GERMANTOWN LSD 42

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.

Whidbey Island Class Dock Landing Ship Keel Laid 5 August 1982 - Launched 29 June 1984 USS GERMANTOWN LSD-42 Commissioned 8 February 1986 - Decommissioned (Tentative) FY 2025

Naval Covers

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1. USS Germantown LSD-42 Covers Page 1    (1984-2007)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type FDC 9-1(n+u) (USS)

1986-02-08

Commissioning, cachet by the USS Puget Sound Chapter No. 74, USCS

 

Locy Type 2-1(n+) (USS)

1993-03-06

Note:

 

Locy Type 2-3mt(n+) (USN, USS, FPO AP 96666-1730)

2000-02-11

Rubberstamp ship's cachet

 

Locy Type 2-2(n+) (USS, FPO AP 96666-1730)

2007-09-25

Cachet by Douglas Ebert.

 

Locy Type 9-3(n+) (USN, USS, FPO AP 96666-1730)

2007-12-29

Requested by Thad Kaczkowski

 

Locy Type 11-3n+ (USN, USS, FPO AP 96666-1730)

2014-07-30

Requested by Thad Kaczkowski

 

Locy Type 12-3n+ (USN, USS, FPO AP 96666-1730)

2014-07-30

Requested by Thad Kaczkowski

 

Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-10

2008-02-22

Centennial of the Great White Fleet. Cachet by Alvin Eckert.

 

Locy Type F (Unit #100123)

2016-04-11

Cachet by Kay Neuthor.

 

Locy Type F (Unit #100123)

2016-04-11

Cachet by Kay Neuthor.

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MISC. SHIP MARKINGS

 

Directory Service

2020-04-01

From the Foster E. Miller, III collection.

 

Missent Marking

2020-04-01

From the Foster E. Miller, III collection.

 

Other Information

USS GERMANTOWN has earned a Commander U.S. Pacific Fleet Letter of Commendation, two (2) Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbons, five (5) Navy Battle "E" Ribbons, the National Defense Service Medal, the Southwest Asia Service Medal and the Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait) during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Named for Germantown, Pennsynvania and the Battle of Germantown.

There have been two ships of the US Navy that has borne the name GERMANTOWN - USS Germantown (1846 Sloop) and USS Germantown LSD-42.

The ships sponsor is Mrs. Barbara Kelly, the wife of General Paul X. Kelly, Commandant of the Marine Corps (July 1, 1983, to June 30, 1987).

 

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