INCHON MCS 12
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.
Keel Laid 8 April 1968 - Launched 24 May 1969 |
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- USS Inchon LPH / MCS-12 Covers Page 1 (1970-95)
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.
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.
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Postmark Date |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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Locy Type |
1970-06-20 |
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First Day in Commission, cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson
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Locy Type |
1973-09-01 |
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LPH-12. Welcome Home cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson
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1978-07-31 |
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LPH-12. 70th Anniversary of the Naval Postal Service. Cachet by Old Ironsides Chapter No. 1, USCS
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Locy Type |
1984-07-17 |
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LPH-12
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Locy Type |
1991-07-07 |
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LPH-12. US Marine Corps History, Cachet Maker Richard H. Hall
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1991-11-10 |
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LPH-12. US Marine Corps Birthday, Cachet Maker Jeannine P. Hall
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Locy Type |
1991-11-10 |
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LPH-12. US Marine Corps Birthday, Cachet Maker Richard H. Hall
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1995-03-05 |
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LPH-12. Last Day as LPH. Cachet by Al Banasky
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1996-01-16 |
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MCS-12. Ships cachet. From the Thad Kaczkowski collection.
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Locy Type |
1996-01-16 |
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MCS-12. Ships cachet. From the Thad Kaczkowski collection.
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Locy Type |
1992-09-30 |
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N/A |
On Piece
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Locy Type |
2002-06-20 |
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MCS-12. Decommissioning, ship's stationary.
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USPS 4-bar |
2002-06-20 |
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Decommissioning, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
Other Information
USS INCHON earned the following awards during her Naval career, the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon, the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon, the Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (5 awards), the Navy Expeditionary Medal (3 awards), the National Defense Service Medal, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal w/ 1 Campaign star, and the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal.
NAMESAKE - Named for the battle of Inchon, a turning point of the Korean War.
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