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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.
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<ol>Knox Class Destroyer Escort<br/>
Keel Laid 13 November 1969 - Launched 29 August 1970<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS AYLWIN DE-1081'''<br/>
Commissioned 18 September 1971<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS AYLWIN FF-1081'''<br/>
Reclassified Frigate (FF) 30 June 1975<br/>
Decommissioned 15 May 1992<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register 11 January 1995<br/><br/>
<li>'''ROCS NING YANG FF-938''' (Taiwanese Naval Service)<br/>
Leased to Taiwan 29 April 1998<br/>
Commissioned 18 October 1999
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[[Image:AYLWIN DE PATCH.jpg|thumb|center|150px]]
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[[Image:AYLWIN FF PATCH.jpg|thumb|center|150px]]
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<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.
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<li>[[USS AYLWIN DE-1081_Covers_Page_1 | USS Aylwin DE-1081 / FF-1081 Covers Page 1]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1971-1992)</li>
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<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.
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>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
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Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
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Postmark<br/>Date</th>
<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Cover Image</th>
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Locy Type<br/>FDC 2(n+) (USS) (DE)
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1971-09-18
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[[Image:JonBurdett aylwin de1081 19710918 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:JonBurdett aylwin de1081 19710918.jpeg|thumb|center|100px]]
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DE-1081. First Day in Commission
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Locy Type<br/>2(n+) (USS) (DE)
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1973-04-04 
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[[Image:JonBurdett aylwin de1081 19730404 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:JonBurdett aylwin de1081 19730404.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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DE-1081
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Locy Type<br/>2t(n+u) (FF)
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1977-03-18 
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Aylwin_FF1081_19770318_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Aylwin_FF1081_19770318_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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FF-1081. Port visit, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]
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Locy Type<br/>2t(n+u) (FF)
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1978-04-26 
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[[Image:JonBurdett aylwin ff1081 19780426 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:JonBurdett aylwin ff1081 19780426.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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FF-1081
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Locy Type<br/>2t(n+u) (USS) (FF)
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1991-09-07 
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[[Image:JonBurdett aylwin ff1081 19910907 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:JonBurdett aylwin ff1081 19910907.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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FF-1081
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Locy Type<br/>9eft(nu) (USS)
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1977-03-18 
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Aylwin_FF1081_19770318_2_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Aylwin_FF1081_19770318_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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FF-1081. Port visit, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]
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Locy Type<br/>9eft(n+u) (USS)
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1978-04-26 
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[[Image:JonBurdett aylwin ff1081 19780426 pm9.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
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[[Image:JonBurdett aylwin ff1081 19780426.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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FF-1081
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Locy Type<br/>9-1(n+u)y<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. A-88
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1983-07-27 
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[[Image:JonBurdett aylwin ff1081 19830727 pm9.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
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[[Image:JonBurdett aylwin ff1081 19830727.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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FF-1081
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Locy Type<br/>LDC 2t(n+u) (USS)
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1992-05-15 
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[[Image:JonBurdett aylwin ff1081 19920515 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:JonBurdett aylwin ff1081 19920515.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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FF-1081. Last Day in Commission
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Locy Type<br/>LDC 9-1(n+u)y<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. A-88
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1992-05-15 
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[[Image:JonBurdett aylwin ff1081 19920515 pm9.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
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[[Image:JonBurdett aylwin ff1081 19920515.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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FF-1081. Last Day in Commission
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
USS AYLWIN earned the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon w/ 1 star, the Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon w/ 1 star, the Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (2 awards), the Navy Expeditionary Medal w/ 2 stars, the National Defense Service Medal w/ 1 star, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, the Sea Service Deployment Ribbon w/ 3 stars and the Coast Guard Special Operations Service Ribbon during her Naval career.<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Named in Honor of Lieutenant John Cushing Aylwin, USN (14 June 1778 – 1812). Aylwin was an Officer in the United States Navy during The War of 1812.  Severely wounded December 29 1812, he later died at sea.<br/><br/>
Four ships of the US Navy have been named in his honor - USS Aylwin (1813), [[AYLWIN_DD_47_ | USS Aylwin DD-47]], [[AYLWIN_DD_355_ | USS Aylwin DD-355]] and USS Aylwin FF-1081.<br/><br/>
The ships sponsor was Mrs. Sheila Duncan, wife of Vadm. Charles K. Duncan, Commander U.S. Atlantic Fleet .
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