LUCE DD 522
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.
Keel Laid August 24 1942 - Launched March 6 1943 |
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Postmarks
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. Within each set, the postmarks should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one postmark has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of earliest known usage.
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THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
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Postmark Type |
Postmark Date |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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Locy Type |
1944-10-25 |
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Other Information
USS LUCE received five battle stars for World War II service
NAMESAKE - Admiral Stephen Bleecker Luce, USN (March 25 1827 – July 28 1917)
Luce was a U.S. Navy admiral. He was the Commander-in-Chief, North Atlantic Squadron from 26 June 1884–20 September 1884. He was the founder and first president of the Naval War College, between 1884 and 1886 and then went back to the Commander-in-Chief, North Atlantic Squadron
18 June 1886–28 January 1889.
The ships sponsor was Mrs. Stephen B. Luce, Jr., wife of Rear Adm. Stephen B. Luce's grandson.
Three ships of the US Navy have been named in his honor - USS Luce DD-99, USS Luce DD-522 and USS Luce DDG-38
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