WILKINSON DL 5

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.

Mitscher Class Destroyer Keel Laid February 1 1950 Destroyer DD-930 Redesignated Destroyer Leader (DL) February 9 1951 Launched April 23 1952 USS WILKINSON DL-5 Commissioned July 29 1954 Planned conversion to Guided Missile Destroyer DDG-38 Canceled March 1966 Decommissioned December 19 1969 Struck from Naval Register May 1 1974 Sold June 13 1975 to Luria Brothers for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1954-69)

 

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

 

Locy Type FDC 2

1954-08-03

First Day in Commission

 

Locy Type 2

1955-05-23

Note:

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (USS)

1963-10-27

Note:

 

Locy Type 2t(n+u)

1961-05-22

Note:

 

Locy Type LDPS 2(n+)

1969-09-08

Last Day Postal Service

 

Locy Type LDPS 9efu

1969-09-08

Last Day Postal Service (unlisted)

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Admiral Theodore Stark Wilkinson USN (December 22 1888 - February 21 1946)
Admiral Wilkinson graduated from the Naval Academy in 1909. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions leading a raiding party from the USS FLORIDA BB-30 during the Veracruz expedition. Commanded Battleship Division 2 early in WWII. Also served as deputy commander to Admiral Halsey's South Pacific Force, then commander of the Third Amphibious Force. He saw action in the Solomons, Leyte, and at Lingayen Gulf. At the time of the surrender, his amphibious force was transporting General Eichelberger's Eighth Army to Japan for occupation duty. Wilkenson died in a car accident in Norfolk, Virginia on February 21, 1946.

 

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