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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>Mars Class Combat Stores Ship<br/> 
Keel Laid March 8 1969 - Launched December 13 1969<br/><br/> 
<li>'''USS SAN JOSE AFS-7'''<br/>
Commissioned October 23 1970 - Decommissioned November 2 1993<br/>
Assigned to Military Sealift Command (MSC)<br/><br/>
<li>'''USNS SAN JOSE T-AFS-7'''<br/>
Placed In Service November 2 1993 
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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 name of the ship (for 
example, Bushnell AG-32 / Sumner AGS-5 are different names for the same 
ship so there should be one set of pages for Bushnell and one set for Sumner). 
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 SAN JOSE AFS-7_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1 ]] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1977-89)</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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>>> 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="350">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 October 23 1970 - November 2 1993</h4>

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Locy Type<br/>FDC 2(n) 
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1970-10-23
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First Day in Commission, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_70_Admiral_Lockwood_ | Admiral Lockwood Chapter No. 70, USCS]]
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Locy Type<br/>2(n) (USS)
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1975-12-17
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[[Image:JonBurdett sanjose afs7 19751217 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:JonBurdett sanjose afs7 19751217.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Locy Type<br/>2t(n+u) (USS)
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1977-11-30
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Locy Type<br/>2-1(n+) (USS)
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1978-07-08
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70th Anniversary of Naval Post Offices, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]
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Locy Type<br/>2-1(n+) (USS)
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1983-12-16
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Helicopter Flight Cover
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Locy Type<br/>2-1n (D2,USS,USN)
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1984-05-13
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Locy Type<br/>2-1n+ (USS)
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1989-04-24
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<h4>Placed In Service November 2 1993 to [end date]</h4>
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
SAN JOSE has earned the following awards during her Naval career - Navy Unit Commendation - Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation - Navy Expeditionary Medal - National Defense Service Medal
- Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal - Vietnam Service Medal (w/ 3 Campaign stars) - Southwest Asia Service Medal - Global War on Terrorism Service Medal - Humanitarian Service Medal - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal.<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Named for the city of San Jose, California
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