MAHAN DDG 42

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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.

    Farragut Class Destroyer Leader
    Ordered 18 November 1955 as Destroyer Leader (DL)
    Reclassified Guided Missile Frigate (DLG) 14 November 1956
    Keel Laid 31 July 1957 - Launched 7 October 1959

  1. USS MAHAN DLG-11
    Commissioned 25 August 1960 - Decommissioned 15 August 1973
    Recommissioned 1 April 1975

  2. USS MAHAN DDG-42
    Redesignated (DDG) 30 June 1975
    Decommissioned 15 June 1993

    Struck from Naval Register 15 June 1993
    Sold 31 August 1995 to Baltimore Marine Inds. for scrap
    Repossessed 1 October 1996

    Sold 18 May 2004 to Metro Machine Corp. for scrap

Naval Covers

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  1. USS Mahan DDG-42 Covers Page 1    (1960-93)

 

Postmarks

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A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
 
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the existing example.


 

Postmark Type
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Killer Bar Text

Postmark
Date
Thumbnail Link
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Postmark Image
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To
Cover Image

1st Commissioning August 25 1960 to August 15 1973


 

Locy Type
FDC 2tnu

1960-08-25

DLG-11. First Day in Commission


 

Locy Type
2tnu

1966-08-25

DLG-11


 

Locy Type
2t(n+u) ("DIG-11")

1971-04-06

DLG-11


 

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

1971-04-06

DLG-11



2nd Commissioning April 1 1975 to June 15 1993


 

Locy Type
FDR F

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. M-55

1975-04-01

DLG-11. First Day of Recommissioning


 

Locy Type
2-1(n) (USS,"DLG")

1975-04-24

DLG-11. Cachet by Thad Kaczkowski


 

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

1975-07-11

DDG-42. Ship's cachet, serviced by Wolfgang Hechler


 

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

1993-01-07

DDG-42. Ship's cachet, serviced by Wolfgang Hechler


 

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

1989-06-22

DDG-42. Serviced by Thad W. Kaczkowski


 

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

1983-01-17

DDG-42. Ships cachet. "Florida" cachet by George H. Wilson


 

Locy Type
LDC 2-1(n+)
(USS,"DLG")

1993-06-15

DDG-42. Last Day in Commission

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Rear Admiral Alfred Thayer Mahan, USN (September 27 1840 – December 1 1914).
Mahan was a United States Navy officer, geostrategist, and educator.

Four ships of the US Navy have been named MAHAN in his honor - USS Mahan DD-102/DM-7, USS Mahan DD-364, USS Mahan DLG-11/DDG-42 and USS Mahan DDG-72.

 


 

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