RAMAGE DDG 61
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.
- USS RAMAGE DDG-61
Commissioned (Special) June 26 1995 - Commissioned (Full) July 22 1995
Arleigh Burke Class (Flight I) Guided Missile Destroyer
Keel Laid January 4 1993 - Launched February 11 1994 - Christened April 23 1994
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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 (1995-2004)
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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Thumbnail Link To Full Cover Image |
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Locy Type |
1995-12-19
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Ship's cachet, serviced by Wolfgang Hechler
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Locy Type |
2001-01-10
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Ship's cachet, serviced by Wolfgang Hechler
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Locy Type |
2004-05-18
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Ship's cachet, serviced by Wolfgang Hechler
Notice the difference in the placement of the date compared to the 2001-01-10 example.
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Locy Type F |
1997-07-21
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200th Anniversary of the USF Constitution, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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Locy Type F |
1997-07-22
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2nd Anniversary, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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Locy Type F |
1997-10-13
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Navy Day, red cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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Locy Type F |
1997-10-13
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Navy Day, brown cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
Other Information
NAMESAKE - Vice Admiral Lawson Paterson Ramage, USN (January 19 1909 – April 15 1990).
Ramage was a officer in the US Navy serving from 1931–1969 retiring as a Vice Admiral.
During his career, Ramage was honored with the Medal of Honor, two Navy Crosses, two Distinguished Service Medals and the Bronze Star.
(Then) Commander Ramage, Commanding Officer of the USS Parche SS-384, was awarded the Medal of Honor for a pre-dawn attack on a Japanese convoy, July 31, 1944. He was presented the Medal Of Honor By President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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