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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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Farragut Class Destroyer Leader<br/>
Ordered July 23 1956 as Destroyer Leader DL-13<br/>
Farragut Class Guided Missile Frigate<br/>
Reclassified Guided Missile Frigate (DLG) November 14 1956<br/>
Keel Laid March 1 1958 - Launched March 16 1960<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS WILLIAM V. PRATT DLG-13'''<br/>
Commissioned November 4 1961 - Decommissioned September 1972<br/>
Recommissioned October 6 1973<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS WILLIAM V. PRATT DDG-44'''<br/>
Redesignated Guided Missile Destroyer (DDG) July 1 1975<br/>
Decommissioned September 30 1991<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register November 20 1992<br/>
Sold September 14 1995 and scrapped
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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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range for covers on that page.
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<li>[[USS WILLIAM V. PRATT DDG-44_Covers_Page_1 |William V. Pratt Covers Page 1]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1971-91)</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="350">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 November 4 1961 to September 1972</h4>

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Locy Type<br/>2(n) (USS)  
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1962-03-16
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As DLG-13<br/>Tin Can Fleet cachet.
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Locy Type<br/>2(n+) (USS)  
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1971-01-22
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<h4>2nd Commissioning October 6 1973 to September 30 1991</h4>

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Locy Type<br/>FDR 2(n+) 
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1973-10-06
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As DLG-13<br/>Recommissioned, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_71_USS_America_ | USS America Chapter No. 71, USCS]]
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Locy Type<br/>2t(n+u) (DDG,USS) 
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1976-07-04
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As DDG-44<br/>International Naval Review, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_71_USS_America_ | USS America Chapter No. 71, USCS]]
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Locy Type<br/>2t(n+u) (DDG,USS)  
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1976-10-06
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_WilliamVPratt_DDG44_19761006_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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As DDG-44<br/>Ship's cachet, serviced by [[Cachet_Maker_Wolfgang_Hechler_ | Wolfgang Hechler]]
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Locy Type<br/>2t(n+u) (DDG,USS)  
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1977-11-04
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_WilliamVPratt_DDG44_19771104_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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As DDG-44<br/>
[[Cachet_Category_Ship_Birthday_ | 16th Anniversary]], cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Richard_F_Hoffner_ | Richard F. Hoffner]], sponsored by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]
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Locy Type<br/>2t(n+u) (DDG,USS) 
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1982-10-01
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Detector_MSO429_19821001_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Cachet_Category_Ship_Decommissioning_ | Decommissioning]] of the [[DETECTOR_MSO_429_ | USS Detector MSO-429]]. Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]
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Locy Type<br/>2-1(n+) (USS) 1978  
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1979-02-10
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As DDG-44<br/>
Port visit, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]
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Locy Type<br/>2-1(n+) (USS) 1984
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1986-07-18
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[[Image:JonBurdett williamvpratt ddg44 19860718 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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As DDG-44
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Locy Type<br/>2-1(n) (USS)  
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1991-03-02
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[[Image:JonBurdett williamvpratt ddg44 19910302 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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As DDG-44
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Locy Type<br/>9-1(n+u) (USS omitted)
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1983-12-01
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As DDG-44
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Locy Type<br/>LDPS 2-1(n)
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1991-09-27
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_WilliamVPratt_DDG44_19910927_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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As DDG-44<br/>
Last Day of Postal Service. Ship's cachet, serviced by [[Cachet_Maker_Wolfgang_Hechler_ | Wolfgang Hechler]]
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
William V. Pratt DDG-44 earned 1 Battle Star for her Vietnam War service.<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Admiral William Veazie Pratt, USN (February 28 1869 – November 25 1957).<br/>Ensign Pratt graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1889 and retired as an Admiral in July 1933. Pratt was a veteran of the Spanish-American War (1898), the Philippine-American War (1899) and World War I.<br/>Pratt served in a wide variety of billets and command positions ending his career as the Chief of Naval Operations (September 1930 - July 1933).
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