JOHN PAUL JONES DDG 53

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 Class (Flight I) Guided Missile Destroyer Keel Laid 8 August 1990 - Launched 26 October 1991 USS JOHN PAUL JONES DDG-53 Commissioned 18 December 1993

Naval Covers

This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). 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.

1. USS John Paul Jones DDG-53 Covers Page 1    (1993 - 2021)

 

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.

A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
 
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the existing example.

 

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

 

Locy Type FDC 13-2(n+) (USS, FPO AP 96669-1271)

1993-12-18

Commissioning, CO Signature, ship's cachet, serviced by Wolfgang Hechler. Originally Type F [CD-9]. It was reclassified as Type 13 following a review by the Postmark Committee of the USCS on July 25, 2008.

 

Locy Type FDC 9-2(n+) (USS, FPO AP 96669-127, final digit "1" missing)

1993-12-18

Commissioning

 

Locy Type 2-2mt(n+) (USS,FPO AP 96669-1271)

1997-05-17

Ship's cachet, serviced by Wolfgang Hechler

 

Locy Type 2-2tn (USS,FPO AP 96669-1271)

2000-02-22

Ship's cachet, serviced by Wolfgang Hechler

 

Locy Type 2-2n+y (USS FPO AP 96669) (UNIT AP 100158)

2017-02-03

On Piece. Cachet by Thad Kaczkowski

 

Locy Type 9-2(n+) (FPO AP 96669-127, final digit "1" missing)

1997-03-25

Visit of warships from the People's Republic of China, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Locy Type 9-2(n+) (USS,FPO AP 96669-1271)

1997-05-17

Ship's cachet, serviced by Wolfgang Hechler

 

Locy Type 11-2(n+) (USS,FPO AP 96669-1271)

2006-04-24

Ship's cachet, serviced by Wolfgang Hechler

 

Locy Type 11-2(n) (USS,FPO AP 96669)

2021-05-15

Collectors request, cachet by Michael Brock

 

Locy Type 12-2c(n+) (USS,FPO AP 96669-1271)

2006-04-24

Ship's cachet, serviced by Wolfgang Hechler

 

Locy Type 12-2(n) (USS,FPO AP 96669)

2021-03-26

Ships crest on stuffer card. Collectors request by Foster E. Miller, III

 

Locy Type 12-2n+y (USS FPO AP 96669) (UNIT 100158)

2017-07-27

On the backside of the cover. Collector request by Donald Lawson

 

Locy Type 13-2(n+) (USS, FPO AP 96669-1271)

1994-02-10

Collectors request, from the Thad Kaczkowski collection.

 

Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. J-21a

1996-12-07

3rd Anniversary in San Diego, CA, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Locy Type F FPO AP 96669-1271 (Magenta)

1997-05-17

Ship's cachet, serviced by Wolfgang Hechler. Postmark celebrates the Christening of the USS Bonhomme Richard LHD-6

 

Locy Type F FPO AP 96669-1271 (Black)

1997-05-17

Christening of the USS Bonhomme Richard LHD-6, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Locy Type F FPO AP 96669-1271

2006-04-24

100th Anniversary of Internment of John Paul Jones at Annapolis, cachet by Greg Ciesielski

 

Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-10

2008-06-03

100th Anniversary of the Great White Fleet. Ship's cachet, serviced by Thad Kaczkowski

 

Locy Type PB6 (#0001936967) Zip (96669)

2022-03-02

Collectors request by Richard F. Hoffner

---

USPS Pictorial Postmarks

 

USPS Pictorial 100th Anniversary Station" Annapolis, MD

2006-04-24

100th Anniversary of Internment of John Paul Jones at Annapolis, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Captain John Paul Jones, Continental Navy (July 6 1747 – July 18 1792).
After the Revolutionary War, Capt. Jones offered his services in 1788 to Russia in which he was given the rank of Rear Admiral.
During his Naval career, many awards were presented to Capt. Jones to include - Chevalier (France), Order of Military Merit with sword (France), Congressional Gold Medal (United States), Order of St. Anne (Russia) and the Légion d'honneur (France).
After his grave was rediscovered in 1905, Jones' reinterment was held with great honor and dignity at the United States Naval Academy Chapel in Annapolis, Maryland.

Two ships of the US Navy has been named JOHN PAUL JONES - USS John Paul Jones DD-932 and USS John Paul Jones DDG-53.

Three ships of the US Navy have been named PAUL JONES (his real name) - USS Paul Jones (Sidewheel Steamer 1862), USS Paul Jones DD-10 and USS Paul Jones DD-230.

 

---

 

If you have images or information to add to this page, then either contact the Curator or edit this page yourself and add it. See Editing Ship Pages for detailed information on editing this page.

 

---

Copyright 2024 Naval Cover Museum