GRAY FF 1054 - Revision history

GregCiesielski at 12:55, 31 August 2020

2020-08-31T12:55:32Z

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	[[Image:~~GregCiesielski_Gray_FF1054_19761203_1_Postmark~~.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Gray_FF1054_19761203_2_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]
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	[[Image:GregCiesielski_Gray_FF1054_19761203_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Gray_FF1054_19761203_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]

GregCiesielski: Updated the page and added 2 postmarks / 1 cover

2020-08-31T12:52:00Z

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JonBurdett: added 1 mark

2017-02-23T17:38:45Z

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	[[Image:Gray_FF1054_Crest.jpg\|thumb\|center\|~~125px~~]]		[[Image:Gray_FF1054_Crest.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]
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	range for covers on that page.		range for covers on that page.
	<ol>		<ol>
	<li>[[USS GRAY DE-1054_Covers_Page_1 \| Covers Page 1 ]]     (1970)</li>		<li>[[USS GRAY DE-1054_Covers_Page_1 \| Covers Page 1 ]]     (1970-74)</li>
	</ol>		</ol>
	<p> </p>		<p> </p>
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	As DE-1054<br/>		As DE-1054<br/>
	5th Anniversary, cover by [[Cachet_Maker_Frederick_L_Karcher_ \| Frederick L. Karcher]]		5th Anniversary, cover by [[Cachet_Maker_Frederick_L_Karcher_ \| Frederick L. Karcher]]
			<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
			<!-- ============== -->
			<!-- Type 2t(n+u) -->
			<!-- ============== -->
			<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
			<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
			Locy Type<br/>2t(n+u) (DE,USS)
			</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
			1974-11-06
			</td><td align="center" width="350">
			[[Image:JonBurdett gray de1054 19741106 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
			</td><td align="center" width="120">
			[[Image:JonBurdett gray de1054 19741106.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
			</td></tr></table>
			As DE-1054
	<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->		<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
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JonBurdett: added 1 mark

2016-09-16T17:42:14Z

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	<li>'''USS GRAY FF-1054'''<br/>Reclassified Frigate (FF) June 30 1975<br/>		<li>'''USS GRAY FF-1054'''<br/>Reclassified Frigate (FF) June 30 1975<br/>
	Decommissioned June 29 1991<br/><br/>		Decommissioned June 29 1991<br/><br/>
	~~Stricken~~ January 11 1995 - Sold ~~for scrapping~~ July 25 2001		Struck from Naval Register January 11 1995<br/>
			Sold July 25 2001 for scrap
	</ol></td>		</ol></td>
	<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">		<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">
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	range for covers on that page.		range for covers on that page.
	<ol>		<ol>
	<li>~~<!--~~ [[~~PAGE_NAME_Covers_Page_1~~ \| ~~-->~~ Covers Page 1 ~~<!--~~ ]] ~~-->~~    (~~1975-79~~)</li>		<li>[[USS GRAY DE-1054_Covers_Page_1 \| Covers Page 1 ]]     (1970)</li>
	</ol>		</ol>
	<p> </p>		<p> </p>
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	</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	Postmark<br/>Date</th>		Postmark<br/>Date</th>
	<th align="center" width="~~320~~">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</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>		<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
	</tr></table>		</tr></table>

