FREEDOM LCS 1

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.

Freedom Class Littoral Combat Ship Keel Laid 2 June 2005 Launched & Christened 23 September 2006 Delivered to the US Navy 18 September 2008 USS FREEDOM LCS-1 Commissioned 8 November 2008 - Decommissioned 29 September 2021

Naval Covers

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1. USS Freedom LCS-1 Covers Page 1    (2005-2018)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type FDC F

2008-11-08

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

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USPS Pictorial Postmarks

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "USS FREEDOM (LCS-1) Sta." Milwaukee, WI

2008-11-08

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

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Named for the concept of freedom.

Three ships of the US Navy have borne the name FREEDOM - USS Freedom ID-3024, USS Freedom IX-43 and USS Freedom LCS-1.

The ships sponsor is Birgit Smith, the widow of Sergeant 1st Class Paul Ray Smith, US Army; who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

 

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