FRANK E PETERSEN JR DDG 121 - Revision history

GregCiesielski: Added 2 postmarks/1 cover

2025-11-27T18:57:27Z

Added 2 postmarks/1 cover

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	~~USPS~~ Type 11<br/><br/>~~"Shipbuilding City Br."~~<br/><br/>~~Pascagoula MS~~		Locy Type<br/>11-2(n)<br/>(USS,FPO AP 96691-1000)<br/><br/>(No "JR" in name)
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	[[Image:~~GregCiesielski_FrankEPetersonJr_DDG121_20170221_1_Front~~.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_FrankEPetersonJr_DDG121_20240821_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
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	~~Keel Laying~~, cachet by [[~~Cachet_Maker_Richard_D_Jones_~~ \| ~~Richard D~~. ~~Jones~~]]		Hawai'i admitted to the Union, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Michael_Brock_ \| Michael Brock]]
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			Locy Type<br/>12-2cy<br/>(USS,FPO AP 96691)<br/>(Unit 100110)
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			Hawai'i admitted to the Union, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Michael_Brock_ \| Michael Brock]]
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GregCiesielski at 18:03, 16 May 2022

2022-05-16T18:03:59Z

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	Naming Ceremony 30 March 2016 - Construction began 27 April 2016<br/>		Naming Ceremony 30 March 2016 - Construction began 27 April 2016<br/>
	Keel Laid 21 February 2017 - Launched 13 July 2018<br/>Christened 6 October 2018 - Delivered to USN 30 November 2021<br/><br/>		Keel Laid 21 February 2017 - Launched 13 July 2018<br/>Christened 6 October 2018 - Delivered to USN 30 November 2021<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS FRANK E. PETERSEN JR. DDG-121'''<br/> Commissioned 14 May 2022 ~~(Scheduled)~~		<li>'''USS FRANK E. PETERSEN JR. DDG-121'''<br/> Commissioned 14 May 2022
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	<li>[[FRANK_E_PETERSEN_JR_DDG_121_Covers_Page_1 \| USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. Covers Page 1]]     (2017-~~2021~~)</li>		<li>[[FRANK_E_PETERSEN_JR_DDG_121_Covers_Page_1 \| USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. Covers Page 1]]     (2017-2022)</li>
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GregCiesielski: Added 2 postmarks

2022-03-04T20:10:16Z

Added 2 postmarks

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 Naming Ceremony 30 March 2016 - Construction began 27 April 2016<br/>
 Keel Laid 21 February 2017 - Launched 13 July 2018<br/>Christened 6 October 2018 - Delivered to USN 30 November 2021<br/><br/>
-<li>'''USS FRANK E. PETERSEN JR. DDG-121'''<br/> Commissioned TBD
+<li>'''USS FRANK E. PETERSEN JR. DDG-121'''<br/> Commissioned 14 May 2022 (Scheduled)
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 Keel Laying, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Richard_D_Jones_ | Richard D. Jones]]
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 <p>&nbsp;</p>
 <h3>Other Information</h3>

GregCiesielski at 17:47, 2 December 2021

2021-12-02T17:47:53Z

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	Arleigh Burke (Flight IIA) Class Guided Missile Destroyer<br/>		Arleigh Burke (Flight IIA) Class Guided Missile Destroyer<br/>
	Naming Ceremony 30 March 2016 - Construction began 27 April 2016<br/>		Naming Ceremony 30 March 2016 - Construction began 27 April 2016<br/>
	Keel Laid 21 February 2017 - Launched 13 July 2018<br/>Christened 6 October 2018<br/><br/>		Keel Laid 21 February 2017 - Launched 13 July 2018<br/>Christened 6 October 2018 - Delivered to USN 30 November 2021<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS FRANK E. PETERSEN JR. DDG-121'''<br/> Commissioned TBD		<li>'''USS FRANK E. PETERSEN JR. DDG-121'''<br/> Commissioned TBD
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GregCiesielski at 13:07, 10 October 2021

2021-10-10T13:07:00Z

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	<li>[[FRANK_E_PETERSEN_JR_DDG_121_Covers_Page_1 \| USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. Covers Page 1]]     (2017-~~2018~~)</li>		<li>[[FRANK_E_PETERSEN_JR_DDG_121_Covers_Page_1 \| USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. Covers Page 1]]     (2017-2021)</li>
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GregCiesielski: Added ships crest

2020-04-07T19:00:48Z

Added ships crest

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	[[Image:~~FrankEPetersenJr_DDG121_Crest~~.jpg\|thumb\|center\|150px]]		[[Image:FrankEPetersenJr_DDG121_1_Crest.jpg\|thumb\|center\|150px]]
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GregCiesielski at 04:20, 22 January 2019

