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<h3>Ship Name and Designation History</h3>
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during 
its lifetime.
The list is in chronological order.
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<ol>Gearing Class Destroyer<br/>
Keel Laid January 5 1945 - Launched June 16 1945<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS STICKELL DD-888'''<br/>
Commissioned October 31 1945<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS STICKELL DDR-888'''<br/>
Redesignated Rader Picket Destroyer (DDR) December 5 1951<br/>
Decommissioned December 13 1952<br/>
Recommissioned September 2 1953<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS STICKELL DD-888'''<br/>
Reverted to Destroyer (DD) 1964<br/>
Decommissioned July 1 1972<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register July 1 1972<br/><br/>
<li>'''HNS KANARIS D-212''' (Greek Naval Service)<br/>
Transferred to Greece July 1 1972<br/>
Decommissioned September 15 1993<br/><br/>
Stricken by Greece 1994<br/>
Sold 2002 for scrap 
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[[Image:Stickell_DD888_Crest.jpg|thumb|center|125px]] 
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<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the 
ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each incarnation of the ship (ie, 
for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Covers should 
be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).

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<li>[[USS STICKELL DDR-888_Covers_Page_1 | Stickell Covers Page 1]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1946-72)</li>
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<h3>Postmarks</h3>
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a 
separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry 
in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Within each set, the postmarks 
should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one postmark 
has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of earliest 
known usage.

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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>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.
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Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
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Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>
<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
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<h4>1st Commissioning October 31 1945 to December 13 1952</h4>

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Locy Type<br/>2(n)
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1946-06-01
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Stickell_DD888_19460601_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Stickell_DD888_19460601_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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As DD-888
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<h4>2nd Commissioning September 2 1953 to July 1 1972</h4>

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Locy Type<br/>2<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. S-65a
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1965-11-04
</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:JonBurdett stickell dd888 19651104 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett stickell dd888 19651104.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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As DD-888
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Locy Type<br/>2(n+) (USS)
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1971-01-06
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[[Image:JonBurdett stickell dd888 19710106 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett stickell dd888 19710106.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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As DD-888
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Locy Type<br/>9ef(n+u) (USS)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1971-01-06
</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:JonBurdett stickell dd888 19710106 pm9.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett stickell dd888 19710106.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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As DD-888
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Locy Type<br/>9efu
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1964-03-21
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[[Image:JonBurdett stickell dd888 19640321 pm9.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett stickell dd888 19640321.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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As DD-888
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Locy Type<br/>LDPS 2(n+)
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1972-05-31
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[[Image:Jonburdett stickell dd888 19720531 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:Jonburdett stickell dd888 19720531.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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As DD-888<br/>
Last Day Postal Service<br/>
Most (if not all) Karcher (FLK) covers are fakes made with stolen cancels and USCS No. 1 cachets
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
STICKELL earned 6 Battle Stars (Korea) and 1 Battle Star (Vietnam)<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' -  Lieutenant John H. Stickell USNR (1914–1943)<br/>
Stickell was killed in action at Jaluit Atoll in the Marshall Islands on December 13 1943 and posthumously awarded the Navy Cross.



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