SPROSTON DD 577 - Revision history

GregCiesielski: Added 1 postmark/cover

2023-11-21T21:10:31Z

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GregCiesielski at 18:19, 18 June 2020

2020-06-18T18:19:21Z

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	<ol>Fletcher Class Destroyer<br/>		<ol>Fletcher Class Destroyer<br/>
	Keel Laid 1 April 1942 - Launched 31 August 1942<br/><br/>		Keel Laid 1 April 1942 - Launched 31 August 1942<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS SPROSTON DD-577'''<li/>		<li>'''USS SPROSTON DD-577'''</li>
	Commissioned 19 May 1943 - Decommissioned 18 January 1946<br/><br/>		Commissioned 19 May 1943 - Decommissioned 18 January 1946<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS SPROSTON DDE-577'''<li/>		<li>'''USS SPROSTON DDE-577'''</li>
	Reclassified Escort Destroyer (DDE) March 26 1949<br/>		Reclassified Escort Destroyer (DDE) March 26 1949<br/>
	Recommissioned 15 September 1950<br/><br/>		Recommissioned 15 September 1950<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS SPROSTON DD-577'''<li/>		<li>'''USS SPROSTON DD-577'''</li>
	Reverted to Destroyer (DD) 30 June 1962<br/>		Reverted to Destroyer (DD) 30 June 1962<br/>
	Decommissioned 30 September 1968<br/><br/>		Decommissioned 30 September 1968<br/><br/>

GregCiesielski at 14:37, 13 June 2020

2020-06-13T14:37:32Z

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	<ol>Fletcher Class Destroyer<br/>		<ol>Fletcher Class Destroyer<br/>
	Keel Laid 1 April 1942 - Launched 31 August 1942<br/><br/>		Keel Laid 1 April 1942 - Launched 31 August 1942<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS SPROSTON DD-577'''<br/>		<li>'''USS SPROSTON DD-577'''<li/>
	Commissioned 19 May 1943 - Decommissioned 18 January 1946<br/><br/>		Commissioned 19 May 1943 - Decommissioned 18 January 1946<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS SPROSTON DDE-577'''<br/>		<li>'''USS SPROSTON DDE-577'''<li/>
	Reclassified Escort Destroyer (DDE) March 26 1949<br/>		Reclassified Escort Destroyer (DDE) March 26 1949<br/>
	Recommissioned 15 September 1950<br/><br/>		Recommissioned 15 September 1950<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS SPROSTON DD-577'''<br/>		<li>'''USS SPROSTON DD-577'''<li/>
	Reverted to Destroyer (DD) 30 June 1962<br/>		Reverted to Destroyer (DD) 30 June 1962<br/>
	Decommissioned 30 September 1968<br/><br/>		Decommissioned 30 September 1968<br/><br/>

GregCiesielski: Updated the page and added 1 postmark / cover

2020-04-09T17:46:24Z

Updated the page and added 1 postmark / cover

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JonBurdett: added 1 mark

2016-05-06T21:15:41Z

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	range for covers on that page.		range for covers on that page.
	<ol>		<ol>
	<li>[[USS SPROSTON DD-577_Covers_Page_1 \|Sproston Covers Page 1 ]]     (~~1951~~-66)</li>		<li>[[USS SPROSTON DD-577_Covers_Page_1 \|Sproston Covers Page 1 ]]     (1943-56)</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">
	Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>		Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</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>
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	<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/>2z*		Locy Type<br/>3z
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	~~1943~~-06-22		1945-10-27
	</td><td align="center" width="320">		</td><td align="center" width="320">
	[[Image:JonBurdett sproston dd577 ~~19430622~~.jpg\|thumb\|center\|~~200px~~]]		[[Image:JonBurdett sproston dd577 19451027 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
	[[Image:JonBurdett sproston dd577 ~~19430622 cc~~.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett sproston dd577 19451027.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
	</td></tr></table>		</td></tr></table>
	As DD-577~~<br/>Official Business<br/>~~		As DD-577
	~~Type 2z* not listed as aboard ship~~
	<!-- === 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">
	1951-01-05		1951-01-05
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:JonBurdett sproston dde577 19510105 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett sproston dde577 19510105 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
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	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	1951-01-05		1951-01-05
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:JonBurdett sproston dde577 19510105 pm9.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett sproston dde577 19510105 pm9.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
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	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	1951-01-27		1951-01-27
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:JonBurdett sproston dde577 19510127 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett sproston dde577 19510127 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
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	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	1966-08-25		1966-08-25
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:GregCiesielski_Sproston_DD577_19660825_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Sproston_DD577_19660825_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
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	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	1956-05-31		1956-05-31
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:GregCiesielski_Sproston_DDE577_19560531_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Sproston_DDE577_19560531_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">

