RAINIER AE 5

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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.

    Lassen Class Ammunition Ship
    Keel Laid May 14 1940
    Launched March 1 1941 as RAINBOW
    Acquired by U.S. Navy April 16 1941

  1. USS RAINIER AE-5
    Commissioned December 21 1941 - Decommissioned August 30 1946
    Recommissioned May 25 1951 - Decommissioned August 7 1970

    Struck from Naval Register August 7 1970
    Sold September 7 1971 to Union Minerals and Alloys Corp. for scrap

Naval Covers

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  1. Covers Page 1    (1951-63)

 

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.
 
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Killer Bar Text

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1st Commissioning December 21 1941 to August 30 1946


 

USPO
Machine Postmark

Portsmouth, VA

1941-12-22

FDPS (although the date of the cancel is the day after, perhaps because the correct day was a Sunday). Cachet by S. E. Hutnick, No. 70, RCD


 

Locy Type
3z

1944-08-19

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2nd Commissioning May 25 1951 to August 7 1970


 

Locy Type
FDPS 2r

1951-08-13

First Day Postal Service


 

Locy Type
2r

1957-10-11

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Locy Type
2t(n+u)

1963-11-23

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Locy Type
3

1961-06-05

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Locy Type
9efu

1957-10-11

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Other Information

RAINIER earned four battle stars Korean war service and seven campaign stars for Vietnam war service

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal (2) - Korean Service Medal (4) - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (3-Vietnam) - Vietnam Service Medal (7) - Korean Presidential Unit Citation - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal (retroactive)

NAMESAKE - A mountain in the Cascade Range of the state of Washington. The mountain was named for Rear Admiral Rainier, R.N., by Capt. George Vancouver, R.N., in 1792.

 


 

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