DD DDE DDR DESTROYERS Greyhounds of the Fleet

[Salvage Sailor]

The Fletcher class Destroyers of Destroyer Division 172 - Korean War 1950-1953

10 1/2" DESDIV 172 Jacket patch and ships patch from an USS ERBEN (DD-631) crewman

 

 

Fletcher class destroyer USS ERBEN (DD-631) In service 1943 to 1958

Patch from veteran DESDIV 172 1950-1953

 

 

 

USS TWINING (DD-540) Fletcher class in service 1943 to 1971

DESDIV 172 1950-1953

 

U.S.S.TWINING DD 540 EXECUTIVE OFFICER

 

 

USS COLAHAN (DD-658) Fletcher class destroyer In service 1943-1966

DESDIV 172 1950-1953 "Made In Japan"

 

 

 

USS SHIELDS (DD-586) Fletcher class destroyer in service 1945 to 1972

DESDIV 172 1950-1953 and her DESPAC DESRON 17 patch

 

 

DESTROYERS PACIFIC - USS SHIELDS (DD-596) and DESRON 17 (including the ships of DESDIV 172) At San Diego Naval Base, 1955

 

 

These are the right hand and left hand versions (reverse colors) of the DESRON 17 Seahorse

 

[firefighter]

Amazing and beautiful stuff. That DESDIV-172 is killer

[10esee]

They are great patches! Do you have any dups?

Tom

[10esee]

re: the photo. I got there in march of 1960 and the view was basically the same! But of course I was not collecting ships patches then!

[Salvage Sailor]

They are great patches! Do you have any dups?

Tom

 

Ahoy Tom,

 

This is another USS ERBEN patch from the same Korean War vet

[Salvage Sailor]

USS BEALE (DDE-471) Fletcher class destroyer in service 1942 to 1968.

She was designated DDE from 1951 to 1962

 

 

 

....and a later 5" x 4" 1950's USS ERBEN (DD-631) when she was Squadron Leader of DESRON 17

 

 

[Salvage Sailor]

USS CONWAY (DD-507) & (DDE-507) Fletcher class destroyer in service 1942 to 1969

She was reclassified DDE-507 during the Korean & Cold War period from 1950 to 1962

 

[10esee]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Salvage Sailor]

USS PRICHETT (DD-561) Fletcher class destroyer in service 1944 to 1970

 

 

Her DESRON 19 patches including her 'Around the World' patch

 

[10esee]

 

USS BRUSH DD- 745

 

 

 

 

 

USS MCKEAN DD- 784

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

USS SOUTHERLAND DD- 743

 

 

[Salvage Sailor]

USS MURRAY (DD/DDE-576) Fletcher class destroyer in service 1943 to 1966

Both her DDE 576 and DD 576 patches

 

 

[Salvage Sailor]

JOHN R. PIERCE (DD-753) Allen M. Sumner class Destroyer in service 1944 to 1973

 

 

[Salvage Sailor]

USS McNAIR (DD-679) Fletcher class Destroyer in service 1943 to 1963

 

 

1950's Version patch

 

 

 

1960's Version patch

 

 

[10esee]

Need them all!

[10esee]

5" patch. Would be mint if in wrapper

 

 

5" patch. Would be mint if in wrapper

 

4X5, excellent

 

[Salvage Sailor]

This is a set of patches for USS MOALE (DD-693), An Allen M. Sumner class Destroyer in service 1944 to 1973

The right and left patches are made by Gemsco

 

 

 

Another set of Allen M. Sumner, USS HANK (DD-702) in service 1944 to 1972. Her 1950's and 1960's versions

 

 

 

Both the up and down triangle versions of USS COMPTON (DD-705), Allen M. Sumner class in service 1944 to 1972

 

 

 

Another set of Allen M. Sumner class, USS HARLAN R. DICKSON (DD-708) In service 1945 to 1972

 

 

[Salvage Sailor]

On 12/2/2016 at 10:42 AM, 10esee said:

USS Basilone DD- 824.jpg

 

 

1950's USS BASILONE DDE-824 Gemsco Version "TOUGH AND TENACIOUS"

 

[10esee]

I like that one!

[busternfo]

Wow! I am amazed at the extent and variety of destroyer related patches. Thanks for posting.

[Salvage Sailor]

WILLIAM M. WOOD (DDR-715) Gearing class destroyer in service 1945 to 1976. She was a radar picket from 1953 to 1964

 

 

1950's Tom and Jerry Atomic Age motif with an 'error' rocker

 

[KurtA]

USS George K MacKenzie DD- 836

 

 

[Salvage Sailor]

Outstanding Kurt, that's a new one to me - I like how they incorporated their coat of arms into the Gemini patch

[Bearmon]

I like this version

[firefighter]

I like this version

USS George MacKenzie DD 863 (4.jpg

 

Nice!!!

[Salvage Sailor]

I like this version

USS George MacKenzie DD 863 (4.jpg

 

I've been after that version for quite a while