PEARL HARBOR LSD 52

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.

Harpers Ferry Class Dock Landing Ship Keel Laid 27 January 1995 - Launched 24 February 1996 USS PEARL HARBOR LSD-52 Commissioned (Special) 27 February 1998 Commissioned 30 May 1998

Naval Covers

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1. USS Pearl Harbor LSD-52 Covers Page 1     (1998-2022)

 

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 2-2t(n+) (USS, FPO AP 96667-1740)

1998-05-30

Commissioning, ships cachet, from the Thad Kaczkowski collection.

 

Locy Type FDC F "COMMISSIONING"

1998-05-30

Commissioning, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Locy Type 2-2t(n+) (USS, FPO AP 96667-1740)

1999-07-12

Cachet by Roger A. Wentworth

 

Locy Type 9-2(n+) (USS, FPO AP 96667-1740)

2002-02-06

Type F postmark (1998) cachet, from the Thad Kaczkowski collection.

 

Locy Type 11-2n (USS, FPO AP 96667)

2021-12-07

Pearl Harbor Day, ships cachet and text cachet by Michael Brock

 

Locy Type 11-2(n+) (USS, FPO AP 96667-1740)

2013-05-30

15th Anniversary. Type F postmark (1998) cachet, from the Thad Kaczkowski collection.

 

Locy Type 11-2n+ (USS, FPO AP 96667)

2023-07-04

Independence Day. Type F postmark (1998). Cachet by Michael Brock.

 

Locy Type 12-2(n+) (USS, FPO AP 96667-1740)

2013-05-30

15th Anniversary. Type F postmark (1998) cachet, from the Thad Kaczkowski collection.

 

Locy Type 12-2cn (USS, FPO AP 96667)

2022-02-21

Collectors request on a insert card, from the Ken Pearson collection.

 

Locy Type 13-2(n+) (USS, FPO AP 96667-1740)

2008-05-30

10th Anniversary of Commissioning, cachet by Mike Brock

 

Locy Type F "OUR 1ST PEARL HARBOR DAY"

1998-12-07

Collectors request on a insert card, from the Ken Pearson collection.

 

Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-10

2008-09-08

Ships cachet, collectors request by Thad Kaczkowski

 

Other Information

USS PEARL HARBER has earned a Chief of Naval Operations Letter of Commendation, the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon (2 awards), the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon (2 awards), the National Defense Service Medal and the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal during her Naval career as of 2016.

NAMESAKE - The Naval Base at on the island of Oahu, Hawaii where WWII began for the United States 7 December 1941.

The ships sponsor is Mrs. Beverly Young, wife of U.S. Representative Bill Young of Florida.

 

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