BLUE RIDGE LCC 19
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.
Keel Laid 27 February 1967 as Amphibious Force Command Ship (AGC) Redesignated 14 August 1968 Launched 4 January 1969 |
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- USS Blue Ridge LCC-19 Covers Page 1 (1970-2017)
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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THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
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Postmark Type |
Postmark Date |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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Post Office Established November 14 1970
Locy Type |
1970-11-14 |
First Day in Commission, cachet by Morris W. Beck
Locy Type |
1970-11-14 |
First Day in Commission
Locy Type |
1970-11-14 |
First Day in Commission
Locy Type |
1972-06-13 |
Note:
Locy Type |
1974-07-04 |
Independence Day, cachet by Morris W. Beck
Locy Type |
1976-10-17 |
Note:
Locy Type |
1977-09-27 |
Note:
Locy Type |
1984-07-16 |
Note:
Locy Type |
1986-03-30 |
Note:
Locy Type |
1989-09-07 |
Ship's cachet.
Locy Type |
2001-02-21 |
Note:
Locy Type |
1986-03-30 |
Note:
Locy Type |
1990-02-27 |
Note:
Locy Type |
1989-09-07 |
Ship's cachet.
Locy Type |
1998-01-01 |
New Year's Day, cachet by Roger A. Wentworth
Locy Type |
2006-08-18 |
Ship's cachet, from the Thad Kaczkowski collection.
Locy Type |
2014-03-10 |
Ship's cachet, from the Thad Kaczkowski collection.
Locy Type |
2006-08-18 |
Ship's cachet, from the Thad Kaczkowski collection.
Locy Type F |
2008-07-10 |
Ship's cachet, postmark commemorates the 100th Anniversary of the Great White Fleet. Cover serviced by Wolfgang Hechler
Locy Type F |
2016-07-27 |
Ship's cachet, postmark is like a Type 11-2(FPO AP 96628) but has no ships name and instead has the UNIT #100102.
Cover serviced by Donald Lawson.
Locy Type |
1990-08-17 |
N/A |
On Piece
Locy Type |
1991-02-03
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Parcel Post Roller (PPR) cancel. Dates reflect the timeframe of the 29c rate.
Other Information
BLUE RIDGE has earned the following awards - Combat Action Ribbon - Navy Unit Commendation (2) - Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation (2) - Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (9) - National Defense Service Medal - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (2) - Vietnam Service Medal (w/ 2 Campaign stars) - Southwest Asia Service Medal - Humanitarian Service Medal (3) - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
NAMESAKE - The name given to the eastern and southeastern ranges of the Appalachian Mountains that extend south from a point near Harper’s Ferry, W. Va., across Virginia and North Carolina into northern Georgia.
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