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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.
<ol>Buckley Class Destroyer Escort<br/>
Keel Laid January 1 1943  - Launched April 3 1943<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS BURKE DE-215'''<br/>
Commissioned August 20 1943<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS BURKE APD-65'''<br/>
Redesignated Charles Lawrence Class High Speed Transport (APD) January 24 1945<br/>
Decommissioned June 22 1949<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register June 1 1968<br/><br/>
<li>'''ALMIRANTE BRION DT-7&nbsp;&nbsp;(Colombian Naval Service)'''<br/>
Transferred to Colombia August 12 1968 and renamed<br/>
Struck from the Colombian Navy 1974 and broken up for scrap
</ol>
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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.
<ol>
<li>[[USS BURKE APD-65_Covers_Page_1 | APD-65 Covers Page 1]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1945-48)</li>
</ol>
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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
</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">
Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>
<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Close-Up Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Full Cover Image</th>
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Locy Type<br/>2(n)
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1946-01-02 
</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Burke_APD65_19460102_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Burke_APD65_19460102_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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As APD-65
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Locy Type<br/>2(n)
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1947-03-17 
</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Burke_DE215_19470317_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Burke_DE215_19470317_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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As APD-65.  [[Cachet_Category_St_Patrick's_Day_ | St Patrick's Day ]] cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Donald_R_Graf_ | Donald R. Graf]]
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Locy Type<br/>2(n)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1947-07-22 
</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Burke_DE215_19470722_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_BDLBurke_DE215_19470722_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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As APD-65<br/>
Add-on cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Bruce_D_Liddell_ | Bruce D. Liddell]]
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Locy Type<br/>2(n)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1947-11-11 
</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Burke_APD65_19471111_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Burke_APD65_19471111_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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As APD-65<br/>
Armistice Day, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Donald_R_Graf_ | Donald R. Graf]]
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Locy Type<br/>2(n)<br/>(used after POD)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1948-04-30 
</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:JonBurdett burke apd65 19480430 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett burke apd65 19480430.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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As APD-65<br/>
POD January 20 1947
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Locy Type<br/>2z
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1945-06-27 
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[[Image:JonBurdett burke apd65 19450627 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:JonBurdett burke apd65 19450627.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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As APD-65<br/>
Censored wartime (WWII) use
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
BURKE earned 1 Battle Star (WWII)<br/>*
Atlantic convoy escort duty November 1943 - January 1945<br/><br/>
BURKE APD-65 was at [[Tokyo Bay Ships|Tokyo Bay September 2 1945]] for the Japanese surrender<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Named in Honor of Lieutenant Commander John E. Burke USN (1905 - November 15 1942) who was killed in action, aboard the battleship [[SOUTH DAKOTA BB 57|USS SOUTH DAKOTA BB-57]] during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal on November 15 1942

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