NASSAU LHA 4
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 13 August 1973 - Launched 21 January 1978 |
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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.
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THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
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existing example.
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Postmark Type |
Postmark Date |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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Locy Type |
1979-07-28 |
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First Day in Commission
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Locy Type |
1982-01-26 |
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Marines Mail, Official Business
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Locy Type |
1984-02-23 |
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Marines Mail, pre-printed ship stationary
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Locy Type |
1992-07-04 |
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4th of July, cachet by Gary R. Rogak
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Locy Type |
1998-07-07 |
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Ships cachet, requested by Thad Kaczkowski
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Locy Type |
2003-03-06 |
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Ships cachet, requested by Thad Kaczkowski
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Locy Type |
2003-03-06 |
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Ships cachet, requested by Thad Kaczkowski
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Locy Type |
1998-07-07 |
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Ships cachet, requested by Thad Kaczkowski
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Locy Type |
2002-09-24 |
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Ships cachet, requested by Thad Kaczkowski. "Operation Enduring Freedom"
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Locy Type |
2006-07-04 |
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4th of July, cachet by Roger A. Wentworth
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Locy Type F |
1979-11-27 |
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Welcome to Norfolk - TCG ISIN A 589 (ex USS Safeguard ARS-25). cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson
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Locy Type F |
1979-08-21 |
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Note:
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Locy Type F |
2008-06-11 |
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100th Anniversary of the Great White Fleet. Ship's cachet, serviced by Thad Kaczkowski
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Locy Type |
1992-02-17 |
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N/A |
On Piece
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Locy Type |
1993-10-23 |
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Notes:
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Locy Type |
2011-03-31 |
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Ships cachet, requested by Thad Kaczkowski
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Locy Type LDC F |
2011-03-31 |
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Decommissioning, cacheted.
Other Information
USS NASSAU earned the Combat Action Ribbon (2 awards), the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon, the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon (3 awards), the Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (4 awards), the National Defense Service Medal, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, the Southwest Asia Service Medal, the Armed Forces Service Medal (2 awards) and the Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait) during her Naval career.
NAMESAKE - Named after the Battle of Nassau, the first action seen by the United States Navy in the American Revolution.
Two ships of the US Navy have borne the name NASSAU - USS Nassau CVE-16 and USS Nassau LHA-4.
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