COMSTOCK LSD 45

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 27 October 1986 - Launched 16 January 1988 USS COMSTOCK LSD-45 Commissioned 3 February 1990

Naval Covers

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1. USS Comstock LSD-45 Covers Page 1     (1998-2017)

 

Postmarks

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

 

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

1998-02-18

Free Mail - Notice the "stamp".

 

Locy Type 2-2(n+) (USS, FPO AP 96662-1733)

2017-01-17

Collectors request, requested by Robert Jank

 

Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-10

2009-02-17

100th Anniversary of the Great White Fleet, serviced by Rich Hoffner

 

Other Information

USS COMSTOCK has earned the Joint Meritorious Unit Award Ribbon w/ one star, the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon w/ one star, the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon, the Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (5 awards), the National Defense Service Medal, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal w/ two stars, the Southwest Asia Service Medal and the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal w/ one star as of 2016

NAMESAKE - Named after the Comstock Lode, an early American pioneer mining site near Virginia City, Nevada.

Two ships of the US Navy have borne the name COMSTOCK - USS Comstock LSD-19 and USS Comstock LSD-45.

The ships sponsor is Mrs. Jan Gray, the wife of General Alfred M. Gray, Jr., Commandant of the Marine Corps

 

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