PORTLAND LPD 27
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 20 May 2013 - Launched 13 February 2016 Christened 21 May 2016 - Acquired by USN 18 September 2017 Commissioning Ceremony 21 April 2018 |
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- USS Portland LPD-27 Covers Page 1 (2013-2018)
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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Locy Type |
2018-04-21 |
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Commissioning, postmark designed by Wolfgang Hechler, cachet by Mike Brock.
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Locy Type |
2022-12-11 |
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Ships cachet, from the Foster E. Miller, III collection.
USPS Pictorial Postmarks
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2018-04-21 |
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Commissioning, postmark designed by Wolfgang Hechler, cachet by Mike Brock.
Other Information
NAMESAKE - Named in honor of the city of Portland, Oregon
Three ships of the United States Navy have borne the name PORTLAND, the first for Portland, Maine, the second for Portland ME and Portland, Oregon; USS Portland CA-33 and USS Portland LSD-37. USS Portland LPD-27 is only named for Portland OR.
The ships sponsor is Mrs. Bonnie Amos, wife of the former U.S. Marine Corps Commandant, General James Amos.
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