BOXER LPH 4
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 September 13 1943 - Launched December 14 1944 |
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- Boxer Covers Page 1 (1945-67)
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.
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.
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Postmark Type |
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Thumbnail Link To Close-Up Image |
Thumbnail Link To Full Cover Image |
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Newport News VA |
1944-12-14 |
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Launching
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Newport News VA |
1944-12-14 |
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Launching
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Locy Type |
1946-10-27 |
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As CV-21
Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell
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Locy Type |
1951-10-27 |
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As CV-21
USCS Postmark Catalog states "The type 2(n) cancels issued to this ship in 1945 and 1949 are almost identical"
There appears to be a slight narrowing of "U.S.S." and the bracket seems closer to "CV"
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Locy Type |
1956-10-29 |
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As CVS-21
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Locy Type |
1961-06-28 |
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As LPH-4
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Locy Type |
1967-06-07 |
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As LPH-4
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Locy Type |
1953-05-05 |
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As CVA-21
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Locy Type |
1945-09-10 |
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As CV-21
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Locy Type |
1959-11-11 |
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As LPH-4
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Locy Type |
1966-02-26 |
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As LPH-4
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Locy Type |
1946-12-25 |
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As CV-21
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Locy Type |
1959-11-11 |
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As LPH-4
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Locy Type |
1947-04-02 |
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As CV-21
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Locy Type |
1951-10-27 |
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As CV-21
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Locy Type |
1960-12-28 |
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As LPH-4
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Locy Type P |
1953-03-20 |
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As CVA-21
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Locy Type |
1952-10-31 |
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Back of the cover had a notation as to the date the cover was received: 10/31/52.
Other Information
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Navy Unit Commendation - Navy Expeditionary Medal (10) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal (2) - Korean Service Medal (8) - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (2) - Vietnam Service Medal (2) - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal
NAMESAKE - Name comes from His Majesty’s Brig BOXER captured by the U.S. brig Enterprise on September 5 1813.
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