LUDLOW DD 438

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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.

    Gleaves Class Destroyer
    Keel Laid December 18 1939 - Launched November 11 1940

  1. USS LUDLOW DD-438
    Commissioned March 5 1941 - Decommissioned May 20 1946
    Recommissioned November 21 1950 - Decommissioned January 22 1951

    Stricken January 24 1951

  2. HNS DOXA D-20 (Greek Naval Service)
    Transferred to Greece January 22 1951 and renamed

    Stricken and broken up for scrap 1972

 

Naval Covers

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  1. Covers Page 1    (1939-46)

 

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

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


 

USPO
Machine Cancel

Bath ME

1939-12-18

No Image

Keel Laying, cachet by Dr. S.E. Hutnick



1st Commissioning March 5 1941 to May 20 1946


 

Locy Type
FDPS 3

"FIRST DAY /
SERVICE"

1941-03-27

First Day of Postal Service. Cachet by Walter Czubay


 

Locy Type
2(n)

1946-01-13

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Locy Type
2z

1945-05-06

Note:


 

Locy Type
3 (A-BBT)

1941-04-03

Note:


 

Locy Type
3z (BBT)

1942-01-27

Manuscript ship's name on front



 

Other Information

LUDLOW received six battle stars for her World War II service.

NAMESAKE - "Augustus C. Ludlow, born Newburgh, N.Y., 1 January 1792. He was appointed midshipment 2 April 1804 and commissioned Lieutenant 3 June 1810. Second in command to Capt. James Lawrence in Chesapeake, he was, like his captain, mortally wounded in their ship’s engagement with HMS Shannon 1 June 1813, and died at Halifax, Nova Scotia, 13 June." {DANFS}

Three ships of the US Navy have been named LUDLOW. The second and third ships were named for Lieutenant Augustus C. Ludlow.
USS Ludlow (Row Galley 1808), USS Ludlow DD-112, and USS Ludlow DD-438

 


 

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