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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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Fletcher Class Destroyer<br/>
Keel Laid 12 August 1942 - Launched 28 August 1943<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS ROBINSON DD-562'''<br/>
Commissioned 31 January 1944 - Decommissioned 12 June 1946<br/>
Recommissioned 3 August 1951 - Decommissioned 1 April 1964<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register 1 December 1974<br/>
Sunk as target 13 April 1982 off Puerto Rico
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<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
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<li>[[USS ROBINSON DD-562_Covers_Page_1 | USS Robinson DD-562 Covers Page 1]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1945-1963)</li>
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<h3>Postmarks</h3>
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<h4>Post office established 21 February 1944 - Disestablished 6 May 1946</h4>

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1945-10-30
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<h4>Post office reestablished 20 September 1951 - Disestablished 18 March 1959</h4>

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1951-10-09
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1960-03-02
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Welcome to Norfolk, [[Country_Canadian_Ships_ | HMCS NOOTKA]], cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Tazewell_G_Nicholson_ | Tazewell G. Nicholson]]
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<h4>Post office reestablished 1962 - Disestablished 1964</h4>

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1962-09-04
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
USS ROBINSON received eight battle stars for her World War II service<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Isaiah Robinson<br/>
Robinson was a member of the Philadelphia Ship Masters' Association and served as Lieutenant in HORNET with Joshua Barney. He later commanded the 10-gun ContinentalSloop-of-War SACHEM, fitted out by the Marine Committee shortly after Admiral Hopkins' Fleet sailed for New Providence in 1776, and captured a six-gun British LETTER OF MARQUE off the Virginia Capes. Appointed Captain in the Continental Navy on October 10 1776, he assumed command of the 14-gun Brig ANDREW DORIA. One of the more important smaller vessels of the Continental Navy, the brig sailed under orders of the Secret Committee, dated October 17 1776, for the Dutch island of St. Eustatius to take on a cargo of military stores. Upon the return voyage in late November, he captured the British 12-gun Sloop-of-War RACEHORSE after a 2-hour engagement near Puerto Rico. The following year, Captain Robinson cruised against enemy shipping off Cape May, but was finally blockaded in the Delaware River. During the defense of Philadelphia, and following the destruction of Fort Mifflin on November 15 1777, he was forced to burn ANDREW DORIA to prevent her from falling into enemy hands. He commanded the 12-gun Pennsylvania Privateer POMONA in 1779 and succeeded in taking several British privateers. The date of his death is unknown, but his will, dated August 12 1777, was probated in the city of Philadelphia on September 25 1781<br/><br/>Two ships of the US Navy have been named in his honor; [[ROBINSON_DD_88_ | USS Robinson DD-88]] and USS Robinson DD-562.<br/><br/>
The ships sponsor was Mrs. Howard M. Sayers
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