RICHARD P LEARY DD 664

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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 July 4 1943 - Launched October 6 1943

  1. USS RICHARD P. LEARY DD-664
    Commissioned February 23 1944 - Decommissioned December 10 1946

    Struck from Naval Register March 18 1974

  2. YUGURE DD-184 (Japanese Naval Service)
    Transferrred to Japan March 10 1959 and renamed

    Stricken by Japan 1974 and broken up for scrap

Naval Covers

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  1. Covers Page 1     (1944)

 

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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Killer Bar Text

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Locy Type
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1944-04-12

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Other Information

RICHARD P. LEARY received six battle stars for World War II service

NAMESAKE - Richard Phillips Leary (November 3 1842 - December 27 1901)
Leary entered the Naval Academy in 1860. During the Civil War, he served in CANANDAIGUA and SANGAMON assigned to the Atlantic blockade. Later, during tension with Germany over Samoa, Leary commanded ADAMS at Samoa from October to December 1888. In the Spanish-American War, he commanded USS SAN FRANCISCO C-5 off Havana, Cuba. From 1899 into 1900, Captain Leary served as Naval Governor of Guam. Retiring in 1901, Rear Admiral Leary died December 27 1901 at Chelsea, Mass

 


 

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