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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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Whidbey Island Class Dock Landing Ship<br/>
Keel Laid 10 June 1983 - Launched 1 February 1986<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS FORT McHENRY LSD-43'''</li>
Commissioned 8 August 1987 - (Proj. Inactive Date 31 March 2021)
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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>[[USS FORT McHENRY LSD-43_Covers_Page_1 | USS Fort McHenry LSD-43 Covers Page 1]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1986-2016)</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 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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Postmark<br/>Date</th>
<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Cover Image</th>
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Locy Type<br/>FDC 2-1(n+)(USN) 
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1987-08-08
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First Day in Commission
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Locy Type<br/>2-1(n+)(USS) 
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1994-11-11
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_FortMcHenry_LSD43_19941111_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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Veteran's Day, stamped cachet
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Locy Type<br/>2-1(n+) (USN, USS)
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2000-07-13
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Ships cachet, collectors request by [[Cachet_Maker_Thad_Kaczkowski_ | Thad Kaczkowski]]
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Locy Type<br/>2-1n+ (USN, USS)
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2003-11-25
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_FortMcHenry_LSD43_20031125_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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Rubber stamp cachet, collectors request by [[Cachet_Maker_Thad_Kaczkowski_ | Thad Kaczkowski]]
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Locy Type<br/>9-1(n+u)(USS)  
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1994-11-11
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Veteran's Day, stamped cachet
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Locy Type<br/>11-2ny<br/>(USS,FPO AA 34091)<br/>(Unit 100252) 
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2020-09-02
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75th Anniversary of the Japanese Surrender. Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Michael_Brock_ | Michael Brock]].<br/>The "frame" around the postmark is not part of the postmark and is not to be considered when looking at this postmark. 
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Locy Type<br/>12-2(n+)<br/>(USS,FPO AE 09569-1731) 
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2011-09-12
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Postmark courtesy of the USCS Postmark Survey 2011-2012
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Locy Type<br/>12-2ny<br/>(USS,FPO AA 34091)<br/>(Unit 100252) 
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2020-09-02
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75th Anniversary of the Japanese Surrender. Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Michael_Brock_ | Michael Brock]].
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Locy Type<br/>13-2(n+)<br/>(USS, FPO AA 34091-1731) 
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2015-10-20
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CO, XO and COB signed this cover.
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Locy Type F<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. CD-10
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2008-11-10
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100th Anniversary of the [[Great_White_Fleet_ | Great White Fleet]], cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Bill_Payden_ | Bill Payden]]
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<h4>USPS Pictorial Postmarks</h4>
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USPS<br/>Pictorial Postmark<br/><br/>"FLEET WEEK /<br/>NEW YORK STATION"<br/><br/>Staten Island NY
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2016-05-25
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Fleet Week New York 2016, cachet by the [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
USS FORT McHENRY has earned the following awards - Combat Action Ribbon - Navy Unit Commendation - Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (4) - National Defense Service Medal - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal - Coast Guard Special Operations Service Ribbon - Southwest Asia Service Medal - Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait).<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Named for the national monument in Baltimore, Maryland.<br/><br/>
The ships sponsor is Helen D. Bentley (November 28, 1923 – August 6, 2016). Bentley was an American politician who was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Maryland from 1985 to 1995
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