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<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/>
Farragut Class Destroyer Leader<br/>
Ordered July 23 1956 as Destroyer Leader DL-13<br/>
Farragut Class Guided Missile Frigate<br/>
Reclassified Guided Missile Frigate (DLG) November 14 1956<br/>
Keel Laid March 1 1958 - Launched March 16 1960<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS WILLIAM V. PRATT DLG-13'''<br/>
Commissioned November 4 1961 - Decommissioned September 1972<br/>
Recommissioned October 6 1973<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS WILLIAM V. PRATT DDG-44'''<br/>
Redesignated Guided Missile Destroyer (DDG) July 1 1975<br/>
Decommissioned September 30 1991<br/><br/>
Stricken November 20 1992<br/>
Sold September 14 1995 and scrapped
</ol> </td>
<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">
[[Image:WilliamVPratt_DDG44_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 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 WILLIAM V. PRATT DDG-44_Covers_Page_1 |William V. Pratt Covers Page 1]]    (1982-86)</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
</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 November 4 1961 to September 1972</h4>




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2(n) (USS)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1962-03-16
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_WilliamVPratt_DLG44_19620316_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_WilliamVPratt_DLG44_19620316_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As DLG-13<br/>Tin Can Fleet cachet.





<hr/>
<h4>2nd Commissioning October 6 1973 to September 30 1991</h4>




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>FDR 2(n+)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1973-10-06
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_WilliamVPratt_DLGG13_19731006_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_WilliamVPratt_DLG13_19731006_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As DLG-13<br/>Recommissioned, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_71_USS_America_ | USS America Chapter No. 71, USCS]]




<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) (DDG,USS)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1976-07-04
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_WilliamVPratt_DDG44_19760704_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_WilliamVPratt_DDG44_19760704_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As DDG-44<br/>International Naval Review, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_71_USS_America_ | USS America Chapter No. 71, USCS]]




<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) (DDG,USS)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1976-10-06
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_WilliamVPratt_DDG44_19761006_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_WilliamVPratt_DDG44_19761006_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As DDG-44<br/>Ship's cachet, serviced by [[Cachet_Maker_Wolfgang_Hechler_ | Wolfgang Hechler]]




<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) (DDG,USS)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1977-11-04
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_WilliamVPratt_DDG44_19771104_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_WilliamVPratt_DDG44_19771104_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As DDG-44<br/>
[[Cachet_Category_Ship_Birthday_ | 16th Anniversary]], cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Richard_F_Hoffner_ | Richard F. Hoffner]], sponsored 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/>2t(n+u) (DDG,USS)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1982-10-01
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Detector_MSO429_19821001_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Detector_MSO429_19821001_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
[[Cachet_Category_Ship_Decommissioning_ | Decommissioning]] of the [[DETECTOR_MSO_429_ | USS Detector MSO-429]]. Cachet 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/>2-1(n+) (USS)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1979-02-10
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_WilliamVPratt_DDG44_19790210_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_WilliamVPratt_DDG44_19790210_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As DDG-44<br/>
Port visit, cachet 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/>2-1(n+) 1984
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1986-07-18
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett williamvpratt ddg44 19860718 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett williamvpratt ddg44 19860718.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As DDG-44




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>LDPS 2-1(n)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1991-09-27
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_WilliamVPratt_DDG44_19910927_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_WilliamVPratt_DDG44_19910927_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As DDG-44<br/>
Last Day of Postal Service. Ship's cachet, serviced by [[Cachet_Maker_Wolfgang_Hechler_ | Wolfgang Hechler]]

<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
William V. Pratt DDG-44 earned 1 Battle Star for her Vietnam War service.<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Admiral William Veazie Pratt, USN (February 28 1869 – November 25 1957).<br/>Ensign Pratt graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1889 and retired as an Admiral in July 1933. Pratt was a veteran of the Spanish-American War (1898), the Philippine-American War (1899) and World War I.<br/>Pratt served in a wide variety of billets and command positions ending his career as the Chief of Naval Operations (September 1930 - July 1933).



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WILLIAM V PRATT DDG 44 - Revision history

GregCiesielski: Updated the page and added 1 postmark/cover

JohnG3938 at 02:13, 25 February 2018

JonBurdett: added 3 marks

JonBurdett: date range