The ship is assigned to Naval Station Mayport, FL...
Fort Lauderdale, FL - (by Sally Shorr) - A U.S. Postal Service pictorial postmark salutes the USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117), a U.S. Navy ship recently commissioned at Port Everglades, FL. Paul Ignatius served as a commissioned lieutenant in World War II and as Secretary of the U.S. Navy under President Lyndon Johnson.
The USS Paul Ignatius is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer that can conduct a variety of operations in support of the United States’ military strategy. Three hundred officers and enlisted personnel make up the crew. The ship is assigned to Naval Station Mayport (FL), the third largest naval base in the United States.