PAUL IGNATIUS DDG 117

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

Arleigh Burke (Flight IIA) Class Destroyer Naming Ceremony - 23 May 2013 Keel Laid 20 October 2015 - Launched 12 November 2016 Christened 8 April 2017 - Delivered to USN 22 February 2019 USS PAUL IGNATIUS DDG-117 Commissioned 27 July 2019

Naval Covers

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1. USS Paul Ignatius DDG-117 Covers Page 1     (2015-2019)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark or Cover Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

Locy Type FDC 11-2y (USS, FPO AA 34087) (UNIT 100350)

2019-07-27

Commissioning, cachet by Richard D. Jones

 

Locy Type FDC F (FPO AA 34087)

2019-07-27

Commissioning, postmark & cachet by Wolfgang Hechler

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ERROR POSTMARK

 

Locy Type FDC F (FPO AE 09582) (Short Version) (The FPO should have been AA)

2019-07-27

Commissioning, cachet by originally by Phil Edwards (The Cover Monster), added on by Richard F. Hoffner

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USPS PICTORIAL POSTMARKS

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "Commissioning Sta." Ft. Lauderdale FL

2019-07-19

N/A

Original Commissioning date but changed to 27 July 2019.

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark FDC F (FPO AE 09582) (Long Version)

2019-07-27

Commissioning, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS. Although this appears to be a ships postmark, this postmark was actually created by the Broward County Navy Day commission from artwork provided by Rich Hoffner. It was used by the USPS Ft Lauderdale personnel to cancel the covers.

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "Port Everglades Sta." Ft. Lauderdale FL

2019-07-27

N/A

Commissioning.

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "Commissioning Day Station" Glendale CA

2019-07-27

Commissioning. Paul Ignatius' hometown. The postmark shown was the initial artwork, when the postmark was created for the USPS, the last name was incorrectly spelled "Ignatious".
Cachet by Darcy L. Richmond, sponsored by McIntosh Cachets.

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Named in honor of Paul Ignatius, who served as Secretary of the Navy from 1967 to 1969 and was the Assistant Secretary of Defense during President Lyndon B. Johnson’s administration.
The ship's keel was authenticated by Paul Ignatius.

Nancy Ignatius, Paul’s wife, is the ship sponsor.

 

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