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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>Gearing Class Destroyer<br/>
Keel Laid February 26 1945 - Launched June 30 1945<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS POWER DD-839'''<br/>
Commissioned September 13 1945 - Decommissioned October 1 1977<br/><br/>
Stricken October 1 1977<br/><br/>
<li>'''SHENG-YANG D-923''' (Taiwanese Naval Service)<br/>
Sold to Taiwan October 1 1977 and renamed<br/><br/>
<li>'''SHENG-YANG DDG-923'''<br/>
Reclassified Guided Missile Destroyer (DDG) (Date unknown)<br/><br/>
Decommissioned November 26 2005
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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 incarnation of the ship (ie, 
for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). 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 POWER DD-839_Covers_Page_1 | USS Power DD-839 Covers Page 1]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1946-76)</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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>>> 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/>Close-Up Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Full Cover Image</th>
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<h4>1st Post Office Period August 30 1945 to September 1 1973</h4>

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Locy Type<br/>2(n)
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1946-03-12
<br/>to<br/>
1946-03-12
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett power dd839 19460312 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
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<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2(n)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1947-11-27
<br/>to<br/>
1947-11-27
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Power_DD839_19471127_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Power_DD839_19471127_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Thanksgiving
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<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2(n)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1953-07-20
<br/>to<br/>
1953-07-20
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Power_DD839_19530720_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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Locy Type<br/>2(n+) (USS)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1965-12-18
<br/>to<br/>
1965-12-18
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett power dd839 19651218 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett power dd839 19651218.JPG|thumb|center|100px]]
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Locy Type<br/>2#<br/><br/>(Br. #16190)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1945-10-06
<br/>to<br/>
1945-10-06
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett power dd839 19451006 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett power dd839 19451006.jpeg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Locy Type<br/>9ef(nu)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1946-10-14
<br/>to<br/>
1946-10-14
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett power dd839 19461014 pm9.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett power dd839 19461014.JPG|thumb|center|100px]]
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<h4>2nd Post Office Period February 12 1975 to September 5 1977</h4>

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<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2-1(n) (USS)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1976-07-04
<br/>to<br/>
1976-07-04
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett power dd839 19760704 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
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<p>&nbsp;</p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
'''NAMESAKE''' -  1st Lieutenant John Vincent Power, USMC (November 20 1918 – February 1 1944).<br/>1st Lt. Power was posthumously awarded The Medal of Honor for his heroic actions and sacrifice of his life during The Battle of Kwajalein in World War II.
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