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<h3>Ship Name and Designation History</h3><br />
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during <br />
its lifetime.<br />
The list is in chronological order.<br />
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<ol>Charles F. Adams Class Guided Missile Destroyer<br/><br />
Keel Laid August 18 1960 - Launched May 20 1961<br/>&nbsp;<br />
<li>'''USS SEMMES DDG-18'''<br/><br />
Commissioned December 10 1962<br/>Decommissioned September 12 1991<br/><br/><br />
Stricken January 11 1995<br/><br/><br />
<li>'''KIMON D-213''' (Greek Naval Service)<br/><br />
Transferred to Greece September 13 1991<br/><br />
Decommissioned by Greece June 17 2004<br/><br />
In reserve at Souda Bay, Crete<br />
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<td align="center" width="220" valign="top"><br />
[[Image:Semmes_DDG18_Crest.jpg|thumb|center|125px]]<br />
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</table><br />
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<h3>Naval Covers</h3><br />
This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the <br />
ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each incarnation of the ship (ie, <br />
for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Covers should <br />
be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).<br />
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Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't <br />
take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date <br />
range for covers on that page.<br />
<ol><br />
<li>[[SEMMES DDG-18_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1962-91)</li><br />
</ol><br />
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<h3>Postmarks</h3><br />
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a <br />
separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry <br />
in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Within each set, the postmarks <br />
should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one postmark <br />
has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of earliest <br />
known usage.<br />
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A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an <br />
image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN <br />
THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.<br />
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>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the<br />
existing example.<br />
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<tr><th align="center" valign="center" width="140"><br />
Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text<br />
</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100"><br />
Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th><br />
<th align="center" width="320">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th><br />
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th><br />
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<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140"><br />
Locy Type<br/>FDC F<br/><br/>"First Day In /<br/>Commission"<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. S-32<br />
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100"><br />
1962-12-10<br />
</td><td align="center" width="320"><br />
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Semmes_DDG18_19621210_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]<br />
</td><td align="center" width="120"><br />
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Semmes_DDG18_19621210_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]<br />
</td></tr></table><br />
First Day in Commission, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Morris_W_Beck_ | Morris W. Beck]] <br />
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<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140"><br />
Locy Type<br/>FDC F<br/><br/>"First Day In /<br/>Commission"<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. S-32<br />
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100"><br />
1962-12-10<br />
</td><td align="center" width="320"><br />
[[Image:JonBurdett semmes ddg18 19630425 pm-2.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]<br />
</td><td align="center" width="120"><br />
[[Image:JonBurdett semmes ddg18 19630425.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]<br />
</td></tr></table><br />
First Day in Commission device used as cachet<br />
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<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140"><br />
Locy Type<br/>2(n+) (USS)<br />
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100"><br />
1963-04-25<br />
</td><td align="center" width="320"><br />
[[Image:JonBurdett semmes ddg18 19630425 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]<br />
</td><td align="center" width="120"><br />
[[Image:JonBurdett semmes ddg18 19630425.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]<br />
</td></tr></table><br />
First Day in Commission device used as cachet<br />
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<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140"><br />
Locy Type<br/>2(n+) (USS) <br />
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100"><br />
1968-06-23<br />
</td><td align="center" width="320"><br />
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Semmes_DDG18_19680623_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]<br />
</td><td align="center" width="120"><br />
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Semmes_DDG18_19680623_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]<br />
</td></tr></table><br />
Cachet for "Kieler Woche" ("Kiel Week", a event similar to Fleet Week in NY), serviced by [[Cachet_Maker_Wolfgang_Hechler_ | Wolfgang Hechler]]<br />
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<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140"><br />
Locy Type<br/>2t(n+u) (D2,USS)<br />
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100"><br />
1977-12-10<br />
</td><td align="center" width="320"><br />
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Semmes_DDG18_19771210_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]<br />
</td><td align="center" width="120"><br />
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Semmes_DDG18_19771210_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]<br />
</td></tr></table><br />
Ship's Cachet, serviced by [[Cachet_Maker_Wolfgang_Hechler_ | Wolfgang Hechler]]<br />
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<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140"><br />
Locy Type<br/>2-1(n+) (USS)<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. S-32b<br />
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100"><br />
1985-08-13<br />
</td><td align="center" width="320"><br />
