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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>Casablanca Class Escort Carrier<br/>
Keel Laid January 15 1943 as Auxiliary Carrier BUCARELI BAY ACV-61<br/>
Renamed April 3 1943<br/>
Launched July 10 1943<br/>
Reclassified Escort Carrier (CVE) on July 15 1943<br/>
Acquired by U.S. Navy October 5 1943<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS MANILA BAY CVE-61'''<br/>
Commissioned October 5 1943 - Decommissioned July 31 1946<br/>
Reclassified Utility Carrier (CVU) June 12 1955, While in reserve<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register May 27 1958<br/>
Sold September 2 1959 for scrap
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<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
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ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each name of the ship (for 
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<li>[[USS MANILA BAY CVE-61_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1 ]] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1944-45)</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, 
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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Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
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Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>
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Locy Type<br/>2z
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1945-07-14 
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Censored, Sailor's Mail
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Locy Type<br/>9efu
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1945-05-30
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1945-06-13 
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Mark from back of cover
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Locy Type F<br/><br/>"NAVY /<br/>DAY"<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. M-9
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1945-10-27 
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Navy Day, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_M_Fay_Muridge_ | M. Fay Muridge]]. Sponsored by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_2_John_Paul_Jones_ | John Paul Jones Chapter No. 2, USCS]]
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
MANILA BAY received eight battle stars for her World War II service<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - The Battle of Manila Bay<br/>
Naval engagement on May 1 1898 in the Spanish-American War. The U.S. Asiatic Squadron under George Dewey was ordered to sail from its Hong Kong base to destroy the Spanish fleet then in the Philippines. In one morning the guns of Dewey's squadron completely destroyed the Spanish ships anchored in Manila Bay. The Spanish suffered 381 casualties, the Americans fewer than 10. Manila later surrendered and was occupied by U.S. troops in August. The battle established the U.S. as a major naval power

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