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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><br/>
Bagley Class Destroyer<br/>
Keel Laid October 28 1935 - Launched October 31 1936<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS RALPH TALBOT DD-390'''<br/>
Commissioned October 14 1937<br/>
Damaged during Atomic Bomb Test at Bikini Atoll July 1946<br/>
Decommissioned August 28 1946<br/><br/>
Scuttled March 8 1948 off Kwajalein<br/>
Struck from Naval Register April 5 1948
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<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
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for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Covers should 
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<li>[[USS RALPH TALBOT DD-390_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1937-45)</li>
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<h3>Postmarks</h3>
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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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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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Locy Type<br/>SLO<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. E-1c<br/><br/>[[EAGLE_19_PE_19_ | USS Eagle No. 19]]
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1935-10-28
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Eagle19_PE19_19351028_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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Postmark commemorates the '''Keel Laying''' of [[MUGFORD_DD_389_ | USS Mugford DD-389]] and USS Ralph Talbot DD-390
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Locy Type<br/>3b (AC-TXB)<br/><br/>[[QUINCY CA 39|USS QUINCY CA-39]]
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1936-10-31
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[[Image:JonBurdett quincy ca39 19361031.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
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[[Image:JonBurdett quincy ca39 19361031 cach.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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[[Cachet Maker Norwood B Scatchard|Scatchard]] Launching Cachet
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Locy Type<br/>FDC 3 <br/><br/>"FIRST DAY /<br/>COMMISSION"
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1937-10-14
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[[Image:JonBurdett_ralphtalbot_dd390_19371014_pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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First Day in Commission
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1937-10-14
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_RalphTalbot_DD390_19371014_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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First Day in Commission, Cachet by Leo A. Schupp
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Locy Type<br/>FDC 3<br/><br/>"FIRST DAY /<br/>COMMISSION"
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1937-10-14
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_RalphTalbot_DD390_19371014_2_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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First Day in Commission, Cachet by Michael Sanders
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Locy Type<br/>3 (AC-BBT)
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1937-11-25
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[[Image:Bunter_Ralph_Talbot_DD_390_19371125_1_pm1.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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Notes: 
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Locy Type<br/>3 (A-BBT)
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1941-06-03
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[[Image:JonBurdett_rtalbot_dd390_6341_pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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Locy Type<br/>9v
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1944-11-02
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Registered mark from back of cover
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
RALPH TALBOT earned 12 Battle Stars for WWII Service<br/><br/>
RALPH TALBOT was at [[The Pearl Harbor Ships|Pearl Harbor December 7 1941]]<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Second Lieutenant Ralph Talbot USMC (January 6 1897 – October 25 1918)<br/>
Lt. Ralph Talbot was the first United States Marine Corps aviator to be awarded the Medal of Honor for "exceptionally meritorious service and extraordinary heroism" on October 8 1918 while attached to Squadron C, 1st Marine Aviation Force, in France during World War I.<br/>Lt Talbot died on October 25 1918, when his plane crashed on takeoff.
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