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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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Allen M. Sumner Class Destroyer<br/>
Keel Laid 30 September 1943 - Launched 23 February 1944<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS SAMUEL N. MOORE DD 747'''<br/>
Commissioned 24 June 1944 - Decommissioned 24 October 1969<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register 24 October 1969<br/><br/>
<li>'''ROCS HENG YANG DD-2'''<br/>
Transferred to Taiwan 9 December 1969 and renamed<br/><br/>
<li>'''ROCS HENG YANG DDG-902'''<br/>
Redesignated (Date unknown)<br/>
Stricken May 1995 and possibly broken up
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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 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.
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<li>[[USS SAMUEL N. MOORE DD-747_Covers_Page_1 | USS Samuel N. Moore DD-747 Covers Page 1]] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1945-1957)</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 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.
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>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.
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<h4>Post office established 23 June 1944 - Disestablished 15 September 1948</h4>

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Locy Type<br/>2(n)
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1946-06-24
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2nd birthday, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Morris W_Beck_ | Morris W Beck]] 
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Locy Type<br/>2(n)
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1947-12-30
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US Navy in Pacific Waters cachet
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Locy Type 2z 
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1945-09-10
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Tokyo Bay
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Locy Type P<br/><br/>"NAVY / DAY / 1945"
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1945-10-27
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Victory Cancel - Navy Day 1945
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<h4>Post office reestablished 1 July 1954 - Disestablished 1969</h4>

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Locy Type 2 
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1957-01-13
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1962-07-04
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Independence Day, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Morris W_Beck_ | Morris W Beck]] 
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Locy Type<br/>9efu 
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1957-01-13
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
USS SAMUEL N. MOORE received five battle stars for World War II, three battle stars for Korea, and seven campaign stars for Vietnam.<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Captain Samuel Nobre Moore, USN (September 7 1891 – August 9 1942)<br/>Born in Washington, D.C., Moore entered the United States Naval Academy in 1909 and was commissioned Ensign in 1913.<br/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
From April 1914 to February 1915, he served on board USS HOPKINS (DD-6) and participated in the occupation of Veracruz. He served in USS NICHOLSON (DD-52) from May 1915 to January 1917, and in USS MICHIGAN (BB-27) while the United States participated in World War I.<br/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
During the interwar period, he held numerous naval posts ashore and at sea with the Atlantic, Pacific, and Asiatic Fleets. In command of Destroyer Division 21 from September 1937 into 1939, Moore organized the New England section of the Neutrality Patrol in late 1939. He took command of USS QUINCY (CA-39) on 20 May 1942 and died on the night of 8–9 August 1942 when that cruiser was sunk while fighting in the Battle of Savo Island.<br/><br/> 
The ships sponsor was Mrs. Samuel N. Moore.
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