BURKE APD 65

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.

Buckley Class Destroyer Escort
Keel Laid January 1 1943 - Launched April 3 1943


1. USS BURKE DE-215
Commissioned August 20 1943


2. USS BURKE APD-65
Redesignated Charles Lawrence Class High Speed Transport (APD) January 24 1945
Decommissioned June 22 1949

Struck from Naval Register June 1 1968


3. ALMIRANTE BRION DT-7 (Colombian Naval Service)
Transferred to Colombia August 12 1968 and renamed
Struck from the Colombian Navy 1974 and broken up for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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1. APD-65 Covers Page 1    (1945-48)

 

Postmarks

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.

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Close-Up Image	Thumbnail Link To Full Cover Image

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1946-01-02

As APD-65

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1947-03-17

As APD-65. St Patrick's Day cachet by Donald R. Graf

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1947-07-22

As APD-65
Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1947-11-11

As APD-65
Armistice Day, cachet by Donald R. Graf

 

Locy Type 2(n) (used after POD)

1948-04-30

As APD-65
POD January 20 1947

 

Locy Type 2z

1945-06-27

As APD-65
Censored wartime (WWII) use

 

Other Information

BURKE earned 1 Battle Star (WWII)
* Atlantic convoy escort duty November 1943 - January 1945

BURKE APD-65 was at Tokyo Bay September 2 1945 for the Japanese surrender

NAMESAKE - Named in Honor of Lieutenant Commander John E. Burke USN (1905 - November 15 1942) who was killed in action, aboard the battleship USS SOUTH DAKOTA BB-57 during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal on November 15 1942

 

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