TRUXTUN APD 98
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 December 13 1943 as "DE-282" Crosley Class High-Speed Transport Reclassified "APD" while under construction Launched March 9 1944 |
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- Covers Page 1 (1945)
Postmarks
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. 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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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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Locy Type 2(n) |
1945-11-21 |
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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.
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Locy Type SL |
1945-11-21 |
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Note: Notice the misspelling!
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Locy Type |
1945-10-21 |
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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 - Thomas Truxtun was one of the outstanding sea captains of the Revolutionary War, and in recognition of his skills he was one of the first six captains to be appointed when the U.S. Navy was officially established on June 4, 1798. In service to the Navy he further distinguished himself as captain of the U.S. Frigate CONSTELLATION during the Quasi War with France.
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