[ARTICLE] 6
[CIK] 0000880583
[NAME] THE TRAVELERS SERIES TRUST
[SERIES]
   [NUMBER] 1
   [NAME] U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES PORTFOLIO
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<S>                             <C>
[PERIOD-TYPE]                   YEAR
[FISCAL-YEAR-END]                          DEC-31-1996
[PERIOD-END]                               DEC-31-1996
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST]                       25,663,806
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE]                      25,848,463
[RECEIVABLES]                                  239,298
[ASSETS-OTHER]                               2,626,268
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS]                                 0
[TOTAL-ASSETS]                              26,088,029
[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES]                        35,299
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT]                              0
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES]                       44,196
[TOTAL-LIABILITIES]                             79,495
[SENIOR-EQUITY]                                      0
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON]                    26,527,392
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK]                        2,393,878
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR]                        2,267,056
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT]                    1,705,367
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII]                           2,726
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS]                      (704,726)
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS]                             0
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC]                       184,657
[NET-ASSETS]                                26,008,534
[DIVIDEND-INCOME]                                    0
[INTEREST-INCOME]                            1,705,367
[OTHER-INCOME]                                       0
[EXPENSES-NET]                                 164,980
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME]                      1,540,387
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT]                     (704,606)
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT]                    (612,404)
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS]                          223,377
[EQUALIZATION]                                       0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME]                    3,539,054
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS]                       423,418
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER]                                0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD]                        606,114
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED]                    834,803
[SHARES-REINVESTED]                            355,511
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS]                     (2,183,754)
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR]                      1,520,848
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR]                    1,110,792
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR]                    (1,520,848)
[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR]                           0
[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES]                           86,625
[INTEREST-EXPENSE]                                   0
[GROSS-EXPENSE]                                164,980
[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS]                        26,723,392
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN]                            12.43
[PER-SHARE-NII]                                  00.68
[PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC]                          00.52
[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND]                                 0
[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS]                        01.73
[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL]                                 0
[PER-SHARE-NAV-END]                              10.86
[EXPENSE-RATIO]                                  00.62
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING]                               0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE]                                 0
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