MINDORO CVE 120

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 January 2 1945 - Launched June 27 1945


1. USS MINDORO CVE-120
   Commissioned December 4 1945 - Decommissioned August 4 1955
   Reclassified Cargo and Aircraft Ferry (AKV) May 7 1959 while in reserve
   
   Struck from Naval Register December 1 1959
   Scrapped June 1960

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1948-53)

 

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.

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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 USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. M-31b

1950-10-12

Columbus Day, cachet by William T. (Duke) Gmahle

 

Locy Type 2 USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. M-31b

1950-11-30

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Locy Type 2 USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. M-31b

1951-01-20

USMC / USS Lexington CV-16 cachet created by William T. (Duke) Gmahle

 

Locy Type 2 USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. M-31c

1952-07-04

Philippines cachet created by William T. (Duke) Gmahle

 

Locy Type 2(n) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. M-31

1948-10-12

Columbus Day, cachet by Donald Graf. Naval Mail Clerk was William T. (Duke) Gmahle

 

Locy Type 2(n) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. M-31

1948-10-12

Back side of the October 12 1948 cover showing the Naval Mail Clerk marking William T. (Duke) Gmahle and ship's address

 

Locy Type 2(n) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. M-31

1949-02-14

St. Valentine's Day, cachet by Donald Graf.

 

Locy Type 2(n) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. M-31a

1949-12-25

Christmas Day, cachet by George V. Sadworth.

 

Locy Type 9ef(nu)

1948-10-27

Navy Day, R/S cachet

 

Locy Type 9efu USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. M-31d

1953-06-21

Note:

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Locy Type 9ef(nu)

1948-10-27

Navy Day, R/S cachet

 

Locy Type SLbs(n) (43x3)

1950-11-30

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Picture postcard

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Named for the island of Mindoro in the Philippines.

 

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