GERALD R FORD CVN 78

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.

Gerald R. Ford Class Aircraft Carrier Naming Ceremony, Washington, D.C., January 16 2007 Keel Laid November 14 2009 - Launched & Christened 9 November 2013 USS GERALD R. FORD CVN 78 Commissioned 22 July 2017

Naval Covers

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1. USS Gerald R. Ford CVN-78 Covers Page 1     (2009-2017)

 

Postmarks

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

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Ship's Postmarks

 

Locy Type FDPS 11-2n+ (USS, FPO AE 09523)

2014-08-03

PCU GERALD R. FORD. First Day of Postal Service, serviced by Alex Hamling.

 

Locy Type FDPS 12-2n+ (USS, FPO AE 09523-2807)

2014-08-03

PCU GERALD R. FORD. First Day of Postal Service, cachet by Richard Hoffner

 

Locy Type FDPS 13-2n+ (USS, FPO AE 09523-2807)

2014-08-03

PCU GERALD R. FORD. First Day of Postal Service, cachet by Richard Hoffner

 

Locy Type 11-2n+ (USS, FPO AE 09523)

2015-02-29

PCU GERALD R. FORD. Leap Year, cachet by Richard Hoffner

 

Locy Type 12-2n+ (USS, FPO AE 09523)

2015-02-29

PCU GERALD R. FORD. Leap Year, cachet by Richard Hoffner

 

Locy Type 13-2n+ (USS, FPO AE 09523-2807)

2015-12-25

PCU GERALD R. FORD. Christmas, cachet by Douglas Ebert

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USPS Pictorial Postmarks

 

USPS Pictorial "Keel Laying Station" Newport News VA

2009-11-14

Keel Laying, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

USPS Pictorial "Christening Sta." Newport News VA

2013-11-09

Christening, cachet by Richard D. Jones

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr. (July 14 1913 – December 26 2006).
    Ford was the 38th President of the United States of America (1974–1977). Ford became the fourth consecutive President to have served in the US Navy. He was the first vice president in American history to succeed to the nation's highest office because of the resignation of a president, and he was the first person to occupy the White House without being elected either president or vice president.
    Ford received his commission as an Ensign in the U.S Naval Reserve on 13 April 1942 and later participated in many actions in the Pacific aboard the fast aircraft carrier USS Monterey CVL-26. He was eventually released from active duty under honorable conditions in February 1946.

The ships sponsor is Susan Ford Bales, the daughter of former President Gerald Ford.

 

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