[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-31-1998
[PERIOD-END]                               DEC-31-1998
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST]                       65,860,938
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE]                      66,332,640
[RECEIVABLES]                                  491,811
[ASSETS-OTHER]                                     616
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS]                                 0
[TOTAL-ASSETS]                              66,825,067
[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES]                             0
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT]                              0
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES]                      371,057
[TOTAL-LIABILITIES]                            371,057
[SENIOR-EQUITY]                                      0
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON]                    66,321,107
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK]                        5,632,090
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR]                        3,027,108
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT]                        5,474
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII]                               0
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS]                       (344,273)
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS]                             0
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC]                       471,702
[NET-ASSETS]                                66,454,010
[DIVIDEND-INCOME]                                    0
[INTEREST-INCOME]                            2,768,644
[OTHER-INCOME]                                       0
[EXPENSES-NET]                                 215,557
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME]                      2,553,087
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT]                     3,015,324
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT]                   (1,235,350)
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS]                        4,333,061
[EQUALIZATION]                                       0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME]                    2,585,952
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS]                     2,807,849
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER]                                0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD]                      3,036,112
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED]                    888,165
[SHARES-REINVESTED]                            457,035
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS]                      31,174,567
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR]                         23,858
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR]                     (537,267)
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR]                              0
[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR]                           0
[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES]                          156,432
[INTEREST-EXPENSE]                                   0
[GROSS-EXPENSE]                                215,557
[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS]                        48,114,661
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN]                            11.65
[PER-SHARE-NII]                                  00.49
[PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC]                          00.70
[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND]                            (00.50)
[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS]                       (00.54)
[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL]                                 0
[PER-SHARE-NAV-END]                              11.80
[EXPENSE-RATIO]                                  00.45
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING]                               0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE]                                 0
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