BARTON DD 599: 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 BARTON DD-599
Commissioned 29 May 1942
SUNK 13 November 1942
by Japanese Destroyer AMATSUKAZE off Guadalcanal
175 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 name of the ship (for example, Bushnell AG-32 / Sumner AGS-5 are different names for the same ship so there should be one set of pages for Bushnell and one set for Sumner). 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 Barton DD-599 Covers Page 1 (1942-1986)

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. 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.

>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the existing example.

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

USPO Slogan
Machine Cancel

Quincy MA

1942-01-31

N/A

Launching, cachet by Willard A. Easton

Locy Type 3z

c 1942

Censored, marked for Air Mail. Post Office marked the cover Postage Due because no stamps were applied by sender. The sender was one of the men lost in Barton's sinking about 8 weeks later in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal.

Locy Type Fz

1942-09-25

US NAVY postmark dated September 25 1942 on back. This postmark was not from the USS BARTON

Other Information

USS BARTON earned 4 Battle Stars for her WWII service.

NAMESAKE - Rear Admiral John Kennedy Barton, USN (7 April 1853 - 23 December 1921)
Barton graduated from the Naval Academy in 1873. He served as Engineer-in-Chief and Chief of the Bureau of Steam Engineering with the rank of Rear Admiral. He retired 23 December 1908. Rear Admiral Barton died in Philadelphia 23 December 1921.

The ships sponsor was Miss Barbara Dean Barton, granddaughter of Admiral Barton.

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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 <ol>Benson Class Destroyer<br/>
-Keel Laid May 20 1941 - Launched January 31 1942<br/><br/>
+Keel Laid 20 May 1941 - Launched 31 January 1942<br/><br/>
 <li>'''USS BARTON DD-599'''<br/>
-Commissioned May 29 1942<br/>
+Commissioned 29 May 1942<br/>
-SUNK November 13 1942<br/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;by Japanese Destroyer AMATSUKAZE off Guadalcanal<br/>
+SUNK 13 November 1942<br/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;by Japanese Destroyer AMATSUKAZE off Guadalcanal<br/>
 of her crew were lost with the ship and remain on duty
 </ol></td>
 <td align="center" width="220" valign="top">
-[[Image:Barton_DD599_Photo.jpg|thumb|center|125px]]
+[[Image:Barton_DD599_1_Photo.jpg|thumb|center|150px]]
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 range for covers on that page.
 <ol>
-<li><!-- [[PAGE_NAME_Covers_Page_1 | --> Covers Page 1 <!-- ]] -->&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1942)</li>
+<li>[[BARTON_DD_599_Covers_Page_1 | USS Barton DD-599 Covers Page 1]] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1942-1986)</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="350">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>
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 <tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
-Locy Type<br/>3z
+Locy Type 3z
 </td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
 c 1942
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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/>3z
+Locy Type Fz
 </td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
-c 1942
+-09-25
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 [[Image:GregCiesielski_Barton_DD599_1942_1_Back.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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-US NAVY postal marking dated September 25 1942 on back.
+US NAVY postmark dated September 25 1942 on back. This postmark was not from the USS BARTON
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 <p>&nbsp;</p>
 <h3>Other Information</h3>
-BARTON earned 4 Battle Stars (WWII)<br/><br/>
+USS BARTON earned 4 Battle Stars for her WWII service.<br/><br/>
-'''NAMESAKE''' - John Kennedy Barton (April 7 1853 - December 23 1921)<br/>
+'''NAMESAKE''' - Rear Admiral John Kennedy Barton, USN (7 April 1853 - 23 December 1921)<br/>
-Barton graduated from the Naval Academy in 1873. He served as Engineer-in-Chief and Chief of the Bureau of Steam Engineering with the rank of Rear Admiral. He retired December 23 1908. Rear Admiral Barton died in Philadelphia December 23 1921
+Barton graduated from the Naval Academy in 1873. He served as Engineer-in-Chief and Chief of the Bureau of Steam Engineering with the rank of Rear Admiral. He retired 23 December 1908. Rear Admiral Barton died in Philadelphia 23 December 1921.<br/><br/>
+The ships sponsor was Miss Barbara Dean Barton, granddaughter of Admiral Barton.
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