FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT CV 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.
Ordered as CORAL SEA CV-42 Redesignated Large Aircraft Carrier (CVB) 15 July 1943 Keel Laid 1 December 1943 - Launched 29 April 1945 Renamed 8 May 1945 |
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Postmarks
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Postmark Type |
Postmark Date |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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1st Commissioning 27 October 1945 to 24 April 1954
Post Office Established 30 September 1945 - Post Office Disestablished 15 April 1954
Locy Type |
1945-10-27 |
As CVB-42. First Day of Commissioning. 1945 Navy Day
Locy Type 2 |
1953-04-13 |
As CVA-42
Locy Type |
1946-10-27 |
As CVB-42. R/S Navy Day cachet
Locy Type |
1946-10-27 |
As CVB-42. R/S Navy Day cachet on reused Artcraft cachet.
Locy Type |
1946-10-27 |
As CVB-42. R/S Navy Day cachet.
Locy Type |
1946-06-03 |
As CVB-42
Locy Type |
1949-10-27 |
As CVB-42. Navy Day, cachet by George V. Sadworth
Locy Type |
1948-06-11 |
As CVB-42. Cachet by Walter G. Crosby
Locy Type |
1951-04-09 |
As CVB-42
Locy Type |
1946-06-03 |
As CVB-42
Locy Type |
1953-04-13 |
As CVA-42
2nd Commissioning 6 April 1956 to 1 October 1977
Post Office Reestablished 6 April 1956 - Post Office Disestablished 30 June 1977
Locy Type |
1956-04-06 |
As CVA-42. First Day Recommissioning & First Day of Postal Service Reestablished. Add-on cachet by Richard F. Hoffner
Locy Type |
1956-05-04 |
As CVA-42
Locy Type |
1964-03-25 |
As CVA-42
Locy Type |
1962-05-14 |
As CVA-42
Locy Type |
1974-06-13 |
As CVA-42
Locy Type |
1974-12-12 |
As CVA-42
Locy Type |
1971-10-27 |
As CVA-42
Locy Type |
1977-06-14 |
As CV-42. Cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson
Locy Type |
1971-10-18 |
As CVA-42
Locy Type |
1957-05-30 |
As CVA-42
Locy Type |
1956-05-04 |
As CVA-42
Locy Type |
1964-03-25 |
As CVA-42. Mark from back of cover
Locy Type |
1962-04-16 |
As CVA-42
Locy Type |
1977-06-30 |
As CV-42. Last Day of Commission, cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson
Locy Type |
1977-10-01 |
As CV-42. Last Day of Commission, cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson
Locy Type |
1977-10-01 |
As CV-42. Last Day of Commission, cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson
N/A |
1977-10-01 |
As CV-42. Postcard insert in the LDC cover
Other Information
NAMESAKE - Named in Honor of the 32nd U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30 1882 - April 12 1945)
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