PARSONS DDG 33

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.

Forrest Sherman Class Destroyer Keel Laid June 17 1957 - Launched August 19 1958 USS PARSONS DD-949 Commissioned October 29 1959 - Decommissioned January 19 1966 Reclassified Guided Missile Destroyer (DDG) March 15 1967 USS PARSONS DDG-33 Recommissioned November 3 1967 - Decommissioned November 19 1982 Struck from Naval Register May 15 1984 Sunk as target April 25 1989

Naval Covers

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1. Parsons Covers Page 1    (1965-75)

 

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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1st Commissioning October 29 1959 to January 19 1966

 

Locy Type FDC 2t(nu)

1959-10-29

Commissioning

 

Locy Type FDC 9fu

1959-10-29

Commissioning. Stamped on the reverse.

 

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

1965-05-30

As DD-949

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2nd Commissioning November 3 1967 to November 19 1982

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (USS)

1968-01-05

As DDG-33

 

Locy Type 2-1n+ (USS)

1980-06-05

As DDG-33
Ships cachet, serviced by Wolfgang Hechler

 

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

1975-10-08

As DDG-33
USCS Catalog list as Type 9ef(n+u) (USS)

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Rear Admiral William Sterling "Deak" Parsons, USN (November 26 1901 - December 5 1953)

 

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