WHETSTONE LSD 27

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.

Casa Grande Class Dock Landing Ship Keel Laid April 7 1945 - Launched July 18 1945 USS WHETSTONE LSD-27 Commissioned February 12 1946 - Decommissioned October 20 1948 Laid up in Pacific Reserve Fleet, San Diego Group Recommissioned December 2 1950 - Decommissioned April 2 1970 Struck from Naval Register September 1 1971 Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet Custody transferred to Maritime Administration February 17 1983 Sold February 17 1983 for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1946-67)

 

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.

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

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1st Commissioning February 12 1946 to October 20 1948

 

Locy Type 2z

1946-05-30

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2nd Commissioning December 2 1950 to April 2 1970

 

Locy Type FDPS 2

1951-02-05

First Day Postal Servive

 

Locy Type 2

1955-03-21

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Locy Type 9efu

1955-03-21

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Locy Type 2t(n+u) (USS)

1967-10-27

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Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. W-22

1962-06-19

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Other Information

WHETSTONE earned four battle stars for Korean service and eight campaign stars for Vietnam War service

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation - China Service Medal (extended) - American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal (2) - Korean Service Medal (4) - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal - Vietnam Service Medal (8) - Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal (retroactive)

NAMESAKE - Named for Whetstone Point, Md., first fortified in 1776. Those beginnings ultimately became Fort Mc-Henry, the strongpoint that defended Baltimore, Md., harbor from a determined British assault during the War of 1812. The equally determined and successful resistance put up by the defenders of Fort McHenry inspired a young lawyer, Francis Scott Key, to pen the words for a song that eventually became the National Anthem: "The Star-Spangled Banner."

 

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