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<h3>Ship Name and Designation History</h3>
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during 
its lifetime.
The list is in chronological order.
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<ol>Essex Class Aircraft Carrier<br/>
Keel Laid January 15 1943 - Launched February 24 1944<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS SHANGRI-LA CV-38'''<br/>
Commissioned September 15 1944 - Decommissioned November 7 1947<br/>
Recommissioned May 10 1951<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS SHANGRI-LA CVA-38'''<br/>
Reclassified Attack Aircraft Carrier (CVA) October 21 1952<br/>
Decommissioned November 14 1952<br/>
Recommissioned January 10 1955<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS SHANGRI-LA CVS-38'''<br/>
Reclassified Anti-submarine Aircraft Carrier (CVS) June 30 1969<br/>
Decommissioned July 30 1971<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Registry July 15 1982<br/>
Sold August 9 1988 to Taiwan for scrap
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[[Image:SHANGRI-LA_CV38_Crest.jpg|thumb|center|125px]]
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<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the 
ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each incarnation of the ship (ie, 
for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). 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.
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<li>[[Shangri-La_CVS_38_Covers_Page_1 |Shangri-La Covers Page 1]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1944-65)</li>
</ol>
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<h3>Postmarks</h3>
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 
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.
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>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.
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Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
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Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>
<th align="center" width="320">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
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<h4>1st Commissioning September 15 1944 to November 7 1947</h4>

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<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2(n) (CV)
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1945-12-05
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[[Image:JonBurdett shangrila cv38 19451205 pm.jpg|thumb|center|250px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett shangrila cv38 19451205.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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As CV-38<br/> 
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<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2z
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1945-06-24
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett shangrila cv38 19450624 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett shangrila cv38 19450624.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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As CV-38<br/>
Censored wartime (WWII) use  
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<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>Pz<br/><br/>USCS Catalog<br/>Illustration<br/>S-37
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1945-09-26
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett shangrila cv38 19450926 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett shangrila cv38 19450926.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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As CV-38<br/>
Tokyo Bay 
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<h4>2nd Commissioning May 10 1951 to November 14 1952</h4>

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<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2 <br/><br/>USCS Catalog<br/>Illustration<br/>S-37c
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1952-04-03
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_ShangriLa_CV38_19520403_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_ShangriLa_CV38_19520403_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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As CV-38  
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<h4>3rd Commissioning January 10 1955 to July 30 1971</h4>

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<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>FDPS 2<br/><br/>USCS Catalog<br/>Illustration<br/>S-37d
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1955-01-21
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:Bunter_Shangri-la_CVA_38_19550121_1_pm1.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:Bunter_Shangri-la_CVA_38_19550121_1_front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As CVA-38  
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<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2(n+) (CVA,USS) 
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1965-09-15
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_ShangriLa_CV38_19650915_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_ShangriLa_CV38_19650915_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As CVA-38<br/>
Ship's cachet for the 21st Anniversary of Commissioning. 
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<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2(n+) 
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1965-09-15
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_ShangriLa_CV38_19650915_1_Cachet.jpg|thumb|center|150px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_ShangriLa_CV38_19650915_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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As CVA-38<br/>
Close-up view of the Ship's cachet for the 21st Anniversary of Commissioning. 
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
Earned 2 Battle Stars (WWII)<br/><br/>
Earned 3 Battle Stars (Vietnam)<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - An imaginary remote paradise on earth; utopia
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