RAVEN MSF 55

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.

Raven Class Minesweeper
Keel Laid 28 June 1939 - Launched 24 August 1940


1. USS RAVEN AM-55
   Commissioned 11 November 1940 - Decommissioned 31 May 1946
   
   
2. USS RAVEN MSF-55
   Reclassified Fleet Minesweeper (Steel Hulled) (MSF) 7 February 1955, while in reserve
   
   Struck from Naval Register 1 May 1967
   Sunk 1967 as a target off southern California

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS Raven AM-55 Covers Page 1    (1939-42)

 

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). 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.

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

 

Locy Type FDPS 3r (A-BTT) "FIRST DAY / MAIL SERVICE"

1941-02-24

First Day of Postal Service, Unidentified cachetmaker

 

Locy Type 3z (BBT)

1942-10-21

Censored, WWII use

 

Locy Type 9v

1941-06-15

On Piece

 

Locy Type 9x

1941-06-15

On Piece

 

Locy Type LDPS 2z

1946-05-02

Last Day of Postal Service, from the Richard F. Hoffner collection.

 

Other Information

USS RAVEN earned the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal w/ three battle stars and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.

Three ships of the US Navy have borne the name RAVEN - USS Raven (1813 Schooner), USS Raven MSF-55 and USS Raven MHC-61

The ships sponsor was Miss Elizabeth Scott Baker.

 

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