-24

As DER-388

 

Locy Type 2t(n+u)

1957-09-23

As DER-388

 

Locy Type 9ef(n+u) (USS)

1964-07-24

As DER-388

 

Locy Type LDPS 2(n+)

1965-05-05

As DER-388
Last Day of Postal Service, cachet by Morris W. Beck

 

Other Information

LANSING earned the American Campaign Medal, European-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal, WII Victory Medal and the National Defense Service Medal w/ 1 star during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Named in Honor of Captain William Henry Lansing USN (1914-42).
On June 11 1942 as plane captain, he participated in a divebombing and strafing attack on Japanese shipping in Kiska Harbor. While manning his exposed and unprotected station at the engine controls, he was killed by enemy fire.

 

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