WALKE DD 723
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.
Keel Laid June 7 1943 - Launched October 27 1943 |
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- Covers Page 1 (1947-64)
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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Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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1st Commissioning January 21 1944 to June 30 1947
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Locy Type |
1945-10-27 |
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"Victory Cancel"
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Locy Type |
1947-04-11 |
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2nd Commissioning October 5 1950 to November 30 1970
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Locy Type |
1950-11-10
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First Day Postal Service
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Locy Type |
1952-11-10 |
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Locy Type |
1964-02-12 |
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Locy Type |
1957-10-02 |
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USCS Postmark Catalog lists this as Type 2t(nu)...clearly a dash is present in designation (n+u)
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Locy Type |
1950-11-10
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USPS Pictorial |
2002-08-11 |
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Commemorative cover from Alvin Eckert
Other Information
WALKE earned six battle stars during World War II, four battle stars in the Korean conflict, and seven battle stars for Vietnam service.
NAMESAKE - Rear Admiral Henry A. Walke, USN (December 24 1809 – March 8 1896)
Three ships of the US Navy has been named in his honor: USS Walke DD-34, USS Walke DD-416 and USS Walke DD-723.
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