BOXER LPH 4

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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.

    Ticonderoga Class Aircraft Carrier
    Keel Laid September 13 1943 - Launched December 14 1944

  1. USS BOXER CV-21
    Commissioned April 16 1945

  2. USS BOXER CVA-21
    Reclassified Attack Aircraft Carrier (CVA) October 1952

  3. USS BOXER CVS-21
    Reclassified Anti-Submarine Warfare Aircraft Carrier (CVS) November 15 1955

  4. USS BOXER LPH-4
    Redesignated Amphibious Assault Ship (Helicopter) (LPH) January 30 1959
    Decommissioned December 1 1969

    Struck from Naval Register December 1 1969
    Sold March 13 1971 for scrap


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 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).

Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date range for covers on that page.

  1. Boxer Covers Page 1    (1945-67)

 

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.


 

Postmark Type
---
Killer Bar Text

Date From
to
Date To
Thumbnail Link To
Close-Up Image
Thumbnail Link To
Full Cover Image


 

Newport News VA
Machine

1944-12-14

Launching


 

Newport News VA
Machine

Locy Type
2z*

1944-12-14

Launching



 

Locy Type
2(n) 1946

1946-10-27

As CV-21
Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell


 

Locy Type
2(n) 1949

1951-10-27

As CV-21
USCS Postmark Catalog states "The type 2(n) cancels issued to this ship in 1945 and 1949 are almost identical"
There appears to be a slight narrowing of "U.S.S." and the bracket seems closer to "CV"


 

Locy Type
2(n) (CVS)

1956-10-29

As CVS-21


 

Locy Type
2(n+) (LPH)

1961-06-28

As LPH-4


 

Locy Type
2(n+) (LPH,USS)

1967-06-07

As LPH-4


 

Locy Type
2r

1953-05-05

As CVA-21


 

Locy Type
2z

1945-09-10

As CV-21


 

Locy Type
7

1959-11-11

As LPH-4


 

Locy Type
7t(n+u) (LPH,USS)

1966-02-26

As LPH-4


 

Locy Type
7t#u (C+)

(Br. #15689)

1946-12-25

As CV-21


 

Locy Type
9efu

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. B-48c

1959-11-11

As LPH-4


 

Locy Type
9ef(nu)

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. B-48

1947-04-02

As CV-21


 

Locy Type
9ef(nu)

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. B-48b

1951-10-27

As CV-21


 

Locy Type
9fu

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. B-48d

1960-12-28

As LPH-4


 

Locy Type P
(Type 7t#u with # removed)

1953-03-20

As CVA-21


 

Locy Type
PPB

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. B-48f

1952-10-31

Back of the cover had a notation as to the date the cover was received: 10/31/52.

 

Other Information

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Navy Unit Commendation - Navy Expeditionary Medal (10) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal (2) - Korean Service Medal (8) - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (2) - Vietnam Service Medal (2) - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal

NAMESAKE - Name comes from His Majesty’s Brig BOXER captured by the U.S. brig Enterprise on September 5 1813.

 


 

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