BOUGAINVILLE LHA 8
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.
America Class Amphibious Assault Ship Naming Ceremony by SecNav Ray Mabus 9 November 2016 Keel Authentication Ceremony 14 March 2019 Launching 6 October 2023 - Christening 2 December 2023 |
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- USS Bougainville LHA-8 Covers Page 1 (2018-2023)
Postmarks
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. 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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USPS |
2018-10-15 |
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"First Steel Cut". Cachet by Dennis W. Gill
Other Information
NAMESAKE - Bougainville, an island in the Northern Solomans which was the location of a WWII campaign in 1943-44 during which Allies secured a strategic airfield from Japan. Success at Bougainville isolated all Japanese forces left in the Solomans.
Two ships of the US Navy have borne the name BOUGAINVILLE - USS Bougainville CVE-100 and USS Bougainville LHA-8.
The ships sponsor is Ellyn S. Dunford, wife of General Joseph Dunford, USMC, 19th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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