CAPE ESPERANCE T-CVU 88
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 (Date unknown) as TANANEK BAY Renamed November 6 1943 Launched March 3 1944 Acquired by U.S. Navy April 9 1944 |
This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each name of the ship (for example, Bushnell AG-32 / Sumner AGS-5 are different names for the same ship so there should be one set of pages for Bushnell and one set for Sumner). Covers should be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).
Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date range for covers on that page.
- Covers Page 1 (1946-52)
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.
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 |
Date From to Date To |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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1st Commissioning April 9 1944 to August 22 1946
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Locy Type |
1945-04-01 |
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As CVE-88
Censored wartime (WWII) use
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Locy Type |
1946-05-14 |
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As CVE-88
Last Day Postal Service
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Locy Type |
1946-05-14 |
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As CVE-88
Last Day of Postal Service, R/S cachet.
2nd Commissioning August 5 1950 to January 15 1959
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Locy Type |
1950-08-15 |
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As CVE-88
First Day Postal Service
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Locy Type |
1950-08-15 |
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As CVE-88
First Day Postal Service
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Locy Type |
1952-07-30 |
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As CVE-88
Other Information
CAPE ESPERANCE earned 2 Battle Stars for WWII service
NAMESAKE - Cape Esperance is the northernmost point on Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. The Battle of Cape Esperance, one of several naval engagements fought in the waters north of the island during the World War II Guadalcanal campaign, took its name from this point.
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