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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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Island Class 110 foot Patrol Boat<br/>
Keel Laid - Launched<br/><br/>
<li>'''USCGC ROANOKE ISLAND WPB-1346'''</li>
Commissioned (Special) 6 November 1991 - Commissioned (Formal) 7 February 1992<br/>
Decommissioned 4 June 2015<br/><br/>
<li>'''GENERAL JOSE MARIA CANAS ESCAMILLA GC110-2''' (Costa Rican Naval Service)</li>
Commissioned 13 October 2017 with the Costa Rica Navy.
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<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
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<li>[[ROANOKE_ISLAND_WPB_1346_Covers_Page_1 | USCGC Roanoke Island WPB-1346 Covers Page 1]] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1991-1995)</li>
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<h3>Postmarks</h3>
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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 
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USPS<br/>Machine Cancel<br/><br/>New Orleans LA
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1991-11-06
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Commissioning (Special), Cachet by the [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_74_USS_Puget_Sound_ | USS Puget Sound Chapter No. 74, USCS]].  From the John Young collection.
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
'''NAMESAKE''' - (ROANOKE ISLAND) Roanoke Island, NC<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - (GENERAL JOSE MARIA CANAS ESCAMILLA) - José María Cañas Escamilla (23 September 1809 — 2 October 1860) was a Costa Rican military veteran and a national hero.
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