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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 27 September 1945 - Launched 15 March 1946<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS CHARLES H. ROAN DD-853'''<br/>
Commissioned 12 September 1946 - Decommissioned 21 September 1973<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register 21 September 1973<br/><br/>
<li>'''TCG MARESAL FEVZI CAKMAK D-351'''<br/>
Sold to Turkey 21 September 1973 and renamed<br/><br/>
Stricken by Turkish Navy and scrapped April 1995
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[[Image:CHARLES H ROAN 1_PATCH.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 
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range for covers on that page.
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<li>[[USS CHARLES H. ROAN DD-853_Covers_Page_1 | USS Charles H. Roan DD-853 Covers Page 1]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1946-70)</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<br/>To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Cover Image</th>
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Locy Type<br/>FDC F<br/><br/>"FIRST DAY /<br/>COMMISSION"<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. C-29
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1946-09-12
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_CharlesHRoan_DD853_19460912_2_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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Serviced by [[Cachet_Maker_Al_Cohen_ | Al Cohen]]. His R/S marking is on the back.
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Locy Type<br/>2(n)
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1947-10-21
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_CharlesHRoan_DD853_19471021_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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FDOI Sc. #951, 150th Anniversary of the Launching of the USF Constitution. Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Winfred_M_Grandy_ | Winfred M. Grandy]].
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Locy Type<br/>2(n+) (A,USS)
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1964-01-19
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[[Image:JonBurdett_charleshroan dd853 19640119_pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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Welcome to Norfolk, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Tazewell_G_Nicholson_ | Tazewell G. Nicholson]]
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1949-05-24
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[[Image:JonBurdett_charleshroan dd853 19490524_pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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Locy Type<br/>2t(n+u) (USS)
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1970-01-13
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[[Image:JonBurdett_charleshroan dd853 19700113_pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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Locy Type<br/>9ef(nu)
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1959-12-03
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From the Bob Govern collection.
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Locy Type<br/>9efu 
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1950-08-09
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_CharlesHRoan_DD853_19500809_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
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From the John Young collection.
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Locy Type F<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. C-29a
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1946-09-20
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[[Image:JonBurdett_charleshroan dd853 19460920_pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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Locy Type F<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. C-29b
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1947-10-27
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_CharlesHRoan_DD853_19471027_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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Navy Day cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_M_Fay_Muridge_ | M. Fay Muridge]] and sponsored by [[Cachet_Maker_Alex_R_Hesse_ | Alex R. Hesse]]
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Locy Type<br/>2(n+) (B,USS)
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1973-09-21
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Cover made by ETCS Stephen T. White, USN. This cover documents the Decommissioning of the USS Charles H. Roan, with signature of the last CO, and<br/>the Commissioning of TCG Maresal Fevzi Cakmak D-351 into the Turkish Navy and signed by the Turkish CO.<br/>Thank you to Stephen T. White for donating this scan and information on this interesting cover. 
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Private First Class Charles Howard Roan, USMCR (August 16 1923 - September 18 1944).<br/>PFC Roan, a rifleman in the 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, sacrificed his life to save those of four fellow Marines in the landing on Peleliu during World War II. For his heroism, he was posthumously awarded his nation's highest military honor, the '''Medal of Honor'''. PFC Roan also received the Purple Heart and the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with three battle stars.
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