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<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
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Brooklyn NY Navy Yard Sta.<br/>Machine
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1944-04-29
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[[Image:JonBurdett bonhommerichard cv31 19440429.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:JonBurdett bonhommerichard cv31 19440429 cach.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Launching
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Locy Type<br/>2(n)
Locy Type<br/>2(n)
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1946-01-25
1945-11-02
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[[Image:JonBurdett bonhommerichard cv31 19460131 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
[[Image:JonBurdett bonhommerichard cv31 19451102 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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As CV-31
As CV-31
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Locy Type<br/>2(n+)<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. B-87
Locy Type<br/>2(n+)<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. B-87
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1967-03-21
1966-10-27
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[[Image:JonBurdett bonhommerichard cva31 19661027 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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As CVA-31<br/>
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Locy Type<br/>2(n+)<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. B-87a
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1970-04-04
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As CVA-31<br/>
As CVA-31<br/>

Revision as of 06:11, 3 October 2016


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 Class Aircraft Carrier
    Keel Laid February 1 1943 - Launched April 29 1944

  1. USS BON HOMME RICHARD CV-31
    Commissioned November 26 1944 - Decommissioned January 9 1947
    Recommissioned January 15 1951

  2. USS BON HOMME RICHARD CVA-31
    Reclassified Attack Aircraft Carrier (CVA) October 1 1952
    Decommissioned May 15 1953
    Recommissioned September 6 1955 - Decommissioned July 2 1971

    Struck from Naval Register September 20 1989
    Sold 1992 for scrap


Naval Covers

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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.

  1. Bon Homme Richard Covers Page 1    (1945-70)

 

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


 

Brooklyn NY Navy Yard Sta.
Machine

1944-04-29

Launching

1st Commissioning November 26 1944 to January 9 1947


 

Locy Type
2(n) Oct 27, 1945

1945-10-27

As CV-31
Navy Day, stationary from the "Seattle Navy Mothers' Hostess House".


 

Locy Type
2(n)

1945-11-02

As CV-31


 

Locy Type
2z

1945-01-27

As CV-31

2nd Commissioning January 15 1951 to May 15 1953


 

Locy Type
2

1951-04-04

As CV-31


 

Locy Type
7

1953-01-17

As CVA-31

3rd Commissioning September 6 1955 to July 2 1971


 

Locy Type
FDPS 2
(BON HOME RICHARD)

1955-09-06

As CVA-31
First Day Postal Service


 

Locy Type
FDPS 9efu
(BON HOME RICHARD)

1955-09-06

As CVA-31
First Day Postal Service


 

Locy Type
2
(BON HOME RICHARD)

1955-09-26

As CVA-31


 

Locy Type
2(n+)

1956-12-08

As CVA-31


 

Locy Type
2(n+)

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. B-87

1966-10-27

As CVA-31


 

Locy Type
2(n+)

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. B-87a

1970-04-04

As CVA-31


 

Locy Type
2t(n+u) (USS) 1968

1967-10-27

As CVA-31


 

Locy Type
2t(n+u) (USS) 1970

1970-05-30

As CVA-31


 

Locy Type
7n+

1961-06-24
to
1961-06-25

As CVA-31


 

Locy Type
7t(n+u) (USS)

1969-08-13

As CVA-31
"Free" Sailor Mail


 

Locy Type
9efu
(BON HOME RICHARD)

1961-06-24
to
1961-06-25

As CVA-31


 

Locy Type F

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. B-87b

1962-09-01

As CVA-31


 

Locy Type F

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. B-87c

1960-06-14

As CVA-31

 

Other Information

BON HOMME RICHARD received 1 battle star for her World War II service and 5 battle stars for Korean service

NAMESAKE - Bonhomme Richard is the French equivalent of "Poor Richard." John Paul Jones gave the famous ship this name in honor of Benjamin Franklin

 

 

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