PORTLAND LPD 27

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 PORTLAND LPD 27

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.

USS Portland LPD-27 Covers Page 1 (2013-2018)

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	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

Locy Type
FDC F

2018-04-21

Commissioning, postmark designed by Wolfgang Hechler, cachet by Mike Brock.

USPS Pictorial Postmarks

USPS
Pictorial Postmark

"Commissioning Sta."

Portland OR

2018-04-21

Commissioning, postmark designed by Wolfgang Hechler, cachet by Mike Brock.

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Named in honor of the city of Portland, Oregon

Three ships of the United States Navy have borne the name PORTLAND, the first for Portland, Maine, the second for Portland ME and Portland, Oregon; USS Portland CA-33 and USS Portland LSD-37. USS Portland LPD-27 is only named for Portland OR.

The ships sponsor is Mrs. Bonnie Amos, wife of the former U.S. Marine Corps Commandant, General James Amos.

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