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Naming Ceremony, Washington, D.C., January 16 2007<br/>
Naming Ceremony, Washington, D.C., January 16 2007<br/>
Keel Laid November 14 2009 - Launched & Christened 9 November 2013<br/><br/>
Keel Laid November 14 2009 - Launched & Christened 9 November 2013<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS GERALD R. FORD CVN 78'''<br/>Commissioned 22 July 2017
<li>'''USS GERALD R. FORD CVN-78'''</li>
Commissioned 22 July 2017
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<li>[[GERALD_R_FORD_CVN_78_Covers_Page_1 | USS Gerald R. Ford CVN-78 Covers Page 1]] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2009-2017)</li>
<li>[[GERALD_R_FORD_CVN_78_Covers_Page_1 | USS Gerald R. Ford CVN-78 Covers Page 1]] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2009-2017)</li>
<li>[[GERALD_R_FORD_CVN_78_Covers_Page_2 | USS Gerald R. Ford CVN-78 Covers Page 2]] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(FDC 2017 -)</li>
<li>[[GERALD_R_FORD_CVN_78_Covers_Page_2 | USS Gerald R. Ford CVN-78 Covers Page 2]] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2017-2022)</li>
<li>[[GERALD_R_FORD_CVN_78_Covers_Page_3 | USS Gerald R. Ford CVN-78 Covers Page 3]] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2023-)</li>
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<h4>Ship's Postmarks</h4>
<h4>Pre-Commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford Postmarks</h4>
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<h4>USS Gerald R. Ford Postmarks</h4>
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_GeraldRFord_CVN78_20170722_3_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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'''USS GERALD R. FORD'''. Commissioning, cachet by the [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_99_USS_North_Carolina_ | USS North Carolina Chapter No. 99, USCS]]
Commissioning, cachet by the [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_99_USS_North_Carolina_ | USS North Carolina Chapter No. 99, USCS]]
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Locy Type<br/>11-2 (USS,<br/>FPO AE 09523)
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2020-12-20
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_GeraldRFord_CVN78_20201220_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_GeraldRFord_CVN78_20201220_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Cachet by the [[Cachet_Maker_Stewart_Milstein_ | Stewart Milstein]]
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'''USS GERALD R. FORD'''. Launches & Recovers 1st aircraft, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Neal_J_Mills_ | Neal J. Mills]]
Launches & Recovers 1st aircraft, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Neal_J_Mills_ | Neal J. Mills]]
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Locy Type<br/>11-2ny (USS,<br/>FPO AE 09523)<br/>(Unit 100328)
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2023-05-29
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_GeraldRFord_CVN78_20230529_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_GeraldRFord_CVN78_20230529_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Memorial Day, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Neal_J_Mills_ | Neal J. Mills]]
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Locy Type<br/>12-2n+<br/>(USS, FPO AE 09523)
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2022-02-21
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_GeraldRFord_CVN78_20220221_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|250px]]
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President's Day, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Michael_Brock_ | Michael Brock]]
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Locy Type<br/>13-2n+ (USS,<br/>FPO AE 09523-2807)
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2018-03-17
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_GeraldRFord_CVN78_20180317_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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St. Patrick's Day, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Neal_J_Mills_ | Neal J. Mills]]
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Latest revision as of 23:45, 29 July 2024

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.


    Gerald R. Ford Class Nuclear Powered Aircraft Carrier
    Naming Ceremony, Washington, D.C., January 16 2007
    Keel Laid November 14 2009 - Launched & Christened 9 November 2013

  1. USS GERALD R. FORD CVN-78
    2. Commissioned 22 July 2017

Naval Covers

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  1. USS Gerald R. Ford CVN-78 Covers Page 1     (2009-2017)
  2. USS Gerald R. Ford CVN-78 Covers Page 2     (2017-2022)
  3. USS Gerald R. Ford CVN-78 Covers Page 3     (2023-)

 

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.

A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
 
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the existing example.


 

Postmark Type
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Killer Bar Text

Postmark
Date		 Thumbnail Link To
Postmark Image		 Thumbnail Link
To
Cover Image

Pre-Commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford Postmarks


 

Locy Type FDPS 11-2n+
(USS, FPO
AE 09523)

2014-08-03

PCU GERALD R. FORD. First Day of Postal Service, serviced by Alex Hamling.


 

Locy Type FDPS 12-2n+
(USS, FPO
AE 09523-2807)

2014-08-03

PCU GERALD R. FORD. First Day of Postal Service, cachet by Richard Hoffner


 

Locy Type FDPS 13-2n+
(USS, FPO
AE 09523-2807)

2014-08-03

PCU GERALD R. FORD. First Day of Postal Service, cachet by Richard Hoffner


 

Locy Type 11-2n+
(USS, FPO
AE 09523)

2016-02-29

PCU GERALD R. FORD. Leap Year, cachet by Richard Hoffner


 

Locy Type 12-2n+
(USS, FPO
AE 09523)

2016-02-29

PCU GERALD R. FORD. Leap Year, cachet by Richard Hoffner


 

Locy Type 13-2n+
(USS, FPO
AE 09523-2807)

2015-12-25

PCU GERALD R. FORD. Christmas, cachet by Douglas Ebert


USS Gerald R. Ford Postmarks


 

Locy Type
FDC 11-2 (USS,
FPO AE 09523)

2017-07-22

USS GERALD R. FORD. Commissioning, cachet by the USS North Carolina Chapter No. 99, USCS


 

Locy Type
FDC 11-2n+ (USS,
FPO AE 09523)

2017-07-22

Commissioning, cachet by the USS North Carolina Chapter No. 99, USCS


 

Locy Type
11-2 (USS,
FPO AE 09523)

2020-12-20

Cachet by the Stewart Milstein


 

Locy Type
11-2n+ (USS,
FPO AE 09523)

2017-07-28

Launches & Recovers 1st aircraft, cachet by Neal J. Mills


 

Locy Type
11-2ny (USS,
FPO AE 09523)
(Unit 100328)

2023-05-29

Memorial Day, cachet by Neal J. Mills


 

Locy Type
12-2n+
(USS, FPO AE 09523)

2022-02-21

President's Day, cachet by Michael Brock


 

Locy Type
13-2n+ (USS,
FPO AE 09523-2807)

2018-03-17

St. Patrick's Day, cachet by Neal J. Mills


USPS Pictorial Postmarks


 

USPS
Pictorial Postmark

"Keel Laying
Station"

Newport News VA

2009-11-14

Keel Laying, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS


 

USPS
Pictorial Postmark

"Christening Sta."

Newport News VA

2013-11-09

Christening, cachet by Richard D. Jones



 

Proposed USPS
Pictorial Postmarks

"Commissioning Sta."

Newport News VA

2017-00-00

Proposed Commissioning Postmarks, created by Wolfgang Hechler and sponsored by Richard F. Hoffner.

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr. (July 14 1913 – December 26 2006).
    Ford was the 38th President of the United States of America (1974–1977). Ford became the fourth consecutive President to have served in the US Navy. He was the first vice president in American history to succeed to the nation's highest office because of the resignation of a president, and he was the first person to occupy the White House without being elected either president or vice president.
    Ford received his commission as an Ensign in the U.S Naval Reserve on 13 April 1942 and later participated in many actions in the Pacific aboard the fast aircraft carrier USS Monterey CVL-26. He was eventually released from active duty under honorable conditions in February 1946.

The ships sponsor is Susan Ford Bales, the daughter of former President Gerald Ford.

 

 

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