STETHEM DDG 63
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 May 10 1993 - Launched June 17 1994 - Christened July 16 1994 |
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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.
- Covers Page 1 (1994-2008)
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.
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Date From to Date To |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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Locy Type |
1995-10-21
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Commissioning. Ship's cachet, serviced by Wolfgang Hechler
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Locy Type |
1995-10-21
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Commissioning. Cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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Locy Type 11-2 |
1999-08-24
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Ship's cachet, serviced by Wolfgang Hechler
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Locy Type 11-2 |
2008-09-30
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Ship's cachet, serviced by Wolfgang Hechler
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Locy Type 12-2c |
1999-08-24
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Ship's cachet, serviced by Wolfgang Hechler
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Locy Type F |
2008-09-30
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Ship's cachet, serviced by Wolfgang Hechler
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USPS 4-bar |
1994-07-16
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N/A |
Christening, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
Other Information
NAMESAKE - Steelworker Second Class Robert Dean Stethem (DV), USN (November 17 1961 – June 15 1985).
SW2 Stetham was a United States Navy Seabee diver who was murdered by terrorists during the hijacking of the commercial airliner he was aboard, TWA Flight 847.
SW2 Stetham was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart and Bronze Star.
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