TRUXTUN APD 98

Ship Name and Designation History

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Rudderow Class Destroyer Escort Keel Laid December 13 1943 as "DE-282" Crosley Class High-Speed Transport Reclassified "APD" while under construction Launched March 9 1944 USS TRUXTUN APD-98 Commissioned July 9 1945 - Decommissioned March 29 1946 Name reassigned to USS Truxtun DLGN-35 June 24 1963 APD-98 Renamed June 24 1963 while in reserve Struck from the Naval Register January 15 1966 ROCS FU SHAN PF-35 Sold to Taiwan November 22 1965 renamed Struck by the Republic of China Navy in 1996 and scrapped

Commodore Thomas Truxtun, USN

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Locy Type 2(n) (See Note)

1945-11-21

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.

 

Locy Type SL

1945-11-21

Note: Notice the misspelling!

 

Locy Type 2#

1945-10-21

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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