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GREYTCOVERS NAVAL COVER USS FORD FFG-54 DECOMMISSIONING 31 OCT 2013
$ 1.97
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You are bidding on a computer designed/printed Greytcovers by W.J. Wladyka (USCS #9915) naval cover (design #373)(#7 of 12 ) commemorating the Decommissioning of the USS Ford FFG-54.USS
Ford
FFG-54, an
Oliver Hazard Perry
-class
frigate
, is a ship of the
United States Navy
named for Gunner's Mate
Patrick O. Ford
(1942–1968). Ford was awarded the
Navy Cross
posthumously for his heroism as a patrol river boatman in the
Vietnam War
. A description of Gunner's Mate Ford's actions can be found here.
Ford
was laid down by
Todd Pacific Shipyards
Corp., in
San Pedro, California
on 11 July 1983. She was
launched
on 23 June 1984, and
commissioned
29 June 1985, captained by Commander J. F. Eckler. Ford was decommissioned 31 October 2013.
The cover is cancelled with a well-struck pictorial postmark on 31 Oct. 2013 at U.S. Naval Station Everett, Everett, WA 98201 and is franked with a Forever 'Flags for all Seasons' stamp.
Overall cover condition is very good. The cover is a standard No. 6-3/4, 3-5/8 x 6-1/2". The blue around the edge is part of the background.
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