SAUFLEY DD 465

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.

USS SAUFLEY DD-465
Commissioned August 29 1942 - Decommissioned June 12 1946
Recommissioned December 15 1949
USS SAUFLEY DDE-465
Reclassified Escort Destroyer (DDE) March 15 1949
USS SAUFLEY EDDE-465
Reclassified Experimental Escort Destroyer (EDDE) January 1 1951
USS SAUFLEY DD-465
Reverted to Destroyer (DD) July 1 1962
Decommissioned January 29 1965

Struck from Naval Register September 1 1966
Sunk February 20 1968 as target off Key West Fla

Naval Covers

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Saufley Covers Page 1 (1945-64)

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

1st Commissioning August 29 1942 to June 12 1946

Locy Type
2z

1943-11-20

The postmark is not identified with this ship, so the cover must have been posted aboard another ship or ashore.

Locy Type
2#

(Br. #15896)

1945-10-09

As DD-465

2nd Commissioning December 15 1949 to January 29 1965

Locy Type
FDPS 2(n)

1950-01-16

As DDE-465
First Day Postal Service

Locy Type
2(n) (DDE)

1950-12-01

As DDE-465

Locy Type
9ef(nu) (DDE)

1962-03-24

As DDE-465

Locy Type P
[2(n) with "E" removed]

1964-04-14

As DD-465

Other Information

SAUFLEY earned 16 battle stars during World War II

NAMESAKE - Richard Caswell Saufley (September 1 1884 - June 9 1916)
Saufley was graduated from the Naval Academy in June 1908 and was commissioned Ensign in June 1910. Service in USS KANSAS BB-21, USS BIDDLE DD-151, and TERRY preceded his return to the Naval Academy for training in aviation in 1913. On June 6 of that year, he was promoted to Lieutenant (jg.) and designated Naval Aviator No. 14. During the Mexican campaign, he was attached to USS MISSISSIPPI BB-23 and USS NORTH CAROLINA Armored Cruiser No. 12. In 1915 and 1916, his assignments were concerned with the technological development of naval aviation. Concentrating on hydro-airplane development, he set altitude and endurance records and was attempting to better his own record when he died in a plane crash at Pensacola on June 9 1916

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