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Semmes_DDG18_19850813_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]<br />
</td><td align="center" width="120"><br />
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Semmes_DDG18_19850813_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]<br />
</td></tr></table><br />
Ship's Cachet, serviced by [[Cachet_Maker_Wolfgang_Hechler_ | Wolfgang Hechler]]<br />
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<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140"><br />
Locy Type<br/>2-1(n+) (USS)<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. S-32b<br />
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100"><br />
1986-05-13<br />
</td><td align="center" width="320"><br />
[[Image:JonBurdett semmes ddg18 19860513 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]<br />
</td><td align="center" width="120"><br />
[[Image:JonBurdett semmes ddg18 19860513.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]<br />
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Note:<br />
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<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140"><br />
Locy Type<br/>2-1(n+) (USS)<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. S-32b<br />
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100"><br />
1987-12-10<br />
</td><td align="center" width="320"><br />
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Semmes_DDG18_19871210_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]<br />
</td><td align="center" width="120"><br />
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Semmes_DDG18_19871210_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]<br />
</td></tr></table><br />
Ship's Cachet, serviced by [[Cachet_Maker_Wolfgang_Hechler_ | Wolfgang Hechler]]<br />
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<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140"><br />
Locy Type<br/>9ef(n+u) (USS) <br />
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100"><br />
1968-06-23<br />
</td><td align="center" width="320"><br />
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Semmes_DDG18_19680623_2_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]<br />
</td><td align="center" width="120"><br />
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Semmes_DDG18_19680623_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]<br />
</td></tr></table><br />
Cachet for "Kieler Woche" ("Kiel Week", a event similar to Fleet Week in NY), serviced by [[Cachet_Maker_Wolfgang_Hechler_ | Wolfgang Hechler]]<br />
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<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140"><br />
Locy Type F<br/><br/>"Tall Ships '82"<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. CD-8<br />
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100"><br />
1982-06-17<br />
<br/>to<br/><br />
1982-06-21<br />
</td><td align="center" width="320"><br />
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Semmes_DDG18_19820617_1_Front pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]<br />
</td><td align="center" width="120"><br />
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Semmes_DDG18_19820617_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]<br />
</td></tr></table><br />
[[Cachet_Category_Port_Visit_ | Port Visit]], cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]<br />
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<br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"><br />
<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="140"><br />
Locy Type F<br/><br/>"Tall Ships '82"<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. CD-8<br />
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100"><br />
1982-06-17<br />
</td><td align="center" width="320"><br />
[[Image:Bunter_Semmes_DDG_18_19820617_1_pm1.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]<br />
</td><td align="center" width="120"><br />
[[Image:Bunter_Semmes_DDG_18_19820617_1_front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]<br />
</td></tr></table><br />
[[Cachet_Category_Port_Visit_ | Port Visit]], cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]] <br />
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<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140"><br />
Locy Type<br/>LDC 2-1(n+)<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. S-32c<br />
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100"><br />
1991-09-12<br />
</td><td align="center" width="320"><br />
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Semmes_DDG18_19910912_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]<br />
</td><td align="center" width="120"><br />
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Semmes_DDG18_19910912_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]<br />
</td></tr></table><br />
Last Day in Commission. Ship's Cachet, serviced by [[Cachet_Maker_Wolfgang_Hechler_ | Wolfgang Hechler]]<br />
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<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140"><br />
Locy Type<br/>LDC 9-1(n+u)<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. S-32f<br />
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100"><br />
1991-09-12<br />
</td><td align="center" width="320"><br />
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Semmes_DDG18_19910912_2_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]<br />
</td><td align="center" width="120"><br />
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Semmes_DDG18_19910912_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]<br />
</td></tr></table><br />
Last Day in Commission. Ship's Cachet, serviced by [[Cachet_Maker_Wolfgang_Hechler_ | Wolfgang Hechler]]<br />
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German postmark <br />
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100"><br />
1977-06-18<br />
</td><td align="center" width="220"><br />
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Semmes_DDG18_19770618_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]<br />
</td><td align="center" width="120"><br />
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Semmes_DDG18_19770618_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]<br />
</td></tr></table><br />
Ship's Cachet for "Kieler Woche" ("Kiel Week", a event similar to Fleet Week in NY), serviced by [[Cachet_Maker_Wolfgang_Hechler_ | Wolfgang Hechler]]<br />
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<h3>Other Information</h3><br />
'''NAMESAKE''' - Rear Admiral Raphael Semmes USN (1809-1877)<br/><br />
Semmes was an officer in the United States Navy from 1826 to 1860 and the Confederate States Navy from 1860 to 1865. During the American Civil War he was Captain of the famous commerce raider CSS ALABAMA, taking a record fifty-five prizes. Late in the war he was promoted to Admiral and also served briefly as a Brigadier General in the Confederate States Army.<br />
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