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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.
<ol><br/>
Fletcher Class Destroyer<br/>
Keel Laid October 27 1943 - Launched June 6 1944<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS ROOKS DD-804'''<br/>
Commissioned September 2 1944 - Decommissioned June 11 1946<br/> 
Recommissioned May 19 1951 - Decommissioned July 26 1962<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register September 1 1975<br/><br/>
<li>'''COCHRANE D-15''' (Chilean Naval Service)<br/>
Sold to Chile July 26 1962 and renamed<br/>
Stricken and broken up for scrap 1983
</ol>
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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).

Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't 
take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date 
range for covers on that page.
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<li>[[USS ROOKS DD-804_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1945-51)</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
</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">
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 September 2 1944 to June 11 1946</h4>

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<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2z +SLKbs1
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1946-03-19
</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:JohnGermann_Rooks_DD804_19460319_1a_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JohnGermann_Rooks_DD804_19460319_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2z + SLKbsn+ (USS) (77x5)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1945-11-11
</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:JonBurdett rooks dd804 19451111 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett rooks dd804 19451111.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
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<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>9efu
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1945-11-04
<br/>to<br/>
1945-11-19
</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:JonBurdett rooks dd804 19451104 pm.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett rooks dd804 19451104.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Mark from back of cover
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Locy Type P<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. R-31
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1945-10-22
</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:JonBurdett rooks dd804 19451022 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett rooks dd804 19451022.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Tokyo Bay
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<h4>2nd Commissioning May 19 1951 to July 26 1962</h4>

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Locy Type<br/>FDPS 2r
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1951-08-20 
</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:JonBurdett rooks dd804 19510820 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett rooks dd804 19510820.jpeg|thumb|center|100px]]
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First Day Postal Service
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Locy Type<br/>2r
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1951-10-25 
</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Rooks_DD804_19511025_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Rooks_DD804_19511025_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Locy Type<br/>2r
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1956-01-04 
</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Rooks_DD804_19560104_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Rooks_DD804_19560104_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Locy Type<br/>9efu
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1956-01-04 
</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Rooks_DD804_19560104_2_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
ROOKS earned three battle stars for her World War II service and two battle stars for her Korean War service.<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Captain Albert H. Rooks, USN (December 29 1891 – March 1 1942). Captain Rooks was the Commanding Officer of USS HOUSTON CA-30 and was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor after the Battle of Sunda Strait.
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