O BANNON DD 450

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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.


    Fletcher Class Destroyer
    Keel Laid March 3 1941 - Launched March 14 1942

  1. USS O'BANNON DD-450
    Commissioned June 26 1942 - Decommissioned May 21 1946
    Reclassified Escort Destroyer (DDE) March 26 1949

  2. USS O'BANNON DDE-450
    Recommissioned February 19 1951

  3. USS O'BANNON DD-450
    Reverted to Destroyer (DD) June 30 1962
    Decommissioned January 30 1970

    Struck from Naval Register January 30 1970
    Sold June 6 1970 and broken up for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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  1. O'Bannon Covers Page 1    (1945-61)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type
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Killer Bar Text

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

1st Commissioning June 26 1942 to May 21 1946


 

Locy Type
9efsu

1945-12-14

As DD-450
Cachet by Harry Klotzbach


 

Locy Type
3z

"O'BANNON /
"

1945-10-16

As DD-450


 

Locy Type SL

1945-10-16

As DD-450



 

Locy Type
2z*

1943-08-31

As DD-450
Posted from another ship or station...Ship did not carry this device


2nd Commissioning Februry 19 1951 to January 30 1970


 

Locy Type
FDPS 2

1951-03-17

As DDE-450


 

Locy Type
FDPS 9efu

1951-03-17

As DDE-450


 

Locy Type
2

1953-04-14

As DDE-450
Cachet by Louis S. Pentel


 

Locy Type
2

1953-07-31

As DDE-450


 

Locy Type
2

1954-08-12

As DDE-450


 

Locy Type
2(n+) (USS)

1966-08-25

As DD-450
Apollo Space Program. R/S cachet by Morris W. Beck


 

Locy Type
2(n+) (USS)

1967-04-01

As DD-450


 

Locy Type
2t(n+u)

USCS Catalog
Illustration
O-4

1959-03-28

As DDE-450


 

Locy Type
2t(n+u)

USCS Catalog
Illustration
O-4a

1961-04-26

As DDE-450


 

Locy Type
9efu

1954-08-12

As DDE-450


 

Locy Type
9ef(n+) (USS)

1967-04-01

As DD-450

 

Other Information

O'BANNON earned 11 battle stars and the Presidential Unit Citation for her service during World War II and 3 battle stars for her Korean War service.

NAMESAKE - First Lieutenant Presley O'Bannon, USMC (1784–1850)
O'Bannon was the Marine Corps' "Hero of Derna".

Three ships of the US Navy have been named in his honor, USS O'Bannon DD-177, USS O'Bannon DD-450 and USS O'Bannon DD-987.

 


 

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