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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>Oliver Hazard Perry Class Guided Missile Frigate<br/>
Keel Laid July 30 1979 - Launched February 16 1980<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS CLIFTON SPRAGUE FFG-16'''<br/>
Commissioned March 21 1981<br/>
Assigned to Naval Reserve Training August 20 1984<br/>
Decommissioned June 2 1995
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<li>'''TCG GAZIANTEPE F-492''' (Turkish Naval Service)<br/>
Transferred on Lease to Turkey August 27 1997<br/>
Stricken September 4 1997
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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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<li>[[USS CLIFTON SPRAGUE FFG-16_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1981-95)</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="220">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/>FDC 2-1(n+) 
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1981-03-21
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1981-03-21
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Commissioning, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Richard_F_Hoffner_ | Rich Hoffner]], Sponsored by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]
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Locy Type<br/>LDC 2-1(n) 
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1995-06-02
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1995-06-02
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Decommissioning, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Stewart_M_Henry_ | Stewart M. Henry]]
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>Joint Meritorious Unit Award<br/>Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation w/star<br/>Navy Battle E Ribbon (4)<br/>Navy Expeditionary Service Medal<br/>National Defense Service Medal<br/>Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal w/star<br/>CG Special Operations Service Ribbon<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Vice Admiral Clifton Albert Frederick Sprague, USN (January 8 1896 - April 11 1955).<br/>In 1944 Sprague commanded Task Unit 77.4.3 at the Battle Off Samar. His small force of six escort (or "Jeep") carriers, three destroyers, and three destroyer-escorts, known as "Taffy 3", stood up against the Japanese Fleet and saved the lives of thousands of sailors and soldiers on the beaches of Leyte Island. For his "aggressiveness and courage" during that battle he was awarded the Navy Cross
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