ARLEIGH BURKE DDG 51 - Revision history

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GregCiesielski: Added 1 postmark

2016-04-05T15:26:11Z

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	[[Image:~~JonBurdett arleighburke ddg51 19910704 pm9~~.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_ArleighBurke_DDG51_19910704_6_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]
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	~~First Day in Commission~~		[[Cachet_Category_Ship_Commissioning_ \| Commissioning]]. Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Tazewell_G_Nicholson_ \| Tazewell G. Nicholson]]
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GregCiesielski at 15:03, 5 April 2016

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 [[Cachet_Category_Ship_Commissioning_ | Commissioning]], cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]
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 <h3>Other Information</h3>
 '''NAMESAKE''' - Admiral Arleigh Albert Burke, USN (October 19, 1901 – January 1, 1996).<br/>
-On June 8 1923, Burke graduated from the United States Naval Academy and was commissioned an Ensign in the United States Navy. Burke was a veteran of World War II and the Korean War serving on various ships and various commands, highlighted by three terms as Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) from 1955 to 1961.  Burke retired as an Admiral on August 1 1961.<br/>In 1962, Adm. Burke co-founded the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, D.C. with Ambassador Dr. David Abshire.<br/>Adm. Burke’s awards include the Navy Cross, the Navy Distinguished Service Medal (3), the Silver Star, the Legion of Merit w/ Combat “V”, 2 Gold Stars, Oak Leaf Cluster (4), the Purple Heart, the Presidential Unit Citation (3), the Navy Unit Commendation, the American Defense Service Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with two silver stars and two bronze stars (13 engagements), the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation, the Philippine Liberation Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the Ui Chi Medal (Korea), the Order of the Rising Sun, First Class (Japan) and the Grand Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav (Norway).<br/><br/>The US Navy, on July 4 1991, commissioned the Guided Missile Destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG-51) in his honor while he was still alive.  The USS Arleigh Burke is the first ship of the Arleigh Burke Class of Guided Missile Destroyers and when the program is completed, there will be 61 ships in the class.
+On June 8 1923, Burke graduated from the United States Naval Academy and was commissioned an Ensign in the United States Navy. Burke was a veteran of World War II and the Korean War serving on various ships and various commands, highlighted by three terms as Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) from 1955 to 1961.  Burke retired as an Admiral on August 1 1961.<br/>In 1962, Adm. Burke co-founded the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, D.C. with Ambassador Dr. David Abshire.<br/>Adm. Burke’s awards include the Navy Cross, the Navy Distinguished Service Medal (3), the Silver Star, the Legion of Merit w/ Combat “V”, 2 Gold Stars, Oak Leaf Cluster (4), the Purple Heart, the Presidential Unit Citation (3), the Navy Unit Commendation, the American Defense Service Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with two silver stars and two bronze stars (13 engagements), the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation, the Philippine Liberation Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the Ui Chi Medal (Korea), the Order of the Rising Sun, First Class (Japan) and the Grand Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav (Norway).<br/><br/>The US Navy, on July 4 1991, commissioned the Guided Missile Destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG-51) in his honor while he was still alive.  The USS Arleigh Burke is the first ship of the Arleigh Burke Class of Guided Missile Destroyers and when the program is completed, there will be 61 ships in the class.<br/><br/>
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GregCiesielski at 03:22, 5 April 2016

2016-04-05T03:22:06Z

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	Arleigh Burke Class (Flight I) Guided Missile Destroyer<br/>		Arleigh Burke Class (Flight I) Guided Missile Destroyer<br/>
	Keel Laid December 6 1988 - Launched September 16 1989<br/><br/>		Keel Laid 6 December 1988 - Launched 16 September 1989<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS ARLEIGH BURKE DDG-51'''<br/>		<li>'''USS ARLEIGH BURKE DDG-51'''<br/>
	Commissioned (Special) March 31 1991<br/>		Commissioned (Special) 31 March 1991<br/>
	Commissioned (Full) July 4 1991		Commissioned (Full) 4 July 1991
	</ol></td>		</ol></td>
	<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">		<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">
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	<li>[[USS ARLEIGH BURKE DDG-51_Covers_Page_1 \| Covers Page 1 ]]     (1991)</li>		<li>[[USS ARLEIGH BURKE DDG-51_Covers_Page_1 \| USS Arleigh Burke DDG-51 Covers Page 1]]     (1991-2009)</li>
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	~~Date From<br/>to~~<br/>Date To</th>		Postmark<br/>Date</th>
	<th align="center" width="~~320~~">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Close-Up Image</th>		<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Close-Up Image</th>
	<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Full Cover Image</th>		<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Full Cover Image</th>
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	Locy Type FDC F<br/><br/>"First Day In Commission"<br/><br/>USCS ~~Catalog<br/>Illustration~~<br/>A-90		Locy Type FDC F<br/><br/>"First Day In Commission"<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. A-90
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	1991-07-04		1991-07-04
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	Locy Type FDC F<br/><br/>"First Day In Commission"<br/><br/>USCS ~~Catalog<br/>Illustration~~<br/>A-90		Locy Type FDC F<br/><br/>"First Day In Commission"<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. A-90
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	1991-07-04		1991-07-04
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	[[Image:GregCiesielski_ArleighBurke_DDG51_19910704_3_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_ArleighBurke_DDG51_19910704_3_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
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	<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">		<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
	Locy Type<br/>FDC 2-2t		Locy Type<br/>FDC 2-2t<br/>(USS,FPO 09565)
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	1991-07-04		1991-07-04
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	[[Image:GregCiesielski_ArleighBurke_DDG51_19910704_4_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_ArleighBurke_DDG51_19910704_4_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
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	Locy Type<br/>FDC 9-2		Locy Type<br/>FDC 9-2<br/>(USS,FPO 09565)
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	[[Image:JonBurdett arleighburke ddg51 19910704 pm9.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett arleighburke ddg51 19910704 pm9.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]
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	[[Image:GregCiesielski_ArleighBurke_DDG51_19950510_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_ArleighBurke_DDG51_19950510_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
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	[[Image:GregCiesielski_ArleighBurke_DDG51_19970318_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_ArleighBurke_DDG51_19970318_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
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	[[Image:GregCiesielski_ArleighBurke_DDG51_19950510_2_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_ArleighBurke_DDG51_19950510_2_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]
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	[[Image:GregCiesielski_ArleighBurke_DDG51_20090213_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|~~250px~~]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_ArleighBurke_DDG51_20090213_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
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	[[Image:GregCiesielski_ArleighBurke_DDG51_20090213_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_ArleighBurke_DDG51_20090213_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]