JonBurdett: added 1 cover

2011-11-29T23:55:54Z

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>Fletcher Class Destroyer<br/>
Keel Laid April 1 1942 - Launched August 31 1942<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS SPROSTON DD-577'''<br/>
Commissioned May 19 1943 - Decommissioned January 18 1946<br/>
Recommissioned September 15 1950<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS SPROSTON DDE-577'''<br/>
Reclassified Escort Destroyer (DDE) March 26 1949<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS SPROSTON DD-577'''<br/>
Reverted to Destroyer (DD) June 30 1962<br/>
Decommissioned September 30 1968<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register October 1 1968<br/>
Sold December 15 1971 to Chou's Iron & Steel, Taiwan and broken up for scrap
</ol></td>
<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">
[[Image:SPROSTON DD577 PATCH.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
[[Image:SPROSTON DDE 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 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>[[USS SPROSTON DD-577_Covers_Page_1 |Sproston Covers Page 1 ]]     (1951-66)</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">
Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</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>




<hr/>
<h4>1st Commissioning May 19 1943 to January 18 1946</h4>




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2z*
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1943-06-22
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett sproston dd577 19430622.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett sproston dd577 19430622 cc.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As DD-577<br/>Official Business<br/>
Type 2z* not listed as aboard ship





<hr/>
<h4>2nd Commissioning September 15 1950 to September 30 1968</h4>




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>FDPS 2
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1951-01-05
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett sproston dde577 19510105 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett sproston dde577 19510105.jpeg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As DDE-577<br/>First Day of Postal Service




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>FDPS 9efu
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1951-01-05
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett sproston dde577 19510105 pm9.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett sproston dde577 19510105.jpeg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As DDE-577<br/>First Day of Postal Service




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. S-60
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1951-01-27
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett sproston dde577 19510127 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett sproston dde577 19510127.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As DDE-577




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. S-60a
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1956-02-11
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett sproston dde577 19560211 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett sproston dde577 19560211.jpeg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As DDE-577




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2(n+) (DD,USS)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1966-08-25
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Sproston_DD577_19660825_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Sproston_DD577_19660825_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As DD-577<br/>Apollo AS 202 US Navy Recovery Force. Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Morris_W_Beck_ | Morris W. Beck]]




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>9efu ("USS" omitted)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1956-05-31
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Sproston_DDE577_19560531_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
No Image
</td></tr></table>
As DDE-577<br/>Proof strike on piece.


<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
SPROSTON received 5 battle stars for World War II, 1 for Korean service, and 3 for Vietnamese service<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - John G. Sproston<br/>
Sproston was appointed to the Naval Academy in 1846. He served on the Pacific Station during the war with Mexico. During the Civil War, he served as Commanding Officer of POWHATAN and as Executive Officer of SENNECA. On November 1 1861, during the battle for Port Royal, S.C., Sproston personally fired many of the 11-inch guns on board SENNECA as the crew was new and untrained. Lt. Sproston was killed on June 8 1862 while on a boat expedition to destroy a Confederate Privateer in the St. John's River, Fla.



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