JOHN KING DDG 3

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 Originally classified Destroyer DD-953 Reclassified Guided Missile Destroyer (DDG) April 23 1957 Keel Laid August 25 1958 - Launched January 30 1960 USS JOHN KING DDG-3 Commissioned February 4 1961 - Decommissioned March 30 1990 Struck from Naval Register January 12 1993 Sold February 10 1999 for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. USS John King DDG-3 Covers Page 1    (1961-90)

 

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 2(n+) (USS)

1970-01-02

Greetings from USS SAGAMORE ATA-208

 

Locy Type 2t(nu)

1963-10-20

Welcome to Norfolk - RFA WAVE RULER, cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson

 

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

1976-05-03

Postmarked to commemorate port visit of USCGC Gallatin WHEC-721, cachet by George H. Wilson

 

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

1989-04-11

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

1970-01-02

Greetings from USS SAGAMORE ATA-208

 

Locy Type 9fu

1961-11-19

Note:

 

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

1989-04-11

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Locy Type LDC 2-1(n+)

1990-03-30

Last Day in Commission

 

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

1990-03-31

Struck day after POD

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Chief Water Tender John King (1865 - 1938)
King enlisted in the Navy in 1893. He was awarded the Medal of Honor "on board USS VICKSBURG PG-11, for heroism in the line of his profession at the time of the accident to the boilers, May 29 1901," and awarded a second Medal of Honor "serving on board USS SALEM CL-3, for extraordinary heroism in the line of his profession on the occasion of the accident to one of the boilers of that vessel, September 13 1909." He retired from the Navy in 1923 after 26 years broken service and died in New Orleans in 1938.

 

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