EL PASO LKA 117: Difference between revisions

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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.

USS EL PASO LKA-117
Commissioned 17 January 1970 - Decommissioned 21 April 1994

Assigned to Military Sealift Command (MSC) 1995
Moved to Bethlehem Steel Shipyard, Sparrows Pt., MD for conversion
Conversion cancelled, moved to Philadelphia
Placed Out of Service 23 October 1996
Laid up at NISMF Philadelphia PA.

Naval Covers

This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each name of the ship (for example, Bushnell AG-32 / Sumner AGS-5 are different names for the same ship so there should be one set of pages for Bushnell and one set for Sumner). Covers should be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).

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USS El Paso LKA-117 Covers Page 1 (1969-1994)

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. 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.

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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)

1970-01-17

First Day of Commissioning, cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson

Locy Type
FDC 2(n+) (USS)

1970-01-17

First Day of Commissioning, cachet by Morris W. Beck

Locy Type
2t(n+u) (USS)

1979-09-19

Note:

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

1990-01-17

Note:

Locy Type
9ef(n+u) (USS)

1981-06-14

Official mail, from the George Marcincin collection.

Locy Type
9-2t(n+)

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. E-43

1990-01-17

Notes:

Locy Type
LDC 2-1(n+)

1994-04-21

Last Day of Commissioning, ship's cachet.

Locy Type
LDC 9-2t(n+)

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. E-43a

1994-04-21

Last Day of Commissioning, ship's cachet.

Other Information

USS EL PASO earned the following awards during her Naval career - Joint Meritorious Unit Award - Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (3) - Navy Expeditionary Medal (2) - National Defense Service Medal - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (5) - Coast Guard Special Operations Service Ribbon.

NAMESAKE - A city in Texas.

Two ships of the US Navy have been named EL PASO - USS El Paso PF-41 and USS El Paso LKA-117.

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 <ol>
 Charleston Class Amphibious Cargo Ship<br/>
-Keel Laid October 22 1968 as Attack Cargo Ship (AKA-117)<br/>
+Keel Laid 22 October 1968 as Attack Cargo Ship (AKA-117)<br/>
-Redesignated Amphibious Cargo Ship (LKA-117) January 1 1969<br/>
+Redesignated Amphibious Cargo Ship (LKA-117) 1 January 1969<br/>
-Launched May 17 1969<br/><br/>
+Launched 17 May 1969<br/><br/>
 <li>'''USS EL PASO LKA-117'''<br/>
-Commissioned January 17 1970 - Decommissioned April 21 1994<br/>
+Commissioned 17 January 1970 - Decommissioned 21 April 1994<br/><br/>
 Assigned to Military Sealift Command (MSC) 1995<br/>
 Moved to Bethlehem Steel Shipyard, Sparrows Pt., MD for conversion<br/>
 Conversion cancelled, moved to Philadelphia<br/>
-Placed Out of Service October 23 1996<br/>
+Placed Out of Service 23 October 1996<br/>
 Laid up at NISMF Philadelphia PA.
 </ol></td>
 <td align="center" width="220" valign="top">
-[[Image:ElPaso_LKA117_Crest.jpg|thumb|center|125px]]
+[[Image:ElPaso_LKA117_Crest.jpg|thumb|center|150px]]
 </td>
 </tr>
@@ Line 52: / Line 52: @@
 range for covers on that page.
 <ol>
-<li> [[EL_PASO_LKA_117_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1 ]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1969-94)</li>
+<li> [[EL_PASO_LKA_117_Covers_Page_1 | USS El Paso LKA-117 Covers Page 1 ]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1969-1994)</li>
 </ol>
 <p>&nbsp;</p>
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 Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
 </th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">
-Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>
+Postmark<br/>Date</th>
-<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
+<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
-<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
+<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Cover Image</th>
 </tr></table>
-<!-- ============== -->
-<!-- Locy Type 2et(n+u) (USS) -->
-<!-- ============== -->
-<br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
-<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
-Locy Type<br/>2et(n+u)<br/><br/>[[ALSTEDE_AF_48_ | USS Alstede<br/>AF-48]]
-</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
--05-17
-</td><td align="center" width="350">
-[[Image:GregCiesielski_ElPaso_LKA117_19690517_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
-</td><td align="center" width="120">
-N/A
-</td></tr></table>
-Launching, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Tazewell_G_Nicholson_ | Tazewell G. Nicholson]]
-<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
-<hr>
 <!-- ============== -->
 <!-- Locy Type FDC 2(n+) -->
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 <br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
 <tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
-Locy Type<br/>FDC 2(n+)
+Locy Type<br/>FDC 2(n+) (USS)
 </td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
 -01-17
@@ Line 118: / Line 100: @@
 <br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
 <tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
-Locy Type<br/>FDC 2(n+)
+Locy Type<br/>FDC 2(n+) (USS)
 </td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
 -01-17
@@ Line 128: / Line 110: @@
 First Day of Commissioning, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Morris_W_Beck_ | Morris W. Beck]]
 <!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
 <!-- ============== -->
 <!-- POSTMARK ENTRY -->
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 <br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
 <tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
-Locy Type<br/>2t(n+u)
+Locy Type<br/>2t(n+u) (USS)
 </td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
 -09-19
@@ Line 144: / Line 125: @@
 Note:
 <!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
 <!-- ============ -->
 <!--  2-1(n+) (USS)  -->
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 </td></tr></table>
 Note:
+<!-- === End of Ship Postmark Entry === -->
+<!-- ============ -->
+<!--  9ef(n+u) (USS)  -->
+<!-- ============ -->
+<br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
+<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="140">
+Locy Type<br/>9ef(n+u) (USS)
+</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
+-06-14
+</td><td align="center" width="350">
+[[Image:GregCiesielski_ElPaso_LKA117_19810614_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
+</td><td align="center" width="120">
+[[Image:GregCiesielski_ElPaso_LKA117_19810614_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
+</td></tr></table>
+Official mail, from the George Marcincin collection.
 <!-- === End of Ship Postmark Entry === -->
 <!-- ============ -->