CAPE RAY T-AKR 9679

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.

Cape Rise Class Roll-on/Roll-off Ship Built in 1977 as "MV Seaspeed Asia" - Launched date unknown Placed in commercial service, date unknown, by National Ship Co. of Saudi Arabia Renamed "MV Saudi Makkah" date unknown Acquired 29 April 1991 by the US Department of Transportation Maritime Admin Renamed "MV Cape Ray" 1 February 1994 MV CAPE RAY T-AKR-9679 Assigned to MSC Ready Reserve Force 17 December 1994

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)

 

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

 

USPS 4-bar Norfolk VA

2014-01-27

N/A

Chemical Weapons Mission Cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

USPS 4-bar Norfolk VA

2014-01-27

N/A

Chemical Weapons Mission Cachet by Rich Hoffner

 

USPS 4-bar Norfolk VA

2014-01-27

N/A

Chemical Weapons Mission Cachet by Rich Hoffner

 

USN PSC 819 FPO AE 09645

2014-03-06

Cover requested by Mike Meister

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Cape Ray is a headland located at the southwestern extremity of the island of Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.

 

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