DUNCAN DD 874

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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.

    Gearing Class Destroyer
    Keel Laid May 22 1944 - Launched October 27 1944

  1. USS DUNCAN DD-874
    Commissioned February 25 1945

  2. USS DUNCAN DDR-874
    Reclassified Radar Picket Destroyer (DDR) March 18 1949

  3. USS DUNCAN DD-874
    Reverted to Destroyer (DD) January 1 1969
    Decommissioned January 15 1971

    Struck from Naval Register September 1 1973
    Sunk as target July 31 1980


Naval Covers

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  1. Duncan Covers Page 1    (1945-68)

 

Postmarks

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Killer Bar Text

Date From
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1st Post Office March 2 1945 to October 14 1947


 

Locy Type
2t(nu)

1947-06-03

As DD-874
Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell


 

Locy Type
2t(nu)

1947-06-03

As DD-874
Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell


 

Locy Type
2z

1945-12-17

As DD-874


2nd Post Office May 1 1948 to September 15 1970


 

Locy Type
2(n) (B)

1948-05-23

As DD-874


 

Locy Type
2(n+) (DDR)

1963-05-17

As DDR-874


 

Locy Type
2t(n+u) (DDR)

1957-12-30

As DDR-874


 

Locy Type
9ef(nu) (DDR)

1968-02-25

As DDR-874


 

Locy Type
9efu

1957-12-30

As DDR-874

 

Other Information

DUNCAN received 7 battle stars for Korea service

NAMESAKE - Silas Duncan (1788 - September 14 1834)
Duncan was appointed Midshipman November 15 1809. While Third Lieutenant of SARATOGA during the Battle of Lake Champlain, September 11 1814, he was sent in a gig to order the gunboats to retire. He succeeded in delivering the orders despite concentrated enemy fire which severely wounded him and caused the loss of his right arm. For his gallant conduct he was thanked by Congress. From 1814 to 1824 Commander Duncan saw active service on board INDEPENDENCE, HORNET, GUERRIERE, CYANE and FERRET. He died September 14 1834 at White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia

 


 

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