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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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Montford Point Class Mobile Landing Platform Ship<br/>
Keel Laid 19 January 2012 - Launched 13 November 2012<br/>Christened 2 March 2013<br/><br/>
<li>'''USNS MONTFORD POINT MLP 1'''<br/>Placed In Service 14 May 2013<br/><br/>
<li>'''USNS MONTFORD POINT T-ESD 1'''<br/>Redesignated 1 September 2015 
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<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
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<li>[[MONTFORD_POINT_MLP1_Covers_Page_1 | USNS MONTFORD POINT MLP-1 Page 1]] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2012-13)</li>
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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 name and/or commissioning period. Within each set, 
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postmark has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of 
earliest known usage.

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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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USPS Type 9<br/><br/>Midway MOW<br/><br/>San Diego CA
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2012-01-19
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Keel Laying, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter 4, USCS]]
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus chose the name Montford Point to honor the approximately 20,000 African American Marine Corps recruits who trained at the North Carolina facility from 1942-1949. Their exceptional service prompted then-President Harry S. Truman to sign an executive order in 1948 ending segregation in the U.S. military services. "The courage shown by these Marines helped forge the Corps into the most formidable expeditionary force in the world," said Mabus.<br/><br/>
The honoree of the keel-laying ceremony was Mrs. Pat Mills, wife of US Marine Corps Lieutenant General Richard P. Mills.
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