JonBurdett: added 1 cover

2010-11-01T16:03:58Z

added 1 cover

New page

<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.
<table width="90%">
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<ol><br/>
Arleigh Burke Class (Flight I) Guided Missile Destroyer<br/>
Keel Laid December 6 1988 - Launched September 16 1989<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS ARLEIGH BURKE DDG-51'''<br/>
Commissioned (Special) March 31 1991<br/>
Commissioned (Full) July 4 1991
</ol></td>
<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">
[[Image:ARLEIGH BIRKE PATCH.jpg|thumb|center|125px]]
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p> </p>

<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.
<ol>
<li>[[USS ARLEIGH BURKE DDG-51_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1 ]]     (1991)</li>
</ol>
<p> </p>

<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.
<br/> <br/>
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.



<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><th align="center" valign="center" width="140">
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="320">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Close-Up Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Full Cover Image</th>
</tr></table>



<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type FDC F<br/><br/>"First Day In Commission"<br/><br/>USCS Catalog<br/>Illustration<br/>A-90
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1991-07-04
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_ArleighBurke_DDG51_19910704_2_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_ArleighBurke_DDG51_19910704_2_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
[[Cachet_Category_Ship_Commissioning_ | Commissioning]], cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type FDC F<br/><br/>"First Day In Commission"<br/><br/>USCS Catalog<br/>Illustration<br/>A-90
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1991-07-04
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_ArleighBurke_DDG51_19910704_3_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_ArleighBurke_DDG51_19910704_3_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
[[Cachet_Category_Ship_Commissioning_ | Commissioning]], serviced by [[Cachet_Maker_Wolfgang_Hechler_ | Wolfgang Hechler]]




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>FDC 2-2t
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1991-07-04
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_ArleighBurke_DDG51_19910704_4_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_ArleighBurke_DDG51_19910704_4_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
[[Cachet_Category_Ship_Commissioning_ | Commissioning]]. Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Tazewell_G_Nicholson_ | Tazewell G. Nicholson]], mailed to [[Cachet_Maker_Wolfgang_Hechler_ | Wolfgang Hechler]]




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>FDC 9-2
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1991-07-04
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett arleighburke ddg51 19910704 pm9.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett arleighburke ddg51 19910704.JPG|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
First Day in Commission




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2-2t<br/>(USS,FPO 09565)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1995-05-10
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_ArleighBurke_DDG51_19950510_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_ArleighBurke_DDG51_19950510_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Ship's cachet, signed by the CO. Serviced by [[Cachet_Maker_Wolfgang_Hechler_ | Wolfgang Hechler]]




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2-2t<br/>(USS,FPO 09565)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1997-03-18
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_ArleighBurke_DDG51_19970318_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_ArleighBurke_DDG51_19970318_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Ship's cachet, serviced by [[Cachet_Maker_Wolfgang_Hechler_ | Wolfgang Hechler]]




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>9-2<br/>(USS,FPO 09565)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1995-05-10
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_ArleighBurke_DDG51_19950510_2_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_ArleighBurke_DDG51_19950510_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Ship's cachet, signed by the CO. Serviced by [[Cachet_Maker_Wolfgang_Hechler_ | Wolfgang Hechler]]




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type F<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. CD-10<br/><br/>[[Great_White_Fleet_ | Great White Fleet]]
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
2009-02-13
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_ArleighBurke_DDG51_20090213_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|250px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_ArleighBurke_DDG51_20090213_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Ship's cachet, Serviced by [[Cachet_Maker_Richard_F_Hoffner_ | Rich Horffner]]

<p> </p>

<h3>Other Information</h3>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Admiral Arleigh Albert Burke, USN (October 19, 1901 – January 1, 1996).<br/>
On June 8 1923, Burke graduated from the United States Naval Academy and was commissioned an Ensign in the United States Navy. Burke was a veteran of World War II and the Korean War serving on various ships and various commands, highlighted by three terms as Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) from 1955 to 1961. Burke retired as an Admiral on August 1 1961.<br/>In 1962, Adm. Burke co-founded the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, D.C. with Ambassador Dr. David Abshire.<br/>Adm. Burke’s awards include the Navy Cross, the Navy Distinguished Service Medal (3), the Silver Star, the Legion of Merit w/ Combat “V”, 2 Gold Stars, Oak Leaf Cluster (4), the Purple Heart, the Presidential Unit Citation (3), the Navy Unit Commendation, the American Defense Service Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with two silver stars and two bronze stars (13 engagements), the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation, the Philippine Liberation Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the Ui Chi Medal (Korea), the Order of the Rising Sun, First Class (Japan) and the Grand Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav (Norway).<br/><br/>The US Navy, on July 4 1991, commissioned the Guided Missile Destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG-51) in his honor while he was still alive. The USS Arleigh Burke is the first ship of the Arleigh Burke Class of Guided Missile Destroyers and when the program is completed, there will be 61 ships in the class.



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