WITEK EDD 848 - Revision history

JohnG3938 at 14:59, 25 February 2018

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 <th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
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	Redesignated Experimental Destroyer (EDD) November 1946<br/>		Redesignated Experimental Destroyer (EDD) November 1946<br/>
	Decommissioned August 19 1968<br/><br/>		Decommissioned August 19 1968<br/><br/>
	~~Stricken~~ September 17 1968<br/>		Struck from Naval Register September 17 1968<br/>
	Sunk as target July 4 1969 off Virginia		Sunk as target July 4 1969 off Virginia
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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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	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	1946-12-25		1946-12-25
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:GregCiesielski_Witek_EDD848_19461225_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Witek_EDD848_19461225_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
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	1952-07-04		1952-07-04
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:GregCiesielski_Witek_EDD848_19520704_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Witek_EDD848_19520704_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
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	1954-11-04		1954-11-04
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:GregCiesielski_Witek_EDD848_19541104_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Witek_EDD848_19541104_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
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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/>2t(n)<br/><br/>USCS ~~Catelog <br/>Illustration~~<br/>W-39a		Locy Type<br/>2t(n)<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. W-39a
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	1966-11-21		1966-11-21
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:JonBurdett witek dd848 19661121 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett witek dd848 19661121 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">
	1952-07-04		1952-07-04
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:GregCiesielski_Witek_EDD848_19520704_2_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Witek_EDD848_19520704_2_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
	[[Image:GregCiesielski_Witek_EDD848_19550704_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Witek_EDD848_19550704_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
			</td></tr></table>
			As EDD-848<br/>
			Green strike
			<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
			<!-- ============== -->
			<!-- POSTMARK ENTRY -->
			<!-- ============== -->
			<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
			<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
			Locy Type<br/>9ef(nu)
			</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
			1952-07-04
			</td><td align="center" width="350">
			[[Image:JonBurdett witek edd848 19520704 pm9.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]
			</td><td align="center" width="120">
			[[Image:JonBurdett witek edd848 19520704.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
			</td></tr></table>
			As EDD-848<br/>
			Black strike
			<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
			<!-- ============== -->
			<!-- POSTMARK ENTRY -->
			<!-- ============== -->
			<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
			<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
			Locy Type<br/>9efu
			</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
			1964-05-16
			</td><td align="center" width="350">
			[[Image:JonBurdett witek edd848 19640516 pm9.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]
			</td><td align="center" width="120">
			[[Image:JonBurdett witek edd848 19640516.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
	</td></tr></table>		</td></tr></table>
	As EDD-848		As EDD-848
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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 F<br/><br/>USCS ~~Catelog <br/>Illustration~~<br/>W-39b		Locy Type F<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. W-39b
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	1946-10-27		1946-10-27
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:JonBurdett witek 19461027 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett witek 19461027 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">

JonBurdett: added 1 cover

2010-09-29T16:43:01Z

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>Gearing Class Destroyer<br/>
Keel Laid July 16 1945 - Launched February 2 1946<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS WITEK DD-848'''<br/>
Commissioned April 25 1946<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS WITEK EDD-848'''<br/>
Redesignated Experimental Destroyer (EDD) November 1946<br/>
Decommissioned August 19 1968<br/><br/>
Stricken September 17 1968<br/>
Sunk as target July 4 1969 off Virginia
</ol></td>
<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">
[[Image:WITEK DD PATCH.jpg|thumb|center|125px]]
[[Image:WITEK EDD 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>[[WITEK EDD 848_Covers_Page_1 | Witek Covers Page 1]]    (1946-66)</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 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>



<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2(n)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1946-12-25
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Witek_EDD848_19461225_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Witek_EDD848_19461225_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As EDD-848<br/>Christmas, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Donald_R_Graf_ | Donald R. Graf]]




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2(n)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1952-07-04
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Witek_EDD848_19520704_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Witek_EDD848_19550704_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As EDD-848




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2r
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1954-11-04
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Witek_EDD848_19541104_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Witek_EDD848_19541104_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As EDD-848




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2t(n)<br/><br/>USCS Catelog <br/>Illustration<br/>W-39a
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1966-11-21
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett witek dd848 19661121 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett witek dd848 19661121.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As EDD-848




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>9ef(nu)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1952-07-04
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Witek_EDD848_19520704_2_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Witek_EDD848_19550704_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As EDD-848




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type F<br/><br/>USCS Catelog <br/>Illustration<br/>W-39b
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1946-10-27
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett witek 19461027 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett witek 19461027.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As DD-848


<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
WITEK - In use as an experimental vessel most of her career.<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Private 1st Class Frank Peter Witek, USMC (December 10 1921 - August 3 1944).<br/>PFC Witek, serving with the First Battalion, Ninth Marines, Third Marine Division, was killed in action on August 3 1944, in the Battle of Finegayan, Guam. For his heroism and sacrifice of life, he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.



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