GERMANTOWN LSD 42
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 5 August 1982 - Launched 29 June 1984 |
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- USS Germantown LSD-42 Covers Page 1 (1984-2007)
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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Locy Type |
1993-03-06 |
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Note:
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Locy Type |
2000-02-11 |
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Rubberstamp ship's cachet
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Locy Type |
2007-09-25 |
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Cachet by Douglas Ebert.
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Locy Type F |
2008-02-22 |
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Centennial of the Great White Fleet. Cachet by Alvin Eckert.
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Locy Type F |
2016-04-11 |
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Cachet by Kay Neuthor.
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Locy Type F |
2016-04-11 |
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Cachet by Kay Neuthor.
Other Information
USS GERMANTOWN has earned a Commander U.S. Pacific Fleet Letter of Commendation, two (2) Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbons, five (5) Navy Battle "E" Ribbons, the National Defense Service Medal, the Southwest Asia Service Medal and the Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait) during her Naval career.
NAMESAKE - Named for Germantown, Pennsynvania and the Battle of Germantown.
There have been two ships of the US Navy that has borne the name GERMANTOWN - USS Germantown (1846 Sloop) and USS Germantown LSD-42.
The ships sponsor is Mrs. Barbara Kelly, the wife of General Paul X. Kelly, Commandant of the Marine Corps (July 1, 1983, to June 30, 1987).
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