PORTER DDG 78
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 2 December 1996 - Launched & Christened 15 November 1997 |
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- USS Porter DDG-78 Covers Page 1 (1996-2008)
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
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THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
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existing example.
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Locy Type |
1999-03-20 |
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Commissioning. Ship's cachet, serviced by Wolfgang Hechler
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1999-03-20 |
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Commissioning. Ship's cachet, serviced by Wolfgang Hechler
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Locy Type |
2006-07-02 |
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Celebrating Independence Day in Eastport ME. Contributed by Douglas Ebert
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Locy Type |
2015-08-31 |
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Cachet by Thad Kaczkowski
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Locy Type |
2023-12-20 |
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Collectors request from Foster E. Miller, III.
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Locy Type 12 |
2019-03-20 |
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Cachet by Michael Brock. The condition of the postmark prevents a complete typing of the postmark.
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Locy Type F |
2003-02-28 |
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Ship's cachet, serviced by Thad W. Kaczkowski
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Locy Type F |
2008-06-23 |
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100th Anniversary of the Great White Fleet. Ship's cachet, serviced by Thad Kaczkowski
Other Information
NAMESAKE - Named after U.S. Navy officers Commodore David Porter (February 1, 1780 – March 3, 1843), and his son, Admiral David Dixon Porter (June 8, 1813 – February 13, 1891).
Commodore Porter was an officer in the United States Navy in the rank of captain and the honorary title of commodore. Porter commanded a number of U.S. naval ships, including the famous USS Constitution. He saw service in the War of 1812, the First Barbary War of 1815 and in the West Indies.
Admiral Porter was a United States Navy admiral and a member of one of the most distinguished families in the history of the U.S. Navy. Promoted as the second U.S. Navy officer ever to attain the rank of admiral, after his adoptive brother David G. Farragut, Porter helped improve the Navy as the Superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy after significant service in the American Civil War.
Five ships of the US Navy have honored these two Naval Officers - USS Porter TB-6, USS Porter DD-59, USS Porter DD-356, (lead ship of the PORTER class of destroyers),
USS Porter DD-800 and USS Porter DDG-78.
The ships sponsor is Mrs. Garland Johnson, the wife of Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Jay Johnson.
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