LUNGA POINT CVE 94

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

Casablanca Class Escort Carrier Authorized as ALAZON BAY Renamed prior to construction Keel Laid January 19 1944 - Launched April 11 1944 USS LUNGA POINT CVE-94 Commissioned May 14 1944 - Decommissioned October 24 1946 Redisignated Utility Carrier (CVU) June 12 1955, While in reserve Reclassified Cargo and Aircraft Ferry AKV-32 May 7 1959, While in reserve Struck from Naval Register April 1 1960 Sold August 3 1960 to Hyman Michaels Co. for scrap

Naval Covers

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).

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1. Covers Page 1     (1944-46)

 

Postmarks

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 --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

Locy Type 2z

1944-08-03

A "Thank You for Cigarettes" card

 

Locy Type 9efu

1944-11-25 to 1944-11-30

Mark from back of cover

 

Locy Type 2z

1946-02

Note:

 

Locy Type SL3b(n+)

(1946)

Note:

 

Other Information

LUNGA POINT received 5 battle stars and a Presidential Unit Citation for World War II service

NAMESAKE - A promontory on the northern coast of Guadalcanal; the site of a World War II battle

 

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