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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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<ol>Forrest Sherman Class Destroyer<br/>
Keel Laid January 18 1954 - Launched May 7 1955<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS JOHN PAUL JONES DD-932'''<br/>
Commissioned April 5 1956 - Decommissioned December 20 1965<br/>
Redesignated Guided Missile Destroyer (DDG) March 15 1967<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS JOHN PAUL JONES DDG-32'''<br/>
Recommissioned September 23 1967 - Decommissioned December 15 1982<br/><br/>
Stricken 1986<br/>
Sunk as target January 31 2001 off California
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<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
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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 
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<li>[[USS JOHN PAUL JONES DDG-32_Covers_Page_1 |John Paul Jones Covers Page 1]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1956)</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 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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Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
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Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>
<th align="center" width="320">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
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<h4>1st Commissioning April 5 1956 to December 20 1965</h4>

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Locy Type<br/>FDPS 2(n)
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1956-04-05
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[[Image:JonBurdett johnpauljones dd932 19560405 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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As DD-932<br/>
First Day Postal Service
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Locy Type<br/>2(n)
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1961-10-27
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_JohnPaulJones_DD932_19611027_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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Locy Type<br/>2(n)
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1962-05-09
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_JohnPaulJones_DD932_19620509_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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Locy Type<br/>9efu
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1961-10-30
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<h4>2nd Commissioning September 23 1967 to December 15 1982</h4>

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1971-04-05
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As DDG-32<br/>15th Anniversary of Commissioning, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Frederick_L_Karcher_ | Frederick L. Karcher]]
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Locy Type<br/>2(n+) (USS)
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1973-07-03
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As DDG-32<br/>Ships cachet, serviced by [[Cachet_Maker_Wolfgang_Hechler_ | Wolfgang Hechler]]
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Locy Type<br/>2-1t(n+u) (USS)
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1981-02-02
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As DDG-32<br/>Ships cachet, serviced by [[Cachet_Maker_Wolfgang_Hechler_ | Wolfgang Hechler]]
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1973-07-03
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As DDG-32<br/>Ships cachet, serviced by [[Cachet_Maker_Wolfgang_Hechler_ | Wolfgang Hechler]]
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USPS FDOI<br/><br/>Annapolis MD 21401
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1979-09-23
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First Day of Issue Sc. #1789, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]
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USPS FDOI<br/><br/>Annapolis MD 21401
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1979-09-23
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First Day of Issue Sc. #1789, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Captain John Paul Jones, Continental Navy (July 6 1747 – July 18 1792).<br/>After the Revolutionary War, Capt. Jones offered his services in 1788 to Russia in which he was given the rank of Rear Admiral.<br/>During his Naval career, many awards were presented to Capt. Jones to include - Chevalier (France), Order of Military Merit with sword (France), Congressional Gold Medal (United States), Order of St. Anne (Russia) and the Légion d'honneur (France).<br/>After his grave was rediscovered in 1905, Jones' reinterment was held with great honor and dignity at the United States Naval Academy Chapel in Annapolis, Maryland.<br/><br/>Two ships of the US Navy has been named JOHN PAUL JONES - USS John Paul Jones DD-932/DDG-32 and [[JOHN_PAUL_JONES_DDG_53_ | USS John Paul Jones DDG-53]].<br/><br/>Three ships of the US Navy have been named JOHN PAUL (his real name) - USS John Paul (Sidewheel Steamer 1862), USS John Paul DD-10 and USS John Paul DD-230. 
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