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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.
Initially classified CV-43 - Contract awarded 14 June 1943 Reclassified Large Aircraft Carrier (CVB) 15 July 1943 Keel Laid 10 July 1944 - Launched 2 April 1946 Decommissioned for conversion 24 May 1957 Recommissioned 25 January 1960 Decommissioned 30 April 1990 Struck from Naval Register 30 April 1990 Sold 7 May 1993 for scrap - Scrapping completed 8 September 2000 |
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Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date range for covers on that page.
Postmarks
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). 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.
A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an
image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN
THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
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existing example.
Postmark Type |
Postmark Date |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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Post Office Established 1 October 1947 - Disestablished 20 May 1957
Locy Type |
1947-10-01 |
As CVB-43. Commissioning
Locy Type 2 |
c1951-11-30 |
As CVB-43
Locy Type |
1956-08-07 |
As CVA-43. Cachet is thermographed.
Locy Type |
1951-02-05 |
As CVB-43
Locy Type |
1948-10-27 |
As CVB-43
Locy Type |
1947-10-01 |
As CVA-43
Locy Type |
1956-08-07 |
As CVA-43. Cachet is thermographed.
Post Office Reestablished 25 January 1960 - Disestablished 30 April 1990
Locy Type |
1965-04-21 |
As CVA-43
Locy Type |
1968-12-25 |
As CVA-43. Christmas, cachet by C. Wright Richell, sponsored by Admiral Farragut Chapter No. 3, USCS
Locy Type |
1973-08-24 |
As CVA-43
Locy Type |
1961-05-10 |
As CVA-43
Locy Type |
1978-10-16 |
As CV-43. Cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
Locy Type |
1983-09-12 |
As CV-43. Cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson
Locy Type |
1986-01-01 |
As CV-43. New Year's Day, cachet by Duane Rosendale
Locy Type |
1985-10-01 |
As CV-43
Locy Type |
1989-12-29 |
N/A |
As CV-43
Cachet by Roger A. Wentworth
Locy Type |
1971-10-07 |
As CVA-43
Locy Type |
1969-02-19 |
As CVA-43
Locy Type |
1968-12-25 |
As CVA-43. Christmas, backside of the cachet by C. Wright Richell, sponsored by Admiral Farragut Chapter No. 3, USCS
Locy Type |
1962-04-06 |
As CVA-43
Locy Type |
1990-04-30 |
As CV-43. Last Day in Commission
Locy Type |
1990-04-30 |
As CV-43. Last Day in Commission
USPS Pictorial Postmark
USPS Pictorial |
2007-10-01 |
60th Anniversary of Commission. Cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
Other Information
USS CORAL SEA earned the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon (7 awards), the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon (5 awards), the Navy Expeditionary Service Medal (2 awards). the Navy Occupation Service Medal w/ "Europe" clasp, the National Defense Service Medal (2 awards), the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (4 awards), the Vietnam Service Medal w/ 12 Campaign stars, the Humanitarian Service Medal, the Republic of Vietnam Meritorious Unit Citation Ribbon w/ Palm and the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal during her Naval career.
NAMESAKE - An arm of the southwest Pacific Ocean bounded by northeast Australia, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu. It was the scene of a U.S. World War II naval victory in May 1942.
The ships sponsor was Mrs. Thomas C. Kinkaid, wife of Admiral Thomas C. Kinkaid.
Three ships of the US Navy have borne the name CORAL SEA - USS Coral Sea CVE-57, USS Coral Sea CV-42 and USS Coral Sea CV-43.
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