JOSEPH STRAUSS DDG 16

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.

Charles F. Adams Class Guided Missile Destroyer Keel Laid December 27 1960 - Launched December 9 1961 USS JOSEPH STRAUSS DDG-16 Commissioned April 20 1963 - Decommissioned February 1 1990 Struck from Naval Register January 11 1995 HNS FORMION D-220 (Greek Naval Service) Transferred to Greece October 1 1992 Decommissioned by Greek Navy July 29 2002 Sold February 19 2004 for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1963-2007)

 

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

 

Locy Type FDPS 2(n+)

1963-04-20

First Day Postal Service

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (USS)

1969-11-24

Apollo 12 Support, serviced by Wolfgang Hechler

 

Locy Type 2t(nu)

1977-12-19

Ship's cachet, serviced by Wolfgang Hechler

 

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

1978-09-11

Note:

 

Locy Type 2-1n+ (D1,USS,USN,DD6-16)

1986-10-14

Ship's cachet, Port Visit & Navy Birthday. Serviced by Wolfgang Hechler

 

Locy Type 2-1n+ (USS)

1988-04-20

Ship's cachet, 25th Anniversary of Commissioning. Serviced by Wolfgang Hechler

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USPS Pictorial "Joseph Strauss Station" Mount Morris, NY

2007-11-16

Celebrating Admiral Joseph Strauss' Birthday, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter no. 4, USCS

 

USPS Pictorial "Joseph Strauss Station" Mount Morris, NY

2007-11-16

No Image

Celebrating Admiral Joseph Strauss' Birthday, cachet by Mike Brock

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Admiral Joseph Strauss, USN (November 16 1861 - December 30 1948)

 

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