ANZIO CVE 57

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 Keel Laid 12 December 1942 as Auxiliary Aircraft Carrier (ACV) Renamed ALIKULA BAY 22 January 1943 Renamed CORAL SEA 3 April 1943 - Launched 1 May 1943 Redesignated Escort Carrier (CVE) 15 July 1943 USS CORAL SEA CVE-57 Commissioned 27 August 1943 USS ANZIO CVE-57 Renamed 15 September 1944 - Decommissioned 5 August 1946 USS ANZIO CVHE-57 Reclassified Escort Helicopter Aircraft Carrier (CVHE) 12 June 1955 while in reserve Struck from Naval Register 1 March 1959 Sold 24 November 1959 for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. USS Coral Sea CVE-57 Covers Page 1    (1943)
2. USS Anzio CVE-57 Covers Page 1    (1945-1946)

 

Postmarks

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

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USS CORAL SEA

Post Office Established 16 August 1943 - Disestablished 9 February 1946

 

Locy Type 2z

1943-09-13

CVE-57

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USS ANZIO

 

Locy Type LDPS 2#

1946-02-09

Last Day of Postal Service. Cachet by the Battleship Oregon Chapter No. 22, USCS

 

Locy Type LDPS SLb(n) (44x3)

1946-02-09

Last Day of Postal Service. Cachet by the Battleship Oregon Chapter No. 22, USCS. From the Bob Govern collection.

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Captain's Office Ship Marking

 

Locy Type RECD

1945-03-02

ANZIO CVE-57. The RECD postmark has the ship's designation as ACV-57. This was the ship's original designation when keel was laid

 

Other Information

USS CORAL SEA / USS ANZIO earned the Navy Unit Commendation (11 awards), the China Service Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 9 Battle stars, the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal w/ "Asia" clasp, the Philippine Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon and the Philippine Liberation Medal w/ 1 star during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - (ALIKULA BAY) A bay located east of Egg Harbor and indenting the north coast of Coronation Island which, in turn, lies off the southeastern coast of Alaska. The name, Alikula, is derived from an Indian word meaning "night."

NAMESAKE - (CORAL SEA) Part of the South Pacific Ocean. It is located between Queensland, Australia, on the west and Vanuatu and New Caledonia on the east, and bordered on the north by Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. Occupying an area of 1,849,800 sq mi, it merges with the Tasman Sea and Solomon Sea and is connected to the Arafura Sea via the Torres Strait. It was named for its many coral formations, including the Great Barrier Reef. During World War II it was the scene of a strategic U.S. naval and air victory over the Japanese (1942)

NAMESAKE - (ANZIO) Seaport and resort town southeast of Rome, Italy. It was founded, according to legend, by Anteias, son of Odysseus and Circe. It was a stronghold of the Volsci in the 5th century BC. Conquered by Rome in 338 BC, Antium (as it was then known) became a resort for wealthy Romans. Nero and Caligula were born there. Destroyed by the Saracens in the 9th – 10th centuries, it remained virtually deserted until 1698, when Pope Innocent XII built a new port nearby. In 1944 it was the scene of a bloody but successful amphibious landing by Allied forces during World War II.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. Frank J. Fletcher, wife of Frank J. Fletcher.

 

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