BOXER LHD 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.
Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship (Multi-Purpose) Keel Laid 8 April 1991 - Launched 28 August 1993 |
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- USS Boxer LHD-4 Covers Page 1 (1995-2016)
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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1995-02-11 |
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Commissioning, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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1995-02-11 |
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Commissioning, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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2002-10-14 |
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Note:
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1995-07-06 |
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2009-07-09 |
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Ships cachet, from the Thad Kaczkowski collection.
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2016-04-07 |
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Ships cachet, collector request by Ray Younkins
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2011-09-27 |
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Courtesy of the USCS Postmark Survey 2011-2012
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Locy Type F |
1995-02-27 |
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Canal Transit, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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Locy Type F |
1995-03-02 |
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Equator Crossing, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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Locy Type F |
2008-02-22 |
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100th Anniversary of the Great White Fleet, cover serviced by Thad Kaczkowski
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Locy Type F |
2022-03-00 |
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Cachet by Phil Edwards (The Cover Monster). From the Rich Hoffner collection.
Other Information
USS BOXER has earned the following awards - Navy Unit Commendation - Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation (2) - Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (9) - National Defense Service Medal - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (3) - Sea Service Deployment Ribbon.
NAMESAKE - Named after the HMS Boxer, captured during The War of 1812.
Six ships of the US Navy have been named BOXER - USS Boxer (14-gun Sailing Ship 1815), USS Boxer (10-gun Schooner 1832), USS Boxer (Blockade Runner 1865),
USS Boxer (Training Brigantine 1905), USS Boxer CV-21 and USS Boxer LHD-4.
The ships sponsor is Becky Miller.
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