COMMENCEMENT BAY CVE 105

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 September 23 1943
Launched May 9 1944 as ST. JOSEPH BAY
Renamed July 10 1944


1. USS COMMENCEMENT BAY CVE-105
   Commissioned 27 Nov 1944 - Decommissioned 30 Nov 1946
   Reclassified Escort Helicopter Aircraft Carrier (CVHE) June 12 1955, While in reserve
   Reclassified Cargo Ship and Aircraft Ferry AKV-37 May 7 1959, While in reserve
   
   Stricken from Naval Register April 1 1971
   Fate unknown

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1946)

 

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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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

Locy Type 2(n) (used after POD)

1946-04-27

Post office discontinued March 15 1946

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - The body of water on which Tacoma, Washington is located

 

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