CARD CVE 11

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.

Bogue Class Escort Carrier
Keel Laid October 27 1941 as Maritime Commission type (C3-S-A1) hull
Launched February 21 1942
Acquired by U.S. Navy May 1 1942
Classified Aircraft Escort Vessel (AVG)
Reclassified Auxiliary Aircraft Carrier (ACV) August 20 1942


1. USS CARD ACV-11
   Commissioned November 8 1942
   
   
2. USS CARD CVE-11
   Reclassified Escort Carrier (CVE) July 15 1943
   Decommissioned May 13 1946
   Reclassified Escort Helicopter Aircraft Carrier (CVHE) June 12 1955, While in reserve
   Reactivated as Aircraft Transport 1958
   Transferred to Military Sea Transportation Service
   
   
3. USNS CARD T-CVU-11
   Reclassified Utility Aircraft Carrier (CVU) July 1 1958
   
   
4. USNS CARD T-AKV-40
   Reclassified Cargo Ship and Aircraft Ferry (AKV) May 7 1959
   SUNK (Mine) May 2 1964 while moored in Saigon, Vietnam
   5 of her crew were lost and remain on duty
   Raised May 19 1964
   Returned to Service December 11 1964
   Out of Service (Date unknown)
   
   Sold 1971 and scrapped

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1943-46)

 

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 3z (TTB)

1943-07-11

As ACV-11
Censored wartime (WWII) use

 

Locy Type 9efsu (used after POD)

1946-04

Post office discontinued March 15, 1946

 

Other Information

CARD earned 3 Battle Stars for WWII service

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Presidential Unit Citation - American Campaign Medal (1 star) - European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal (2 stars) - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal

NAMESAKE - A sound, continuation of Biscayne Bay, south of Miami, FL

 

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