2019-01-22T04:20:58Z

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	<li>[[FRANK_E_PETERSEN_JR_DDG_121_Covers_Page_1 \| USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. Covers Page 1]]     (2017)</li>		<li>[[FRANK_E_PETERSEN_JR_DDG_121_Covers_Page_1 \| USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. Covers Page 1]]     (2017-2018)</li>
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GregCiesielski at 23:22, 12 October 2018

2018-10-12T23:22:22Z

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	Arleigh Burke (Flight IIA) Class Guided Missile Destroyer<br/>		Arleigh Burke (Flight IIA) Class Guided Missile Destroyer<br/>
	Naming Ceremony 30 March 2016 - Construction began 27 April 2016<br/>		Naming Ceremony 30 March 2016 - Construction began 27 April 2016<br/>
	Keel Laid 21 February 2017 - ~~Christened &~~ Launched 13 July 2018<br/><br/>		Keel Laid 21 February 2017 - Launched 13 July 2018<br/>Christened 6 October 2018<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS FRANK E. PETERSEN JR. DDG-121'''<br/> Commissioned TBD		<li>'''USS FRANK E. PETERSEN JR. DDG-121'''<br/> Commissioned TBD
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GregCiesielski at 21:05, 17 August 2018

2018-08-17T21:05:03Z

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	Arleigh Burke (Flight IIA) Class Guided Missile Destroyer<br/>		Arleigh Burke (Flight IIA) Class Guided Missile Destroyer<br/>
	Naming Ceremony 30 March 2016 - Construction began 27 April 2016<br/>		Naming Ceremony 30 March 2016 - Construction began 27 April 2016<br/>
	Keel Laid 21 February 2017 - Christened & Launched ~~TBD~~<br/><br/>		Keel Laid 21 February 2017 - Christened & Launched 13 July 2018<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS FRANK E. PETERSEN JR. DDG-121'''<br/> Commissioned TBD		<li>'''USS FRANK E. PETERSEN JR. DDG-121'''<br/> Commissioned TBD
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GregCiesielski: Updated new page for DDG-121 with corrected spelling of name

2017-09-17T15:16:11Z

Updated new page for DDG-121 with corrected spelling of name

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 (Flight IIA) Class Guided Missile Destroyer<br/>
Naming Ceremony 30 March 2016 - Construction began 27 April 2016<br/>
Keel Laid 21 February 2017 - Christened & Launched TBD<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS FRANK E. PETERSEN JR. DDG-121'''<br/> Commissioned TBD
</ol></td>
<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">
[[Image:FrankEPetersenJr_DDG121_Crest.jpg|thumb|center|150px]]
</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>[[FRANK_E_PETERSEN_JR_DDG_121_Covers_Page_1 | USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. Covers Page 1]]     (2017)</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
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Postmark<br/>Date</th>
<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark or<br/>Cover Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Cover Image</th>
</tr></table>



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USPS Type 11<br/><br/>"Shipbuilding City Br."<br/><br/>Pascagoula MS
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2017-02-21
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_FrankEPetersonJr_DDG121_20170221_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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N/A
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Keel Laying, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Richard_D_Jones_ | Richard D. Jones]]


<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Lieutenant General Frank Emmanuel Petersen Jr., USMC. - 2 March 1932 – 25 August 2015<br/>
Petersen was the first colored Marine Corps aviator and the first colored Marine Corps General. Petersen retired from the Marine Corps in 1988 after 38 years of service. "At the time of his retirement he was by date of aviator designation the senior ranking aviator in the U.S. Marine Corps and the U.S. Navy with respective titles of 'Silver Hawk' and 'Gray Eagle'. His date of designation as an aviator also precedes all other aviators in the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army."<br/>
In 2010, President Obama appointed Petersen to the Board of Visitors to the United States Naval Academy.<br/>
LtGen Petersen was authorized to wear the Naval Aviator Badge and earned the Navy Distinguished Service Medal, the Defense Superior Service Medal, the Legion of Merit w/ Valor device, the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Purple Heart Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal, the Air Medal w/ 1 award star & Strike/Flight numeral "10", the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal w/ Valor device, the Air Force Commendation Medal, the Combat Action Ribbon, the Navy Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon, the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon, the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon, the National Defense Service Medal w/ 1 service star, the Korean Service Medal w/ 2 service stars, the Vietnam Service Medal w/ 4 service stars, the Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon, the Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation Ribbon, the Vietnam Civil Actions Unit Citation Ribbon, the United Nations Korea Medal and the Vietnam Campaign Medal during his distinguished Marine Corps career.<br/><br/>
The ships sponsor is D'Arcy Neller, wife of General Robert Neller, Commandant of the Marine Corps.



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