INTREPID CVS 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.

Essex Class Aircraft Carrier Keel Laid December 1 1941 - Launched April 26 1943 USS INTREPID CV-11 Commissioned August 16 1943 - Decommissioned March 22 1947 Recommissioned April 9 1952 USS INTREPID CVA-11 Redesignated Attack Carrier (CVA) October 1 1952 USS INTREPID CVS-11 Redesignated Anti-submarine Carrier (CVS) March 31 1962 Decommissioned March 15 1974 Struck from Naval Register February 23 1982 Ownership transferred to Sea*Air*Space Museum April 27 1981 Preserved at Sea*Air*Space Museum in New York City.

Naval Covers

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1. Intrepid Covers Page 1    (1943-72)

 

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.

A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
 
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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

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1st Commissioning August 16 1943 to March 22 1947

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1946-03-08

As CV-11

 

Locy Type 2z*

1943-11-17

As CV-11
Censored wartime (WWII) use

 

Locy Type 7z*

1945-02-23

As CV-11
Censored wartime (WWII) use

 

Locy Type 9# (Br. #15389)

1945-04-03 to 1945-04-16

As CV-11
Mark from back of cover

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2nd Commissioning April 9 1952 to March 15 1974

 

Locy Type 2(n) (CVS,USS)

1962-07-04

As CVS-11
Independence Day, cachet by Morris W. Beck

 

Locy Type 2(n) (CVS,USS)

1963-03-21

As CVS-11. Ship's cachet.

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (CVS,USS)

1966-02-17

As CVS-11
Cacheted.

 

Locy Type 2t(n+u) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. I-11a

1957-03-25

As CVA-11

 

Locy Type 2t(n+u) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. I-11b

1961-04-19

As CVA-11

 

Locy Type 2t(nu) (CVS)

1970-07-29

As CVS-11

 

Locy Type 7t(1)

1954-10-21

As CVA-11

 

Locy Type 7tn+u (USS,CVS)

1965-03-23

As CVS-11
Gemini Space Program GT-3, cachet by Morris W. Beck

 

Locy Type 9efu

1954-10-21

As CVA-11

 

Locy Type 9fu

1962-04-09 to 1962-04-11

As CVS-11
Mark from back of cover

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Museum Ship April 27 1981 to Present

 

USPS 4-bar Cape Canaveral FL

1980-03-23

No Image

15th Anniversary of the Gemini-Titan GT-3 Flight. Cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

USPS Pictorial Cancel

1986-07-04

Rededication of the Statue of Liberty on July 4, 1986. International Naval Review, cachet by Nordic Cachets

 

USPS Pictorial Cancel

1986-07-04

Rededication of the Statue of Liberty on July 4, 1986. International Naval Review, Cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

USPS Pictorial Cancel

1986-07-04

Rededication of the Statue of Liberty on July 4, 1986. International Naval Review, Cachet by Colorano Silk Cachets. Actual size is 7-1/2" x 8-1/2".

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Courage

 

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