PHILIPPINE SEA CG 58
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 8 April 1986 - Launched 12 July 1987 |
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- USS Philippine Sea CG-58 Covers Page 1 (1991-2019)
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
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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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Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
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Locy Type |
1989-03-18 |
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Commissioning. Note the inaccurate "GG-58" designation in the postmark.
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2003-04-01 |
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Note: Cachet is thermographed.
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1995-03-23 |
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From the Richard F. Hoffner collection.
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Locy Type |
1991-07-04 |
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Cachet by Gary R. Rogak.
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Locy Type |
2001-09-24 |
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Ships cachet, from the Thad Kaczkowski collection.
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Locy Type |
2005-07-06 |
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Port Visit to Scotland, cachet by Dan Goodwin
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2016-08-11 |
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Cachet by Thad Kaczkowski
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2019-03-18 |
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Ships cachet with boxed cachet by Elgin E. Sink. 30th Anniversary of Commissioning.
"The "frame" around this postmark is actually the edge of the postmark device and is not considered to be part of the postmark." Greg Ciesielski
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Locy Type |
2023-12-06 |
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Collector request, ships cachet. From the Robert Jank collection.
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Locy Type |
2006-08-09 |
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Cachet by Roger A. Wentworth
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Locy Type P |
1991-06-06 |
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Dragon cachet by Michael Brock, from the Richard F. Hoffner collection.
Ships Directory Service Marking
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Directory Service |
2021-02-17 |
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Received by Elgin E. Sink. Marking has been 'digitally cleaned' for better viewing by Greg Ciesielski.
USPS Pictorial Postmark
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USPS |
2003-05-24 |
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Fleet Week New York, Cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
Other Information
USS PHILIPPINE SEA has earned the Joint Meritorious Unit Award Ribbon, the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon, the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon (2 awards), the Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (5 awards), the National Defense Service Medal (2 awards), the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (3 awards), the Southwest Asia Service Medal (w/ 2 Campaign stars), the Global War On Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, the Global War On Terrorism Service Medal, the Armed Forces Service Medal, the Sea Service Deployment Ribbon (7 awards), the NATO Medal, the Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudia Arabia) and the Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait) during her Naval career as of 2016.
NAMESAKE - Named for the Battle of the Philippine Sea during World War II.
Two ships of the US Navy have borne the name PHILIPPNE SEA - USS Philippine Sea CV-47 and USS Philippine Sea CG-58.
The ships sponsor is Mrs. Renee W. C. Lyons, wife of Adm. James A. Lyons Jr., Commander-in-Chief Pacific Fleet.
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