MITSCHER DDG 35

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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.

    Mitscher Class Destroyer
    Keel Laid October 3 1949 as Destroyer DD-927
    Redesignated Destroyer Leader (DL) February 2 1951
    Launched January 26 1952

  1. USS MITSCHER DL-2
    Commissioned May 15 1953 - Decommissioned March 18 1966
    Reclassified Guided Missile Destroyer (DDG) March 15 1967

  2. USS MITSCHER DDG-35
    Recommissioned June 29 1968 - Decommissioned June 1 1978

    Struck from Naval Register June 1 1978
    Sold August 1 1980 for scrap

Naval Covers

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  1. USS Mitscher DDG-35 Covers Page 1    (1953-78)

 

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.
 
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Postmark Type
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Killer Bar Text

Postmark
Date
Thumbnail Link
To
Postmark Image
Thumbnail Link
To
Cover Image

1st Commissioning May 15 1953 to March 18 1966


 

Locy Type
FDC 2r

1953-05-15

DL-2. First Day in Commission. Ship's cachet, serviced by Wolfgang Hechler


 

Locy Type
2r

1953-05-25

DL-2



2nd Commissioning June 29 1968 to June 1 1978


 

Locy Type
FDR 2(n+)(USS)

1968-06-29

DDG-35. Ship's text cachet.


 

Locy Type
2(n+) (USS)

1976-02-27

DDG-35. Ship's cachet, serviced by Wolfgang Hechler


 

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

1978-04-18

DDG-35. Ship's cachet, serviced by Wolfgang Hechler


 

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

1975-08-18

DDG-35.


 

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

1978-04-23

DDG-35. Last Day of Postal Service, cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson


 

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

1978-04-23

DDG-35. Last Day of Postal Service, cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Admiral Marc Andrew Mitscher, USN (January 26 1887 - February 3 1947).

 


 

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