SIBONEY CVE 112

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 April 1 1944 as FROSTY BAY Renamed April 26 1944 Launched November 9 1944 USS SIBONEY CVE-112 Commissioned May 14 1945 - Decommissioned December 6 1949 Recommissioned November 22 1950 - Decommissioned February 15 1957 Redesignated Cargo and Aircraft Ferry AKV-12 May 7 1959, while in reserve Struck from Naval Register June 1 1970 Sold 1971 to Union Minerals and Alloys Corp., New York for scrap.

Naval Covers

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1. USS Siboney CVE-112 Covers Page 1     (1947-56)

 

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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1st Commissioning May 14 1945 to December 6 1949

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1947-09-15

Note:

 

Locy Type 9ef(nu)

1947-09-15

Note:

 

Locy Type LDPS 2(n)

1949-12-19

Last Day Postal Service

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2nd Commissioning November 22 1950 to July 31 1956

 

Locy Type FDPS 2

1950-12-15

First Day Postal Service

 

Locy Type 2

1951-02-09

Note:

 

Locy Type LDPS 2

1956-11-30

Last Day of Postal Service, cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Siboney, Cuba, the town where Americans landed in the Spanish-American War.

 

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