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Reclassified "APD" while under construction<br/> | Reclassified "APD" while under construction<br/> | ||
Launched March 9 1944<br/><br/> | Launched March 9 1944<br/><br/> | ||
<li>'''USS TRUXTUN APD-98'''< | <li>'''USS TRUXTUN APD-98'''</li> | ||
Commissioned July 9 1945 - Decommissioned March 29 1946<br/><br/> | |||
<li>'''APD-98'''< | <li>'''APD-98'''</li> | ||
Unnamed June 24 1963 while in reserve<br/> | |||
Name reassigned to [[TRUXTUN_CGN_35_ | USS Truxtun DLGN-35]]<br/> | |||
Struck from the Naval Register January 15 1966<br/><br/> | Struck from the Naval Register January 15 1966<br/><br/> | ||
<li>'''ROCS FU SHAN PF-35'''< | <li>'''ROCS FU SHAN PF-35''' (Taiwanese Naval Service)</li> | ||
Sold to Taiwan November 22 1965 and renamed<br/> | |||
Struck by the Republic of China Navy in 1996 and scrapped | Struck by the Republic of China Navy in 1996 and scrapped | ||
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<h3>Naval Covers</h3> | <h3>Naval Covers</h3> | ||
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range for covers on that page. | range for covers on that page. | ||
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<li><!-- [[ | <li><!-- [[TRUXTUN_APD_98_Covers_Page_1 | -->USS Truxtun APD-98 Covers Page 1 <!-- ]] --> (Date)</li> | ||
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Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text | Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text | ||
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Postmark<br/>Date</th> | |||
<th align="center" width=" | <th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Postmark Image</th> | ||
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th> | <th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Cover Image</th> | ||
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<h3>Other Information</h3> | <h3>Other Information</h3> | ||
USS TRUXTUN earned the American Campaign Medal and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.<br/><br/> | USS TRUXTUN earned the American Campaign Medal and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.<br/><br/> | ||
'''NAMESAKE''' - Commodore Thomas Truxtun, USN (17 February 1755 - 5 May 1822). In the American Revolution he won a name as a privateer, seizing many British prizes. Later he was a sea captain in merchant trade until the U.S. Navy was organized (1775). In the “near war” with France (1798-1800), he commanded the USS Constellation and earned an outstanding reputation. He captured the French frigate L'Insurgente (1799) and then later defeated La Vengeance (1800), although he was prevented by a storm from taking the latter ship as a prize. Shortly afterward he retired from the navy. | '''NAMESAKE''' - Commodore Thomas Truxtun, USN (17 February 1755 - 5 May 1822). In the American Revolution he won a name as a privateer, seizing many British prizes. Later he was a sea captain in merchant trade until the U.S. Navy was organized (1775). In the “near war” with France (1798-1800), he commanded the USS Constellation and earned an outstanding reputation. He captured the French frigate L'Insurgente (1799) and then later defeated La Vengeance (1800), although he was prevented by a storm from taking the latter ship as a prize. Shortly afterward he retired from the navy.<br/><br/> | ||
Six ships of the US Navy have been named in is honor; USS Truxtun (1842 Brig), [[TRUXTUN_DD_14_ | USS Truxtun DD-14]], [[TRUXTUN_DD_229_ | USS Truxtun DD-229]], USS Truxtun APD-98, [[TRUXTUN_CGN_35_ | USS Truxtun CGN-35]] and [[TRUXTUN_DDG_103_ | USS Truxtun DDG-103]]. | |||
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Latest revision as of 18:54, 22 June 2024
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.
Keel Laid December 13 1943 as "DE-282" Crosley Class High-Speed Transport Reclassified "APD" while under construction Launched March 9 1944 Name reassigned to USS Truxtun DLGN-35 Struck from the Naval Register January 15 1966 Struck by the Republic of China Navy in 1996 and scrapped |
 Commodore Thomas Truxtun, USN |
This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each name of the ship (for example, Bushnell AG-32 / Sumner AGS-5 are different names for the same ship so there should be one set of pages for Bushnell and one set for Sumner). Covers should be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).
Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date range for covers on that page.
- USS Truxtun APD-98 Covers Page 1 (Date)
Postmarks
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Locy Type 2(n) |
1945-11-21 |
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Note: "While Commodore Truxtun's name may be well known among naval historians, it apparently is not as well known to those who manufacture postmarks. Every one of the postmarks issued to destroyer DD 229 between her commissioning in 1921 and her loss in 1942 was misspelled TRUXTON. Even the fake cancel from the Hobby Shop (CD 3) was spelled wrong. The same fate befell the one "name" cancel issued to her successor, APD 98. Fortunately, it is a simple matter to cut the top off the "O" to make it look like a "U," which was done to almost all the postmarks." USCS Postmark Catalog, 5th Ed.
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Locy Type SL |
1945-11-21 |
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Note: Notice the misspelling!
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Locy Type |
1945-10-21 |
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The ship had postal facilities at the time, but the branch number on this cancel did not belong to the ship, so presumably this cover was mailed either on another ship or ashore.
Other Information
USS TRUXTUN earned the American Campaign Medal and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.
NAMESAKE - Commodore Thomas Truxtun, USN (17 February 1755 - 5 May 1822). In the American Revolution he won a name as a privateer, seizing many British prizes. Later he was a sea captain in merchant trade until the U.S. Navy was organized (1775). In the “near war” with France (1798-1800), he commanded the USS Constellation and earned an outstanding reputation. He captured the French frigate L'Insurgente (1799) and then later defeated La Vengeance (1800), although he was prevented by a storm from taking the latter ship as a prize. Shortly afterward he retired from the navy.
Six ships of the US Navy have been named in is honor; USS Truxtun (1842 Brig), USS Truxtun DD-14, USS Truxtun DD-229, USS Truxtun APD-98, USS Truxtun CGN-35 and USS Truxtun DDG-103.
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