ANTIETAM CVS 36

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.

Essex (Long Hull) Class Carrier AKA Ticonderoga Keel Laid March 15 1943 - Launched August 20 1944 USS ANTIETAM CV-36 Commissioned January 28 1945 - Decommissioned June 21 1949 Recommissioned January 17 1951 USS ANTIETAM CVA-36 Redesignated Attack Aircraft Carrier (CVA) October 1952 USS ANTIETAM CVS-36 Redesignated Anti-Submarine Warfare Carrier (CVS) August 1953 Placed In Commission In Reserve January 7 1963 Decommissioned May 8 1963 Struck from Naval Register May 1973 Sold February 28 1974 to The Union Minerals & Alloys Corp. for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. Antietam Covers Page 1    (1945-63)

 

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.

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

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1st Commissioning January 28 1945 to June 21 1949

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1946-03-26

As CV-36

 

Locy Type 2z (B)

1945-07-18

As CV-36
Censored wartime (WWII) use

 

Locy Type 9ef(nu)

1948-10-18 to 1948-10-21

As CV-36
Mark from back of cover

 

Locy Type 9# (Br. #15472)

1945-07-06 to 1945-07-12

As CV-36
Mark from back of cover

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2nd Commissioning January 17 1951 to May 8 1963

 

Locy Type 2 1951

1951-02-26

As CV-36
USCS Postmark Catalog states "The four type 2 cancels are nearly identical"
However differences can be seen...First "T" slightly higher than "N", second "T" slightly higher than "E"

 

Locy Type 2 1953

1952-12-04

As CVA-36
First "T" even with "N", second "T" even with "E", appears connected

 

Locy Type 2 1954

1955-03-23

As CVS-36
Second "T" higher than "E", letters seem closer together

 

Locy Type 2 1955

1957-02-26

As CVS-36

 

Locy Type 2t(n+u) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. A-80a

1961-07-15

As CVS-36

 

Locy Type 9efu USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. A-80b

1955-10-05

As CVS-36

 

Locy Type 9efu USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. A-80d

1953-11-12

As CVS-36

 

Locy Type 9fu

1961-07-15

As CVS-36

 

Locy Type LDPS 2t(nu)

1963-01-05

As CVS-36
Last Day Postal Service

 

Other Information

ANTIETAM earned 2 Battle Stars for Korea service

NAMESAKE - A creek of north-central Maryland emptying into the Potomac River. The bloody and inconclusive Civil War Battle of Antietam (or Sharpsburg, as it is often called in the South) was fought along its banks on September 17 1862

 

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