PORT ROYAL CG 73

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.

Ticonderoga Class (Flight II) Guided Missile Cruiser Keel Laid 18 October 1991 - Launched 20 October 1992 Christened 5 December 1992 USS PORT ROYAL CG-73 Commissioned 9 July 1994 - Decommissioned 29 September 2022

Naval Covers

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1. USS Port Royal CG-73 Covers Page 1    (1994-2019)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type FDC 9-2(n) (USS, FPO AP 96675-1193)

1994-07-09

First Day in Commission

 

Locy Type FDC 13-2(n) (USS, FPO AP 96675-1193)

1994-07-09

First Day in Commission

 

Locy Type 2-2(n+) (USS, FPO AP 96675-1193)

2002-02-19

Note:

 

Locy Type 9-2(n) (USS, FPO AP 96675-1193)

1995-03-10

Notes:

 

Locy Type 9-2(n+) (USS, FPO AP 96675-1193)

2008-06-26

Ship's cachet, cover serviced by Thad Kaczkowski

 

Locy Type 11any (USS) (APDS / POST OFFICE)

2019-01-01

Ship's cachet, filler card received by Thad Kaczkowski. APDS = All Purpose Date Stamp.

 

Locy Type 13-2(n) (USS, FPO AP 96675-1193)

1995-03-10

Note: Formally designated as Locy Type F, USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. P-75. It was reclassified as Type 13 following a review by the Postmark Committee of the USCS on July 25, 2008.

 

Locy Type F (USS, FPO AP 96675-1193) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-10

2008-06-26

100th Anniversary of the Great White Fleet. Ship's cachet, cover serviced by Thad Kaczkowski

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Named for the two naval battles of Port Royal Sound, South Carolina, of the American Revolutionary War and the American Civil War.

Two ships of the US Navy have borne the name PORT ROYAL - USS Port Royal (Sidewheel Steamer Gunboat 1862) and USS Port Royal CG-73.

The ships sponsor is Susan G. Baker, wife of James A. Baker III, Chief of Staff to President George H. W. Bush and former Secretary of State.

 

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