Country Great Britain Ships Page 2

Covers are listed in chronological order within ship name.

 

Great Britain Ships Page 1 (A - L)

US World War II Lend Lease Ships

 

 

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			1969-06-28 "Supply Officer" Marking HMS MOHAWK F 125 USS Chikaskia AO-54
			Tazewell G. Nicholson

Welcome to Norfolk

 

			1979-04-20 "Master At Arms" Marking HMS MOHAWK F-125 USS Biddle CG-34
			Cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson

Welcome to Norfolk

 

N/A		N/A	1959-07-18 "Launching Program" HMS OBERON S-09
			Launching

Printed

 

		N/A	1961-10-05 HMS OBERON S-09 Locy Type 2t(n+u)("DDE") USS Waller DDE-466
			"Welcome To Norfolk"

Cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson

 

			1978-04-05 Ship's Office Marking RFA OLNA A 123
			Cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson.

Welcome to Norfolk. RFA = Royal Fleet Auxiliary

 

			1996-05-23 RFA Olna (A123) (tanker) RFA Olwen (A122) (tanker)
			Category

Cachet Maker: Stewart Milstein. RFA = Royal Fleet Auxiliary

 

			1937-11-29 Leander Class Light Cruiser Keel Laid 26 September 1931 Launched 24 November 1932 Commissioned 18 January 1934 Decommissioned 1947 Sold for Scrap 19 July 1949 Battle Honors 13
			Welcome to St Petersburg FL Cachet by Commander Gulliver Chapter No. 15, USCS

HMS ORION Pennant Number 85

 

			1963-10-20 Locy Type 2t(nu) USS John King DDG-3
			Welcome to Norfolk Cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson

Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) WAVE RULER A212, a Wave-class oiler launched in 1946 and scrapped in 1977.

 

			1979-05-05 British CDS DSV Avalon DSRV-2
			1st Transfer of mail between two submerged submarines.

HMS ODIN S10 - British Oberon-class submarine. She was laid down on April 27 1959, launched November 4 1960 and was commissioned on May 3 1962. Odin was paid off (Decommissioned) on October 18 1990.

 

			1946-12-12 Commander's Office Marking HMS PATROLLER (D07) Pacific Service Pennant # R332
			Cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson

See USS Keweenaw CVE-44 for US Navy information.

 

			1979-09-04 HMS Phoebe
			Category

Notes: Cachet Maker: USCS Chapter 4 Stephen Decatur.

 

			1941-11-20 HMS Primrose
			Category

Cachet by William S. Linto.

 

			1946-10-01 Master-At-Arm's Office Marking HMS QUEEN (D19) Pacific Service Pennant # R320
			Cacheted

See USS St. Andrews CVE-49 for US Navy information.

 

			(No Date) Regulating Office Marking HMS RAJAH (D10) Pacific Service Pennant # R310
			Cacheted

See USS Prince CVE-45 for US Navy information.

 

			1946-10-01 Commanding Officer Marking HMS RANEE (D03) Pacific Service Pennant # R323
			Cacheted

See USS Niantic CVE-46 for US Navy information.

 

			1979-05-05 British CDS DSV Avalon DSRV-2
			1st Transfer of mail between two submerged submarines.

HMS REPULSE S23 - Resolution-class ballistic missile submarine of the Royal Navy. Launched November 4 1967 - Decommissioned in 1996.

 

			1971-07-10 British Machine Cancel Dunfermline, Fife
			Second Commission

HMS RESOLUTION S22 - Resolution-class ballistic missile submarine of the Royal Navy.
Keel Laid 26 February 1964 - Launched 15 September 1966 - Commissioned 2 October 1967 - Decommissioned 22 October 1994.

 

			1948-11-15 HMS Saint James Rectangle CO's ship marking
			Cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson

Visit of HMS Saint James to Norfolk, VA.

 

N/A		N/A	1937-10-01 HMS Scarborough Oval Master-At-Arms ship marking
			Cachet by Jack McLennan

Visit of HMS SCARBOROUGH to New York NY & HMS DUNDEE to Quincy MA

 

			1977-09-12 HMS SHEFFIELD D-80 USS Glover AGFF-1
			Cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson

Welcome to Norfolk, VA.

 

			1974-03-16 HMS SIRIUS F 40 USS Waccamaw AO-109
			Cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson

Welcome to Norfolk, VA.

 

		N/A	1971-09-07 HMS SWIFTSURE S126
			Cachet by Nuclear Ships Chapter No. 61, USCS

Launching of HMS SWIFTSURE S126. Cachet has the name and pennant number incorrect.
Swiftsure Class Nuclear Powered Submarine. KL 6 June 1969, Lau 7 September 1971, FDC 17 April 1973, LDC 1992.

 

			1979-03-05 HMS TAMAR
			N/A

Headquarters British Forces Hong Kong move to HMS TAMAR

 

No Image		No Image	1967-03-07 HMS Tiger Rectangle CO's ship marking
			Cachet Maker

Notes:

 

N/A		N/A	1978-01-03 SS Uganda
			Ship's mail

SS Uganda was a passenger liner, then cruise ship, hospital ship and troop ship between 1952 and 1986.

 

No Image			2000-00-00 HMS Victory
			Category

Notes: Unused postcard.

 

			1941-10-20 HMS Warspite
			Overhaul & Repair

Typed Cachet under stamp by William S. Linto.

 

N/A		N/A	1935 HMS York Mail Office marking
			Cachet by Richard H. Green

HMS York visits Philadelphia PA, 21-28 September 1935

 

			1935-09-00 HMS York Mail Office marking
			Cachet by Meyer Tuchinsky

Cachet Category: Port Visit - Philadelphia. HMS York visits Philadelphia PA, 21-28 September 1935

 

N/A		N/A	1937-12-14 HMS York
			Cacheted

HMS York bids birthday greetings to King George VI

 

			1938-09-17 Locy Type 3 (A-BTB) SAN DIEGO / CALIFORNIA. USS Ranger CV-4 HMS York Oval Mail Office ship's marking
			Cachet Maker

Cachet commemorates visit of HMS York to San Diego, California and includes a rubber stamp from the mail office of HMS York.

 

N/A		N/A	1971-10-10 British Pictorial Postmark Clyde Submarine Base Helensburgh
			Open Day

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