BISMARCK SEA CVE 95

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 31 January 1944 as ALIKULA BAY Launched 17 April 1944 Renamed BISMARCK SEA 16 May 1944 USS BISMARCK SEA CVE-95 Commissioned 20 May 1944 SUNK by Kamikaze attack 21 February 1945 318 of her crew were lost with the ship and remain on duty

Naval Covers

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1. USS Bismark Sea CVE-95 Covers Page 1     (1945)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type 2z

1945-01-27

Censored WWII use

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USPS Pictorial Postmark

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "Admiral Nimitz Station" Fredericksburg TX

1995-02-21

50th Anniversary of Sinking.

 

Other Information

USS BISMARCK SEA earned the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 3 Battle stars, the World War II Victory Medal, the Philippine Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon and the Philippine Liberation Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Alikula Bay - An estuary east of Egg Harbor, on the NW coast of Coronation Island, Alexander Archipelago, Alaska.

NAMESAKE - Bismark Sea - A section of the southwest Pacific Ocean northeast of New Guinea and northwest of New Britain. During World War II it was the site of a major naval battle (March 2–3, 1943) in which the Japanese fleet was completely destroyed.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. Mon C. Wallgren.

 

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