MILLINOCKET EPF 3

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.

Spearhead Class Joint High Speed Vessel Keel Laid 3 May 2012 as "FORTITUDE" Name changed to "MILLINOCKET" 30 May 2012 Christened 20 April 2013 - Launched June 5 2013 USNS MILLINOCKET JHSV 3 Placed into Service 21 March 2014 USNS MILLINOCKET EPF 3 Designation changed September 2015

Naval Covers

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1. USNS Millinocket EPF-3 Covers Page 1     (2012-2013)

 

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	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

USPS Pictorial "Keel Laying Station" Mobile AL

2012-04-12

Keel Laying, cachet by Greg Ciesielski
Note: Keel Laying was originally scheduled for 12 April 2012 and the postmark was prepared and used on that date. However, the official ceremony was changed to 3 May 2012.

 

USPS CDS

2013-04-20

N/A

Christening, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Named in honor of Millinocket and East Millinocket, Maine.

Two ships of the US Navy have borne the name MILLINOCKET - S.S. MILLINOCKET (Freighter)(Sunk by German torpedo 06/17/1942, 8 crew, 3 Armed Guard KIA),
and USNS Millinocket EPF-3.

 

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