BLOCK ISLAND CVE 106 - Revision history

GregCiesielski: updated the page

2026-02-24T02:37:01Z

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	The list is in chronological order.		The list is in chronological order.
	<ol>Commencement Bay Class Escort Carrier<br/>		<ol>Commencement Bay Class Escort Carrier<br/>
	Keel Laid October 25 1943~~<br/>~~		Keel Laid 25 October 1943 as SUNSET BAY (also listed as) SUNSET<br/>
	~~Launched June 10 1944~~ as SUNSET BAY (also listed as) SUNSET <br/>		Launched 10 June 1944 - Renamed 5 July 1944<br/><br/>
	Renamed July 5 1944<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS BLOCK ISLAND CVE-106'''<br/>		<li>'''USS BLOCK ISLAND CVE-106'''<br/>
	Commissioned December 30 1944<br/><br/>		Commissioned 30 December 1944<br/><br/>
	<li>'''BLOCK ISLAND CVE-106'''<br/>		<li>'''BLOCK ISLAND CVE-106'''<br/>
	Placed In Service in reserve May 28 1946<br/><br/>		Placed In Service in reserve 28 May 1946<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS BLOCK ISLAND CVE-106'''<br/>		<li>'''USS BLOCK ISLAND CVE-106'''<br/>
	Recommissioned April 28 1951 - Decommissioned August 27 1954<br/>		Recommissioned 28 April 1951 - Decommissioned 27 August 1954<br/><br/>
	Reclassified Amphibious Assault Ship (Helicopter) LPH-1 December 22 1957~~, While~~ in reserve<br/>		Reclassified Amphibious Assault Ship (Helicopter) '''LPH-1''' 22 December 1957 while in reserve<br/>
	Conversion canceled June 1958<br/>		Conversion canceled June 1958<br/>
	Reverted to Escort Carrier (CVE) February 17 1959<br/>		Reverted to Escort Carrier ('''CVE''') 17 February 1959<br/>
	Reclassified Cargo Ship and Aircraft Ferry AKV-38 May 7 1959~~, While~~ in reserve~~<br/>~~<br/>		Reclassified Cargo Ship and Aircraft Ferry '''AKV-38''' 7 May 1959 while in reserve<br/>
	Struck from Naval Register July 1 1959 and scrapped		Struck from Naval Register 1 July 1959 and scrapped
	</ol>		</ol>
	<p> </p>		<p> </p>
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	<ol>		<ol>
	<li>[[USS BLOCK ISLAND CVE-106_Covers_Page_1 \| Covers Page 1 ]]     (~~1945~~-54)</li>		<li>[[USS BLOCK ISLAND CVE-106_Covers_Page_1 \| USS Block Island CVE-106 Covers Page 1]]     (1944-1954)</li>
	</ol>		</ol>
	<p> </p>		<p> </p>
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	Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text		Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
	</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</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>		</tr></table>

	<!-- ********************************************** -->		<!-- ********************************************** -->
	<!-- Postmarks from 1st Commissioning Period -->		<!-- Postmarks from 1st Commissioning Period -->
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	<hr/>		<br/><hr/>
	<h4>1st Commissioning December 30 1944 to May 28 1946</h4>		<h4>1st Commissioning 30 December 1944 to 28 May 1946</h4>
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	<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">		<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
	Locy Type~~<br/>~~2(n)		Locy Type 2(n)
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	1946-03-09		1946-03-09
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	<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">		<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
	Locy Type~~<br/>~~2z		Locy Type 2z
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	1945-08-03		1945-08-03
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	</td></tr></table>		</td></tr></table>
	Censored ~~wartime (~~WWII) use		Censored WWII use
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	<!-- Postmarks from 2nd Commissioning Period -->		<!-- Postmarks from 2nd Commissioning Period -->
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	<br/><hr/>		<br/><hr/>
	<h4>2nd Commissioning April 28 1951 to August 27 1954</h4>		<h4>2nd Commissioning 28 April 1951 to 27 August 1954</h4>

