THACH FFG 43 - Revision history

GregCiesielski: Added 3 postmarks, 2 covers

2018-05-28T20:10:13Z

Added 3 postmarks, 2 covers

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-Commissioning
+Commissioning, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Ronald_Reeves_ | Ron Reeves]]
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 <h4>USPS Pictorial Postmark</h4>
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-USPS Pictorial<br/><br/>"Decommissioning<br/>Sta. 1984-2013"<br/><br/>San Diego CA
+USPS<br/>Pictorial Postmark<br/><br/>"Decommissioning<br/>Sta. 1984-2013"<br/><br/>San Diego CA
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 <h3>Other Information</h3>
-Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>
+USS THACH earned the Joint Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon, the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon, the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon w/ 3 stars, the Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon, the Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (2 awards), the National Defense Service Medal w/ 1 star, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal w/ 2 stars, the Southwest Asia Service Medal, the Global War On Terror Expeditionary Service Medal, the Humanitarian Service Ribbon and the Sea Service Deployment Ribbon during her Naval career.<br/><br/>
-Joint Meritorious Unit Commendation - Navy Unit Commendation - Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation w/ 3 stars - CG Meritorious Unit Commendation - Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (2) - National Defense Service Medal w/ 1 star - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal w/ 2 stars - Southwest Asia Service Medal - GWOT Expeditionary Service Medal - Humanitarian Service Ribbon - Sea Service Deployment Ribbon.<br/><br/>
+'''NAMESAKE''' - Admiral John Smith Thach, USN (April 19, 1905 – April 15, 1981)<br/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Thach was a World War II naval aviator, air combat tactician, air combat Ace, and United States Navy admiral. During World War II, he invented the Thach Weave dog fighting tactic and later the Big Blue Blanket, an aerial defense against Kamikaze attacks.<br/><br/>
 The ships sponsor is Mrs. Madalynn Thach, the wife of Admiral John Thach.
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JohnG3938 at 18:13, 15 February 2018

2018-02-15T18:13:56Z

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GregCiesielski at 03:48, 28 April 2017

2017-04-28T03:48:28Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 03:48, 28 April 2017
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	<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">		<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
	Locy Type<br/>2-2<br/>(USS,FPO AP 96679-1498)		Locy Type<br/>2-2(n+)<br/>(USS,FPO AP 96679-1498)
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	2005-02-22		2005-02-22

GregCiesielski at 00:06, 30 August 2016

2016-08-30T00:06:49Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 00:06, 30 August 2016
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	Keel Laid 6 March 1982 - Launched & Christened 18 December 1982<br/><br/>		Keel Laid 6 March 1982 - Launched & Christened 18 December 1982<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS THACH FFG-43'''<br/>		<li>'''USS THACH FFG-43'''<br/>
	Commissioned 17 March 1984 - Decommissioned 15 November 2013		Commissioned 17 March 1984 - Decommissioned 15 November 2013<br/><br/>
			Sank as a target during RIMPAC 2016, 14 July 2016
	</ol></td>		</ol></td>
	<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">		<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">

GregCiesielski: Reorganized the ships postmark page and added 1 postmark/cover

2015-11-10T17:13:47Z

Reorganized the ships postmark page and added 1 postmark/cover

Show changes

JonBurdett: new format

2011-01-31T01:29:50Z

new format

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>Oliver Hazard Perry Class Guided Missile Frigate<br/>
Keel Laid March 6 1982 - Launched December 18 1982<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS THACH FFG-43'''<br/>
Commissioned 17 March 1984
</ol></td>
<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">
[[Image:THACH 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 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>[[USS THACH FFG-43_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1]]    (1987-2008)</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</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<br/>2-1(n+) (D1,USS,USN)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1987-10-31
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett_thach ffg43 19871031_pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett_thach ffg43 19871031.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Note:



<br/> <br/>
<table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2-2<br/>(USS,FPO AP 96679-1498)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
2005-02-22
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett_thatch ffg43 20050222 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett_thatch ffg43 20050222.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Note:



<br/> <br/>
<table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>9-1u(n+) (USS,USN)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1987-10-31
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett_thach ffg43 19871031_pm9.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett_thach ffg43 19871031.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Note:



<br/> <br/>
<table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>9-2(n+)<br/>(USS,FPO AP 96679-1498)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
2005-02-22
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett_thatch ffg43 20050222 pm9.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett_thatch ffg43 20050222.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Note:
<p> </p>



<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="140">
Locy Type F<br/><br/>USCS Catalog<br/>Illustration<br/>CD-10
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
2008-09-23<br/>to<br/>2008-09-23
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:Jank_Thach_FFG_43_20080923_1_pm1.jpg|thumb|center|250px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:Jank_Thach_FFG_43_20080923_1_front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Note:


<h3>Other Information</h3>
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>
Joint Meritorious Unit Commendation - Navy Unit Commendation - Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation w/ 3 stars - CG Meritorious Unit Commendation - Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (2) - National Defense Service Medal w/ 1 star - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal w/ 2 stars - Southwest Asia Service Medal - GWOT Expeditionary Service Medal - Humanitarian Service Ribbon - Sea Service Deployment Ribbon<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Admiral John Smith Thach USN (1905–1981)<br/>
Thach a naval aviator during World War II, invented the Thach Weave dog fighting tactic and later the Big Blue Blanket, an aerial defense against Kamikaze attacks.




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