SHREVEPORT LPD 12

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.

Cleveland Class Amphibious Transport Dock Keel Laid December 27 1965 - Launched October 22 1966 USS SHREVEPORT LPD-12 Commissioned December 12 1970 - Decommissioned September 26 2007 Struck from Naval Register September 26 2007 Laid up at Inactive Ships Philadelphia, PA awaiting disposal

Naval Covers

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1. USS Shreveport LPD-12 Covers Page 1    (1970-2007)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

Locy Type FDC 2(n+) (USS)

1970-12-12

First Day in Commission, cachet by Morris W. Beck

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (USS)

1975-07-01

Decommission of USS Noxubee AOG-56, cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson

 

Locy Type 2-1(n+) (A,USS)

1982-11-27

On Guard Duty in Beirut, cachet by the USS Oregon Chapter No. 79, USCS

 

Locy Type 2-1(n+) (B,USS)

1990-03-08

Collectors request, cachet by Charles B. Hall

 

Locy Type 2-1(n+) (USS)

2007-09-26

Notes: Contributed by Douglas Ebert.

 

Locy Type 9-1(n+u) (USS) (1979)

1992-07-28

Decommissioning of USS Papago ATF-160

 

Locy Type 9-1(n+u) (USS) (1998)

1999-04-15

Collectors request, cachet by Charles B. Hall

 

Locy Type 12-1(n+) (USS)

2005-11-07

Ships cachet, from the Thad Kaczkowski collection.

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USPS Pictorial Postmarks

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "Fleet Week New York Traditional Memorial Day Station" Staten Island, NY 10301

2001-05-30

Fleet Week 2001. Cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "USPS Celebrates Fleet Week Station" New York, NY

2003-05-24

Fleet Week 2003. Cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "Last Day In Commission Station" Norfolk, VA

2007-09-26

Decommissioning. Cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Other Information

USS SHREVEPORT earned the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon (4 awards), the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon (2 awards), the Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (6 awards), the Navy Expeditionary Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (2 awards), the Southwest Asia Service Medal, the Armed Forces Service Medal, the Humanitarian Service Medal, the Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait) and the Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia) during her Naval career.

Namesake - Named for the city of Shreveport, LA.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. Bertha Latane Jackson, wife of Vice Admiral Andrew McBurney Jackson, Jr.

Two ships of the US Navy have borne the name SHREVEPORT - USS Shreveport PF-23 and USS Shreveport LPD-12.

 

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