MAHAN DDG 72
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 MAHAN DDG-72
Commissioned February 14 1998 -
Arleigh Burke Class (Flight II) Guided Missle Destroyer
Keel Laid August 17 1995 - Launched June 29 1996
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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.
- Covers Page 1 (1995,1996,1998,2000,2004)
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.
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.
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Postmark Type |
Date From to Date To |
Thumbnail Link To Close-Up Image |
Thumbnail Link To Full Cover Image |
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Locy Type FDC 2 |
1998-02-14
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Commissioning, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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Locy Type FDC 2 |
1998-02-14
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Commissioning, cover serviced by Wolfgang Hechler
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Locy Type FDC F |
1998-02-14
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Commissioning, cover serviced by Wolfgang Hechler
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Locy Type FDC F |
1998-02-14
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Commissioning, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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Locy Type 2 |
2000-05-25
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Ship's cachet, cover serviced by Wolfgang Hechler
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Locy Type 9 |
2000-05-25
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Ship's cachet, cover serviced by Wolfgang Hechler
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Locy Type 11 |
2004-12-02
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Ship's cachet, cover serviced by Wolfgang Hechler
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USPS 4-bar |
1995-08-17
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Keel Laying, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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USPS 4-bar |
1996-06-29
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N/A |
Launching, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
Other Information
NAMESAKE - Rear Admiral Alfred Thayer Mahan, USN (September 27 1840 – December 1 1914).
Mahan was a United States Navy officer, geostrategist, and educator.
Four ships of the US Navy have been named MAHAN - USS Mahan DD-102/DM-7, USS Mahan DD-364, USS Mahan DLG-11/DDG-42 and USS Mahan DDG-72.
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