CHARGER CVE 30

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.

Charger Class Escort Carrier Keel Laid January 19 1940 as Civilian Passenger/Cargo Ship Launched March 1 1941 as "SS RIO LA PLATA" Transferred to Great Britain and renamed (Date unknown) HMS CHARGER BAVG 4 Commissioned Aircraft Escort Ship (AVG) in British Service July 1941 Returned to U.S. Navy custody October 4 1941 USS CHARGER AVG 30 Commissioned March 3 1942 USS CHARGER ACV 30 Reclassified Auxiliary Aircraft Carrier (ACV) August 20 1942 USS CHARGER CVE 30 Reclassified Escort Carrier (CVE) July 15 1943 Decommissioned March 15 1946 Sold June 30 1947 Converted for merchant service 1949 and renamed "SS FAIRSEA" Disabled by an engine room fire January 29 1969 Sold 1969 to Italian shipbreakers and scrapped

Naval Covers

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1. Charger Covers Page 1     (1942-46)

 

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.

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

 

Locy Type 2(n) Oct 27, 1945

1945-10-27

As CVE-30

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1946-01-25

As CVE-30

 

Locy Type 2z

1945-09-10

As CVE-30

 

Locy Type 2z*

1944-03-03

As CVE-30

 

Locy Type 3 (B-TTT)

c1946

As CVE-30
Add-on cachet by Michael F. Hebert (Mh Cachets)

 

Locy Type 3z

1942-08-18

As CVE-30

 

Locy Type 9vz

1942-06-26 to 1942-06-27

As AVG-30
Mark from back of cover

 

Other Information

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal

NAMESAKE - A horse trained for battle / One that charges forward into battle.

 

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