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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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Arleigh Burke Class (Flight IIa) Guided Missile Destroyer<br/>
Keel Laid 7 May 1998 - Launched & Christened 17 April 1999<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS WINSTON S. CHURCHILL DDG-81'''<br/>Commissioned (Special) 13 October 2000<br/>
Commissioned 10 March 2001
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[[Image:WinstonSChurchill_DDG81_1_Crest.jpg|thumb|center|150px]]
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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>[[Winston_S_Churchill_DDG_81_Covers_Page_1 | USS Winston S. Churchill Covers Page 1]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1998-2013)</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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Postmark<br/>Date</th>
<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Close-Up Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Full Cover Image</th>
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<h4>Ship Postmarks</h4>
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Locy Type FDC F<br/><br/>"Commissioning Day"
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2001-03-10
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_WSChurchill_DDG81_20010310_2_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_WSChurchill_DDG81_20010310_2_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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[[Cachet_Category_Ship_Commissioning_ | Commissioning]], cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]
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Locy Type 2-2n+<br/>(USS, FPO AE<br/>09591-1267)<br/><br/>(W.S. Churchill)
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2001-03-13
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_WSChurchill_DDG81_20010313_6_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_WSChurchill_DDG81_20010313_6_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Ship's OSC on cover, serviced by [[Cachet_Maker_Wolfgang_Hechler_ | Wolfgang Hechler]]
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Locy Type 9n+ (USS)<br/><br/>(W.S. Churchill)
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2015-06-01
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_WinstonSChurchill_DDG81_20150601_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_WinstonSChurchill_DDG81_20150601_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Ship's OSC on cover, serviced by [[Cachet_Maker_Wolfgang_Hechler_ | Wolfgang Hechler]]
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Locy Type<br/>11-2(n)<br/>(USS FPO<br/>AE 09591-1267)
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2010-08-13
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_WinstonSChurchill_DDG81_20100813_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_WinstonSChurchill_DDG81_20100813_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Thad_Kaczkowski_ | Thad Kaczkowski]]
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Locy Type<br/>11-2<br/>(USS FPO AE 09591)
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2017-10-23
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_WinstonSChurchill_DDG81_20171023_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_WinstonSChurchill_DDG81_20171023_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Thad_Kaczkowski_ | Thad Kaczkowski]]
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Locy Type<br/>12-2c(n)<br/>(USS FPO<br/>AE 09591-1267)
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2006-03-10
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_WSChurchill_DDG81_20060310_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_WSChurchill_DDG81_20060310_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Serviced by Todd Ronnei
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Locy Type<br/>12-2n<br/>(USS, FPO AE 09591)<br/><br/>(W.S. Churchill)
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2016-02-29
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_WinstonSChurchill_DDG81_20160229_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
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Serviced by [[Cachet_Maker_Ray_Younkins_ | Ray Younkins]]. Cover cancelled with Type 2n+ FPO AE 09591-1267 (W.S. Churchill) postmark.
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Locy Type<br/>12-2<br/>(USS, FPO AE 09591)
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2020-05-05
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_WinstonSChurchill_DDG81_20200505_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_WinstonSChurchill_DDG81_20200505_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Collectors request by Foster E. Miller, III.
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Locy Type F<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. CD-10
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2008-08-25
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[[Image:Payden_Winston_S_Churchill_DDG_81_20080825_1_pm1.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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Contributed by [[Cachet_Maker_Bill_Payden_ | Bill Payden]]
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<h4>USPS Pictorial Postmarks</h4>
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USPS Pictorial<br/><br/>"Commissioning<br/>Day Station"<br/><br/>Norfolk, VA
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2001-03-10
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_WSChurchill_DDG81_20010310_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_WSChurchill_DDG81_20010310_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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[[Cachet_Category_Ship_Commissioning_ | Commissioning]], cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]
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USPS Pictorial<br/><br/>"Port Visit Station"<br/><br/>Philadelphia, PA
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2007-05-11
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_WinstonSChurchill_DDG81_20070511_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_WinstonSChurchill_DDG81_20070511_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Port Visit, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]
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USPS Pictorial<br/><br/>"Fleet Week<br/>New York Station"<br/><br/>Staten Island, NY
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2007-05-25
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_WinstonSChurchill_DDG81_20070525_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_WinstonSChurchill_DDG81_20070525_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Fleet Week NY 2007, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS, PC (Can), (November 30 1874 – January 24 1965).<br/>Churchill was a British politician and statesman, soldier in the British Army, orator, and strategist. A prolific author, he won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1953 for his writings on British and world history.<br/><br/> 
The ships co-sponsors are Lady Soames (Mary Spencer-Churchill), the daughter of Winston Churchill, and Mrs. Janet Cohen, wife of the Secretary of Defense, William S. Cohen.
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