LEWIS B PULLER T-ESB 3
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.
Mobile Landing Platform Ship, Afloat Forward Staging Base (AFSB) Variant Keel Laid 5 November 2013 - Launched 6 November 2014 Christened 7 February 2015 |
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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 name of the ship (for example, Bushnell AG-32 / Sumner AGS-5 are different names for the same ship so there should be one set of pages for Bushnell and one set for Sumner). 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.
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.
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 Cover Image |
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Locy Type 11-2 |
2019-07-29 |
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Collectors request, requested by Phil Schreiber.
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Locy Type 11-2 |
2020-02-27 |
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Collectors request, from the collection of Foster E. Miller, III. Need a better scan of the postmark to fully classify it.
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Locy Type 12-2c |
2019-07-29 |
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Collectors request, requested by Phil Schreiber.
USPS Pictorial Postmark
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USPS |
2015-02-07 |
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Christening, cachet by Greg Ciesielski
Other Information
NAMESAKE - Named after Lieutenant General Lewis Burwell "Chesty" Puller, USMC. A distinguished combat veteran of the Banana Wars, World War II and the Korean War, Puller is the most decorated individual in the history of the United States Marine Corps. USS Lewis B. Puller FFG-23 was also named after LtGen Puller.
KEEL LAYING: The keel of the Puller was authenticated by Elizabeth Glueck, the wife of Lieutenant General Kenneth J. Glueck, Jr., the commanding general of the Marine Corps Combat Development Command.
Christening Note: The Saturday morning christening ceremony took place at NASSCO’s San Diego shipyard with the commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps, General Joseph F. Dunford, Jr., as the ceremony’s principal speaker. Ms. Martha Puller Downs, daughter of General Puller, served as the ship’s sponsor. She christened the ship by breaking the traditional bottle of champagne against the vessel’s hull.
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