LONG ISLAND CVE 1

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.

Long Island Class Escort Carrier
Keel Laid July 7 1939
Launched Jan 11 1940


1. MORMACMAIL (Commercial Service)
Delivered to Moore-McCormack Lines (Mooremack) in May 1940
Acquired by U.S. Navy March 6 1941
Originally designated Transport/Aircraft Ferry APV-1


2. USS LONG ISLAND AVG-1
   Commissioned Aircraft Escort Vessel (AVG) June 2 1941
   
   
3. USS LONG ISLAND ACV-1
   Redesignated Auxiliary Aircraft Carrier (ACV) August 20 1942
   
   
4. USS LONG ISLAND CVE-1
   Redesignated Escort Carrier (CVE) July 15 1943
   Decommissioned March 26 1946
   Struck from Navy Register April 12 1946
   Sold 24 April 1947 to Zidell Ship Dismantling Co., Portland, OR, for scrapping.
   
   
5. NELLY (Commercial Service)
   Resold March 12 1948 to The Canada-Europe Line, and converted for merchant service
   
   
6. SEVEN SEAS (School Ship)
   Sold 1953 to The University of the Seven Seas
   Converted to School Ship and registered in Germany
   Hulked 1966 at Rotterdam as floating students hostel
   Later used as local hostel for shipyard workers
   
   Scrapped May 1977

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS Long Island Covers Page 1    (1941)

 

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 3 (A-BTB) "FIRST DAY / CANCELATION"

1941-06-02

AVG-1. Commissioning, cachet by Dr. S. E. Hutnick
Note: Spelling of 'Cancellation' spelled incorrectly in postmark killer

 

Locy Type 3 (A-BTB)

1941-11-01

AVG-1.

 

Locy Type 3z (BBT)

1945-06-02

CVE-1. Censored sailors mail.

 

Locy Type Fz USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. L-38

1941-12-07

AVG-1. Pearl Harbor Day strike, Censored wartime (WWII) use

 

Other Information

USS LONG ISLAND earned the American Defense Service Medal with "Fleet" clasp, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with 1 campaign star and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - The body of water between the southern shore of Connecticut and the northern coast of Long Island, N.Y.

 

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