CABOT AVT 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.

Independence Class Aircraft Carrier
Ordered as Cleveland Class Light Cruiser WILMINGTON CL-79
Keel Laid March 16 1942
Reordered as Carrier and redesignated (CV) June 2 1942
Renamed June 23 1942
Launched April 4 1943
Redesignated Light Aircraft Carrier (CVL) July 15 1943


1. USS CABOT CVL-28
   Commissioned July 24 1943 - Decommissioned February 11 1947
   Recommissioned October 27 1948 as a Naval Air Reserve Training Carrier
   Decommissioned January 21 1955
   
   
2. USS CABOT AVT-3
   Reclassified Aircraft Transport (AVT) May 15 1959 while in reserve
   
   Struck from Naval Register August 1 1972
   
   
3. DEDALO PH-01 (Spanish Naval Service)
   Loaned to Spain and renamed
   Commissioned August 30 1967
   Sold to Spain December 5 1972
   
   
4. DEDALO PA-01
   Reclassified Aircraft Carrier (PA) September 28 1976
   
   
5. DEDALO R-01
   Redesignated in accordance to NATO practice 1980
   
   Stricken from the Spanish Navy List August 5 1989
   Sold 1997 for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1943-50)

 

Postmarks

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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 July 24 1943 to February 11 1947

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1945-12-04

As CVL-28
Cachet by B. Saunders Bullard

 

Locy Type 2z

1946-04-18

As CVL-28

 

Locy Type 2z

1946-04-18

As CVL-28

 

Locy Type 2z*

1943-09-13

As CVL-28
Censored sailor's mail, cover provided by the USO.

 

Locy Type 2z*

1943-11-22

As CVL-28
Censored wartime (WWII) use

 

Locy Type 2z*

1944-09-30

As CVL-28
Censored sailor's mail.

 

Locy Type 9efu

1943-10-04

As CVL-28
Registered, Official mail, postmark on the back.

 

Locy Type 9efu

1945-12-20

As CVL-28

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2nd Commissioning October 27 1948 to January 21 1955

 

Locy Type FDPS 2t(nu)

1948-12-01

As CVL-28
First Day of Postal Service, cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1954-03-22

As CVL-28

 

Locy Type 2t(nu)

1950-06-14

As CVL-28

 

Locy Type 9ef(nu)

1948-12-13

As CVL-28

 

Locy Type 9ef(nu)

1950-06-14

As CVL-28
Mark from back of cover

 

Other Information

CABOT earned 9 Battle Stars for WWII service

Earned Presidential Unit Citation

NAMESAKE - John Cabot (Giovanni Caboto),a Venetian navigator, credited as the first European to reach the North American continent on June 24 1497 while sailing under the sponsorship of King Henry VII of England.

 

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