TINIAN AKV 23

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.

Commencement Bay Class Escort Carrier Keel Laid 20 March 1945 - Launched 5 September 1945 Accepted by the Navy 30 July 1946 USS TINIAN CVE-123 Never Commissioned, assigned to the Pacific Reserve Fleet, 19th Fleet USS TINIAN CVHE-123 Designation changed 12 June 1955 USS TINIAN AKV-23 Designation changed May 1959 Struck 1 June 1970 and sold for scrap.

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS Tinian CVE-123 Covers Page 1    (1946)

 

Postmarks

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

 

USPO Machine Cancel Tacoma WA

1945-09-05

N/A

Cachet by Airport Historical Society and sponsored by the Tacoma Chamber of Commerce. Courtesy of the Dennis Gill collection.

 

Other Information

The ships sponsor was Miss Grace L. Woods.

 

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