DECATUR DDG 73 - Revision history

GregCiesielski at 15:05, 30 June 2020

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	Arleigh Burke Class (Flight II) Guided Missile Destroyer<br/>		Arleigh Burke Class (Flight II) Guided Missile Destroyer<br/>
	Keel Laid 11 January 1996 - Launched & Christened 9 November 1996<br/><br/>		Keel Laid 11 January 1996 - Launched & Christened 9 November 1996<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS DECATUR DDG 73'''<br/>Commissioned (Special) 13 March 1998<br/>		<li>'''USS DECATUR DDG-73'''</li>Commissioned (Special) 13 March 1998<br/>
	Commissioned 29 August 1998		Commissioned 29 August 1998
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GregCiesielski at 04:58, 20 November 2018

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	<li>[[DECATUR_DDG73_Covers_Page_1 \| USS Decatur DDG-73 Covers Page 1]]    (1996-~~2017~~)</li>		<li>[[DECATUR_DDG73_Covers_Page_1 \| USS Decatur DDG-73 Covers Page 1]]    (1996-2018)</li>
	</ol>		</ol>
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 Ship's cachet, cover serviced by [[Cachet_Maker_Wolfgang_Hechler_ | Wolfgang Hechler]]
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GregCiesielski at 05:46, 26 December 2017

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	<li>[[DECATUR_DDG73_Covers_Page_1 \| USS Decatur DDG 73 Covers Page 1]]    (1996-~~2013~~)</li>		<li>[[DECATUR_DDG73_Covers_Page_1 \| USS Decatur DDG-73 Covers Page 1]]    (1996-2017)</li>
	</ol>		</ol>
	<p> </p>		<p> </p>

GregCiesielski: added 1 postmark

2017-07-28T12:16:30Z

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	Ship's cachet. Cover serviced by [[Cachet_Maker_Richard_F_Hoffner_ \| Rich Hoffner]]		Ship's cachet. Cover serviced by [[Cachet_Maker_Richard_F_Hoffner_ \| Rich Hoffner]]
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			<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
			Locy Type F<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. CD-10
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			2008-07-28
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			[[Image:GregCiesielski_Decatur_DDG73_20080728_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
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			[[Image:GregCiesielski_Decatur_DDG73_20080728_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
			</td></tr></table>
			Ship's cachet, on piece. Cover serviced by [[Cachet_Maker_Thad_Kaczkowski_ \| Thad Kaczkowski]]
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	<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">		<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
	USPS Pictorial<br/><br/>"Launch Day Station"<br/><br/>Bath, ME		USPS<br/>Pictorial Postmark<br/><br/>"Launch Day Station"<br/><br/>Bath, ME
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	1996-11-09		1996-11-09

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 th Anniversary of Commissioning, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Michael_F_Hebert_ | Michael Hebert]]
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 <h4>USPS Pictorial Postmarks</h4>
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GregCiesielski at 20:56, 17 July 2017

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	Arleigh Burke Class (Flight II) Guided Missile Destroyer<br/>		Arleigh Burke Class (Flight II) Guided Missile Destroyer<br/>
	Keel Laid 11 January 1996 - Launched 9 November 1996<br/><br/>		Keel Laid 11 January 1996 - Launched & Christened 9 November 1996<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS DECATUR DDG 73'''<br/>Commissioned 29 August 1998		<li>'''USS DECATUR DDG 73'''<br/>Commissioned (Special) 13 March 1998<br/>
			Commissioned 29 August 1998
	</ol></td>		</ol></td>
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GregCiesielski at 20:14, 23 November 2010

2010-11-23T20:14:59Z

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>
Arleigh Burke Class (Flight II) Guided Missile Destroyer<br/>
Keel Laid January 15 1996 - Launched November 9 1996<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS DECATUR DDG 73'''<br/>Commissioned August 29 1998
</ol></td>
<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Decatur_DDG73_19960111_1_Crest.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>[[DECATUR_DDG73_Covers_Page_1 | USS Decatur DDG 73 Covers Page 1]]    (1996-2006)</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 2<br/><br/>FPO AP 96663-1290
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1998-08-29
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Decatur_DDG73_19980829_4_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Decatur_DDG73_19980829_4_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
[[Cachet_Category_Ship_Commissioning_ | Commissioning]], cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_79_USS_Oregon_ | USS Oregon Chapter No. 79, USCS]]




