TICONDEROGA CG 47
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 21 January 1980 - Launched & Christened 16 May 1981 Struck from Naval Register 30 September 2004 On donation hold as a Museum and Memorial at Philadelphia |
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This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Covers should be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).
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- USS Ticonderoga CG-47 Covers Page 1 (1988-2004)
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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Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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Locy Type |
1983-01-22 |
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Commissioning, cachet by Richard F. Hoffner.
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Locy Type |
1988-03-06 |
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Note:
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Locy Type |
1993-01-22 |
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Ships cachet, from the Bob Govern collection.
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Locy Type |
2004-05-08 |
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Ships cachet, from the Thad Kaczkowski collection.
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Locy Type |
1989-06-08 |
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Ships cachet, from the Thad Kaczkowski collection.
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Locy Type |
1993-01-22 |
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Ships cachet, from the Bob Govern collection.
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Locy Type |
2004-05-08 |
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Ships cachet, from the Thad Kaczkowski collection.
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Locy Type F |
2004-09-30 |
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Decommissioning, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
USPS Pictorial Postmarks
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USPS |
1981-05-16 |
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Christening, cachet by Ronald Reeves
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USPS |
2004-09-30 |
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Decommissioning, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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USPS |
2004-09-30 |
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Decommissioning, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
Other Information
USS TICONDEROGA earned the Joint Meritorious Unit Award Ribbon, the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon w/ 1 bronze star, the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon w/ 4 bronze stars, the Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (3 awards), the Navy Expeditionary Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal w/ 1 bronze star, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, the Southwest Asia Service Medal w/ 1 Campaign star, the Armed Forces Service Medal, the Humanitarian Service Medal, the Sea Service Deployment Ribbon w/ 1 silver star, the Coast Guard Special Operations Ribbon w/ 1 bronze star, the NATO Medal and the Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait) during her Naval career.
NAMESAKE - Named to commemorate the capture of Fort Ticonderoga on May 10 1775 by Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys.
There have been five ships of the US Navy that have borne the name TICONDEROGA - USS Ticonderoga (1814 17-gun Schooner), USS Ticonderoga (1862 Screw Sloop-of-War),
USS Ticonderoga ID-1958, USS Ticonderoga CV-14 and USS Ticonderoga CG-47.
The ships sponsor was Mrs. Nancy Reagan, First Lady and wife of President Ronald Reagan.
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