TWIGGS DD 591: Difference between revisions

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Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

USS TWIGGS DD-591
Commissioned 4 November 1943
SUNK by Japanese kamikaze aircraft off Okinawa 16 June 1945
193 of her crew were lost with the ship and remain on duty.

Naval Covers

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.

USS Twiggs DD-591 Covers Page 1 (1944-45)

Postmarks

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.

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

USPO
Machine cancel

"Navy Yard Station"

Charleston SC

1943-04-07

N/A

Launching

Locy Type 2z

1944-07-08

Censored, WWII use

Locy Type 2z

1945-06-07

N/A

Censored, WWII use. Posted nine days before she was sunk. From the Christian Kasper collection.

Other Information

USS TWIGGS earned the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 4 battle stars for her World War II service.

NAMESAKE - Major Levi Twiggs, USMC (May 23 1793 - September 13 1847).
Major Twiggs was an veteran of the War of 1812, the Seminole Wars (1836-37) and the Mexican-American War. He was killed by enemy gunfire as he led a storming party in the assault on Chapultepec before Mexico City on September 13 1847.

There have been two US Navy ships named in his honor; USS Twiggs DD-127 and USS Twiggs DD-591.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. Roland S. Morris.

If you have images or information to add to this page, then either contact the Curator or edit this page yourself and add it. See Editing Ship Pages for detailed information on editing this page.

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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.
+This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during
+its lifetime.
 The list is in chronological order.
-<ol><br/>
+<table width="90%">
+<tr>
+<td valign="top">
+<ol>
 Fletcher Class Destroyer<br/>
-Keel Laid January 20 1943 - Launched April 7 1943<br/><br/>
+Keel Laid 20 January 1943 - Launched 7 April 1943<br/><br/>
-<li>'''USS TWIGGS DD-591'''<br/>Commissioned November 4 1943<br/>
+<li>'''USS TWIGGS DD-591'''<br/>Commissioned 4 November 1943<br/>
-SUNK by Japanese Aircraft off Okinawa June 16 1945<br/>
+SUNK by Japanese kamikaze aircraft off Okinawa 16 June 1945<br/>
 of her crew were lost with the ship and remain on duty.
-</ol>
+</ol></td>
-<p>&nbsp;</p>
+<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">
+[[Image:Twiggs_DD591_Crest.jpg|thumb|center|150px]]
+</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+<p> </p>
 <h3>Naval Covers</h3>
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 range for covers on that page.
 <ol>
-<li>[[USS TWIGGS DD-591_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1 ]] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1944-45)</li>
+<li>[[USS TWIGGS DD-591_Covers_Page_1 | USS Twiggs DD-591 Covers Page 1 ]] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1944-45)</li>
 </ol>
 <p>&nbsp;</p>
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 Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
 </th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">
-Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>
+Postmark<br/>Date</th>
-<th align="center" width="320">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
+<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
-<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
+<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Cover Image</th>
 </tr></table>
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 <br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
 <tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
-USPO Machine cancel<br/><br/>"Navy Yard Station"<br/><br/>Charleston SC
+USPO<br/>Machine cancel<br/><br/>"Navy Yard Station"<br/><br/>Charleston SC
 </td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
 -04-07
-</td><td align="center" width="320">
+</td><td align="center" width="350">
-[[Image:GregCiesielski_Twiggs_DD591_19430407_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
+[[Image:GregCiesielski_Twiggs_DD591_19430407_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
 </td><td align="center" width="120">
-No Image
+N/A
 </td></tr></table>
 Launching
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 <hr>
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 <!-- POSTMARK ENTRY -->
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 <br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
 <tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
-Locy Type<br/>2z
+Locy Type 2z
 </td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
 -07-08
-</td><td align="center" width="320">
+</td><td align="center" width="350">
 [[Image:JonBurdett twiggs dd591 19440708 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
 </td><td align="center" width="120">
 [[Image:JonBurdett twiggs dd591 19440708.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
 </td></tr></table>
-Censored wartime (WWII) use
+Censored, WWII use
 <!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
+<!-- ============== -->
+<!-- POSTMARK ENTRY -->
+<!-- ============== -->
+<br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
+<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
+Locy Type 2z
+</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
+-06-07
+</td><td align="center" width="350">
+[[Image:GregCiesielski_Twiggs_DD591_19450607_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
+</td><td align="center" width="120">
+N/A
+</td></tr></table>
+Censored, WWII use. Posted nine days before she was sunk. From the Christian Kasper collection.
+<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
 <p>&nbsp;</p>
 <h3>Other Information</h3>
-TWIGGS received 4 battle stars for World War II service<br/><br/>
+USS TWIGGS earned the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 4 battle stars for her World War II service.<br/><br/>
 '''NAMESAKE''' - Major Levi Twiggs, USMC (May 23 1793 - September 13 1847).<br/>Major Twiggs was an veteran of the War of 1812, the Seminole Wars (1836-37) and the Mexican-American War. He was killed by enemy gunfire as he led a storming party in the assault on Chapultepec before Mexico City on September 13 1847.<br/><br/>
-There have been two US Navy ships named in his honor; USS Twiggs DD-127 and USS Twiggs DD-591.
+There have been two US Navy ships named in his honor; [[TWIGGS_DD_127_ | USS Twiggs DD-127]] and USS Twiggs DD-591.<br/><br/>
+The ships sponsor was Mrs. Roland S. Morris.
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