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type FDC 9<br/><br/>FPO AP 96663-1290
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1998-08-29
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Decatur_DDG73_19980829_5_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Decatur_DDG73_19980829_4_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
[[Cachet_Category_Ship_Commissioning_ | Commissioning]], cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_79_USS_Oregon_ | USS Oregon Chapter No. 79, 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/>"In Pursuit of Peace"
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1998-08-29
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Decatur_DDG73_19980829_2_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Decatur_DDG73_19980829_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 2
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1999-01-06
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Decatur_DDG73_19990106_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Decatur_DDG73_19990106_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Ship's cachet, cover 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 9
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1999-01-06
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Decatur_DDG73_19990106_2_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Decatur_DDG73_19990106_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Ship's cachet, cover 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 9
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
2006-07-01
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Decatur_DDG73_20060701_2_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Decatur_DDG73_20060701_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Ship's cachet. Cover serviced by [[Cachet_Maker_Richard_F_Hoffner_ | Rich Hoffner]]




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type 11
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
2006-01-09
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Decatur_DDG73_20060109_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Decatur_DDG73_20060109_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Ship's cachet, cover 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 11
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
2006-07-01
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Decatur_DDG73_20060701_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Decatur_DDG73_20060701_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Ship's cachet. Cover serviced by [[Cachet_Maker_Richard_F_Hoffner_ | Rich Hoffner]]




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type 12
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
2006-01-09
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Decatur_DDG73_20060109_2_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Decatur_DDG73_20060109_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Ship's cachet, cover 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 12<br/>(With bars)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
2006-07-01
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Decatur_DDG73_20060701_3_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Decatur_DDG73_20060701_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Ship's cachet. Cover serviced by [[Cachet_Maker_Richard_F_Hoffner_ | Rich Hoffner]]




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
USPS 4-bar<br/><br/>Bath, ME
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1996-01-11
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Decatur_DDG73_19960111_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
N/A
</td></tr></table>
[[Cachet_Category_Ship_Keel_Laying_ | Keel Laying]], 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">
USPS Pictorial<br/><br/>"Launch Day Station"<br/><br/>Bath, ME
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1996-11-09
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Decatur_DDG73_19961109_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Decatur_DDG73_19961109_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
[[Cachet_Category_Ship_Launching_ | Launching]], cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]

<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Stephen Decatur (January 5 1779 - March 22 1820)
Decatur was warranted a Midshipman at the age of 19 and made his first cruise in the Frigate UNITED STATES. In command of the Schooner ENTERPRISE at the outbreak of the Tripolitan War, he captured the Bomb Ketch MASTICO on December 23 1803. He used this ship, renamed INTREPID, in his daring raid to burn the captured Frigate PHILADELPHIA in the harbor of Tripoli, February 16 1804. He also distinguished himself during the attacks on Tripoli in command of a gunboat division. Promoted to Captain he was assigned command of CONSTITUTION, and later, in November 1804, CONGRESS. He negotiated with the Bey of Tunis at the close of the Tripolitan War, and returned to the United States in September 1805 with the Tunisian envoy. During the War of 1812 he commanded UNITED STATES, capturing HMS MACEDONONIAN in one of the greatest single-ship actions of naval history. He took command of PRESIDENT at New York and attempting to slip through the blockade fell in with a British squadron of five heavy ships. After 2 hours of furious combat the frigate HMS ENDYMION was silenced but PRESIDENT had suffered such extensive damage that it was impossible to execute an escape. The twice-wounded Decatur reluctantly surrendered, but was paroled, landing at New London February 22 1815. Returning to the Mediterranean in 1815, Decatur in Guerriere, negotiated a treaty with the Dey of Algiers which ended tribute and exacted full payment for injuries to Americans, then concluded similar agreements with the Bey of Tunis and the Bashaw of Tripoli. From November 1815 until killed by Commodore James Barron in a duel March 22 1820, Decatur served on the Board of Navy Commissioners



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