TAUSSIG DD 746

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.

Allen M. Sumner Class Destroyer Keel Laid August 30 1943 - Launched January 25 1944 USS TAUSSIG DD-746 Commissioned May 20 1944 - Decommissioned December 1 1970 Struck from Naval Register February 1 1974 ROCS LO YANG DD-14 (Taiwanese Naval Service) Sold to Taiwan May 6 1974 and renamed Decommissioned February 15 2000 Preserved as a museum in Kaohsiung, Taiwan March 2004

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS Taussig DD-746 Covers Page 1     (1945-47)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1945-10-27

"Victory Cancel." Cachet by M. Fay Muridge, sponsored by the John Paul Jones Chapter No. 2, USCS

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1945-11-14

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Locy Type 2t(n+u)

1964-12-02

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Locy Type 2z

1945-01-29

Censored wartime (WWII) use

 

Locy Type 9# (Br. #16039)

1947-03-17

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Other Information

USS TAUSSIG earned 6 battle stars during World War II, 8 battle stars during the Korean War, and 6 battle stars during the Vietnam War.

NAMESAKE - Rear Admiral Edward David Taussig, USN (November 20 1847 - January 29 1921).
Taussig is best remembered for being the officer to claim Wake Island during the Spanish-American War, as well as recapturing and serving briefly as Governor of Guam, to restore order on the island after its capture by the United States. Taussig served in a wide variety of ship and shore duities and held commands in both.

 

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