			<!-- ============== -->
			<!-- Type FDC 2(n+) -->
			<!-- ============== -->
			<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
			<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
			Locy Type<br/>FDC 2(n+)
			</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
			1970-04-04
			</td><td align="center" width="350">
			[[Image:JonBurdett gray de1054 19700404 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
			</td><td align="center" width="120">
			[[Image:JonBurdett gray de1054 19700404.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
			</td></tr></table>
			As DE-1054<br/>
			First Day in Commission
			<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
	<!-- ============== -->		<!-- ============== -->
	<!-- Type 2(n+) (USS~~,"DE"~~) -->		<!-- Type 2(n+) (DE,USS) -->
	<!-- ============== -->		<!-- ============== -->
	<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">		<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
	<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">		<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
	Locy Type<br/>2(n+)~~<br/>~~(USS~~,"DE"~~)		Locy Type<br/>2(n+) (DE,USS)
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	1971-04-04		1971-04-04
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:GregCiesielski_Gray_FF1054_19710404_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Gray_FF1054_19710404_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
	[[Image:GregCiesielski_Gray_FF1054_19710404_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Gray_FF1054_19710404_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
	</td></tr></table>		</td></tr></table>
			As DE-1054<br/>
	5th Anniversary, cover by [[Cachet_Maker_Frederick_L_Karcher_ \| Frederick L. Karcher]]		5th Anniversary, cover by [[Cachet_Maker_Frederick_L_Karcher_ \| Frederick L. Karcher]]
	<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->		<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
	<!-- ============== -->		<!-- ============== -->
	<!-- Type 2-1(n+)(USS~~,FF~~) -->		<!-- Type 2-1(n+)(FF,USS) -->
	<!-- ============== -->		<!-- ============== -->
	<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">		<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
	<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">		<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
	Locy Type<br/>2-1(n+)~~<br/>~~(USS~~,FF~~)		Locy Type<br/>2-1(n+) (FF,USS)
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	1978-06-10		1978-06-10
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:GregCiesielski_Gray_FF1054_19780610_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Gray_FF1054_19780610_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
	[[Image:GregCiesielski_Gray_FF1054_19780610_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Gray_FF1054_19780610_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
	</td></tr></table>		</td></tr></table>
			As FF-1054<br/>
	Official Ships Cachet, Port Visit to Seattle WA		Official Ships Cachet, Port Visit to Seattle WA
	<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->		<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
	<!-- ============== -->		<!-- ============== -->
	<!-- Type 2-1(n+)(USS~~,FF~~) -->		<!-- Type 2-1(n+)(FF,USS) -->
	<!-- ============== -->		<!-- ============== -->
	<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">		<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
	<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">		<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
	Locy Type<br/>2-1(n+)~~<br/>~~(USS~~,FF~~)		Locy Type<br/>2-1(n+) (FF,USS)
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	1979-09-12		1979-09-12
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:GregCiesielski_Gray_FF1054_19790912_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Gray_FF1054_19790912_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
	[[Image:GregCiesielski_Gray_FF1054_19790912_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Gray_FF1054_19790912_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
	</td></tr></table>		</td></tr></table>
			As FF-1054<br/>
	First Day of Use - New Cachet, cover by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ \| Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]		First Day of Use - New Cachet, cover by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ \| Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]
	<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->		<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
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	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	1978-06-08		1978-06-08
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:GregCiesielski_Gray_FF1054_19780608_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Gray_FF1054_19780608_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
	[[Image:GregCiesielski_Gray_FF1054_19780610_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Gray_FF1054_19780610_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
	</td></tr></table>		</td></tr></table>
			As FF-1054<br/>
	Official Ships Cachet, Port Visit to Seattle WA		Official Ships Cachet, Port Visit to Seattle WA
	<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->		<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->

	<p> </p>		<p> </p>
	<h3>Other Information</h3>		<h3>Other Information</h3>

GregCiesielski: added 1 cover & 2 postmarks

2012-01-04T14:09:54Z

added 1 cover & 2 postmarks

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>
Knox Class Guided Missile Destroyer<br/>
Keel Laid November 19 1966 - Launched November 3 1967<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS GRAY DE-1054'''<br/>Commissioned April 4 1970<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS GRAY FF-1054'''<br/>Reclassified Frigate (FF) June 30 1975<br/>
Decommissioned June 29 1991<br/><br/>
Stricken January 11 1995 - Sold for scrapping July 25 2001
</ol></td>
<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">
[[Image:Gray_FF1054_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 name of the ship (for
example, Bushnell AG-32 / Sumner AGS-5 are different names for the same
ship so there should be one set of pages for Bushnell and one set for Sumner).
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> Covers Page 1     (1975-79)</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 name and/or commissioning period. 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">
Postmark<br/>Date</th>
<th align="center" width="320">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>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<br/>2(n+)<br/>(USS,"DE")
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1971-04-04
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Gray_FF1054_19710404_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Gray_FF1054_19710404_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
5th Anniversary, cover by [[Cachet_Maker_Frederick_L_Karcher_ | Frederick L. Karcher]]




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2-1(n+)<br/>(USS,FF)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1978-06-10
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Gray_FF1054_19780610_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Gray_FF1054_19780610_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Official Ships Cachet, Port Visit to Seattle WA




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2-1(n+)<br/>(USS,FF)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1979-09-12
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Gray_FF1054_19790912_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Gray_FF1054_19790912_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
First Day of Use - New Cachet, cover 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<br/>9-1(n+u)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1978-06-08
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Gray_FF1054_19780608_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Gray_FF1054_19780610_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Official Ships Cachet, Port Visit to Seattle WA

<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
USS GRAY earned the Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (3) - Navy Expeditionary Medal - National Defense Service Medal w/ 1 star - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal - Vietnam Service Medal w/ 3 Campaign stars - Sea Service Deployment Ribbon and the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal during her Naval career.<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - "Ross Franklin Gray (1 August 1920 - 27 February 1945) was born in Marvel Valley, Alabama. After leaving school and working as a carpenter, Gray enlisted in the Marine Corps Reserve from that state in July 1942 and underwent recruit training at Parris Island, South Carolina. He then joined the Twenty-Third Marines, Fourth Marine Division. In Spring 1943, he was promoted to Private First Class and transferred to Company A, First Battalion, Twenty-Fifth Marines. Following participation in the Marshalls and Marianas Campaigns in 1944, Gray was promoted to Sergeant and received training in the laying and clearing of minefields.<br/>   
With his unit, he next took part in the bitter battle for Iwo Jima. On 21 February 1945, northeast of Airfield Number One, Gray cleared a path through heavily mined area then, while continually under fire, attacked and destroyed six Japanese emplacements with satchel charges. As the intense fight for Iwo Jima continued, Sergeant Gray was killed by an enemy shell on 27 February 1945. For his "conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his own life" during the 21 February action, he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. Ross F. Gray is buried at Ada Chapel Cemetery, West Blocton, Alabama." {DANFS}



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