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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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Gleaves Class Destroyer<br/>
Keel Laid 2 September 1940 - Launched 25 July 1941<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS ELLYSON DD-454'''</li>
Commissioned 28 November 1941<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS ELLYSON DMS-19'''</li>
Converted to High-speed Mine Sweeper (DMS) 15 November 1944<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS ELLYSON DD-454'''</li>
Reverted to Destroyer (DD) 4 May 1954<br/>
Decommissioned 19 October 1954<br/><br/>
<li>'''JNS ASAKAZE DD-181''' (Japanese Naval Service)</LI> 
Transferred to Japan 19 October 1954 and renamed<br/>
Returned to U.S. Navy 1970<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register 1 February 1970<br/> 
Sold to Taiwan August 1970 and cannibalized for spare parts
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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).

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<li>[[USS ELLYSON DD-454_Covers_Page_1 | USS Ellyson DD-454 /DMS-19 Covers Page 1]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1940-1947)</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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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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<h4>Post office established 28 November 1941 - Disestablished 19 October 1954</h4>

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Locy Type<br/>FDC 3 (A-BBT)<br/><br/>"FIRST DAY /<br/>COMMISSION" 
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1941-11-28
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[[Image:JonBurdett ellyson dd454 19411128 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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DD-454.
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Locy Type<br/>2t(nu) (DMS) 
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1947-08-18
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Ellyson_DMS19_19470818_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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DMS-19.
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Locy Type 2#<br/><br/>(Br. #15964)
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1946-06-26
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[[Image:JonBurdett ellyson dms19 19460626 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:JonBurdett ellyson dms19 19460626.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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DMS-19.
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Locy Type<br/>3 (A-BBT)
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1941-11-29
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Ellyson_DD454_19411129_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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DD-454. Cachet is for the First Day of Commission. Actual Commission date is November 28, 1941. Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_George_Neumann_ | George Neumann]], sponsored by [[Cachet_Maker_Frederick_Horton_ | Frederick Horton]].
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Locy Type<br/>3z (OBO)
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1944-01-20
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[[Image:JonBurdett_ellyson_dd454_19440120r_pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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DD-454.
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Locy Type 9#<br/><br/>(Br. #15964)
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1945-11-30
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[[Image:JonBurdett ellyson dms19 19451130 pm.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
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[[Image:JonBurdett ellyson dms19 19451130.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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DMS-19.
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Locy Type P<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. E-32
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1942-01-13
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Ellyson_DD454_19420113_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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DD-454. Censored sailors mail. From the Bob Govern collection.
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Locy Type P<br/><br/>(9v, name removed)
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1945-03-04
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[[Image:JonBurdett ellyson dms19 19450304 pm.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
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DMS-19. Mark from back of cover
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
USS ELLYSON earned 7 Battle Stars (Europe & Pacific Campaign Theaters) and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.<br/><br/>
USS ELLYSON DMS-19 was at [[Tokyo Bay Ships|Tokyo Bay 2 September 1945]] for the Japanese surrender<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Commander Theodore Gordon "Spuds" Ellyson, USN (27 February 1885 - 27 February 1928)<br/>
Ellyson was the first U.S. Navy officer designated as an aviator ("Naval Aviator No. 1"). Ellyson served in the experimental development of aviation in the years before and after World War I. He also spent several years before the war as part of the Navy's new submarine service. A recipient of the '''Navy Cross''' for his aviation service in World War I, Ellyson died in 1928 when his aircraft crashed in the lower Chesapeake Bay while on a night flight from Norfolk, Virginia to Annapolis, Maryland.<br/><br/>
The ships sponsor was Miss Gordon Ellyson, daughter of the ship's namesake.
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