	<!-- ============== -->		<!-- ============== -->
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	<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">		<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
	Locy Type~~<br/>~~ 2<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. B-84		Locy Type 2<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. B-84
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	1951-06-12		1951-06-12
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	<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">		<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
	Locy Type~~<br/>~~ 2<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. B-84a		Locy Type 2<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. B-84a
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	1954-03-22		1954-03-22
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	<h3>Other Information</h3>		<h3>Other Information</h3>
	'''NAMESAKE''' - Named in Honor of [[BLOCK ISLAND CVE 21\|USS BLOCK ISLAND CVE-21]] Sunk by German U-549 off Canary Islands May 29 1944		USS BLOCK ISLAND earned the China Service Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (w/ 2 Battle stars), the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal (w/ "Asia" clasp) and the National Defense Service Medal during her Naval career.<br/><br/>
			'''NAMESAKE''' - Named in Honor of [[BLOCK ISLAND CVE 21\|USS BLOCK ISLAND CVE-21]] Sunk by German U-549 off Canary Islands 29 May 1944.<br/><br/>
			The ships sponsor was Mrs. E. J. Hallenbeck.
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GregCiesielski: added 1 postmark/cover

2017-10-10T02:50:27Z

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	<h4>1st Commissioning December 30 1944 to May 28 1946</h4>		<h4>1st Commissioning December 30 1944 to May 28 1946</h4>
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			<!-- Type FDC 2z -->
			<!-- ============== -->
			<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
			<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
			Locy Type<br/>FDC 2z
			</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
			1944-12-30
			</td><td align="center" width="350">
			[[Image:GregCiesielski_BlockIsland_CVE106_19441230_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
			</td><td align="center" width="120">
			[[Image:GregCiesielski_BlockIsland_CVE106_19441230_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
			</td></tr></table>
			Commissioning,
			<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
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	<!-- Type 2(n) -->		<!-- Type 2(n) -->
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	<hr/>		<br/><hr/>
	<h4>2nd Commissioning April 28 1951 to August 27 1954</h4>		<h4>2nd Commissioning April 28 1951 to August 27 1954</h4>

JonBurdett: added 2 marks

2016-04-04T20:08:00Z

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JonBurdett: added one cover

2015-12-05T21:50:17Z

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-<li>[[USS BLOCK ISLAND CVE-106_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1  ]] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1945)</li>
+<li>[[USS BLOCK ISLAND CVE-106_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1  ]] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1945-54)</li>
 </ol>
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 <h4>2nd Commissioning April 28 1951 to August 27 1954</h4>
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JonBurdett: added one cover

2015-10-31T18:09:41Z

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	<ol>		<ol>
	<li>~~<!--~~ [[~~PAGE_NAME_Covers_Page_1~~ \| ~~-->~~ Covers Page 1 ~~<!--~~ ]] ~~-->~~    (~~DATE RANGE~~)</li>		<li>[[USS BLOCK ISLAND CVE-106_Covers_Page_1 \| Covers Page 1 ]]     (1945)</li>
	</ol>		</ol>
	<p> </p>		<p> </p>
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	Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>		Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>
	<th align="center" width="~~320~~">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>		<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
	<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>		<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
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	1946-03-09		1946-03-09
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:GregCiesielski_BlockIsland_CVE106_19460309_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_BlockIsland_CVE106_19460309_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
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			<!-- Type 2z -->
			<!-- ============== -->
			<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
			<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
			Locy Type<br/>2z
			</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
			1945-08-03
			</td><td align="center" width="350">
			[[Image:JonBurdett blockisland cve106 19450803 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
			</td><td align="center" width="120">
			[[Image:JonBurdett blockisland cve106 19450803.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
			</td></tr></table>
			Censored wartime (WWII) use
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	1954-06-15		1954-06-15
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	[[Image:JonBurdett blockisland cve106 19540615 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett blockisland cve106 19540615 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
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	1954-06-15		1954-06-15
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	[[Image:JonBurdett blockisland cve106 19540615 pm9.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett blockisland cve106 19540615 pm9.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">

JonBurdett: added 1 cover

2011-12-14T21:47:25Z

added 1 cover

New page

<h3>Ship Name and Designation History</h3>
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime.
The list is in chronological order.
<ol>Commencement Bay Class Escort Carrier<br/>
Keel Laid October 25 1943<br/>
Launched June 10 1944 as SUNSET BAY (also listed as) SUNSET <br/>
Renamed July 5 1944<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS BLOCK ISLAND CVE-106'''<br/>
Commissioned December 30 1944<br/><br/>
<li>'''BLOCK ISLAND CVE-106'''<br/>
Placed In Service in reserve May 28 1946<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS BLOCK ISLAND CVE-106'''<br/>
Recommissioned April 28 1951 - Decommissioned August 27 1954<br/>
Reclassified Amphibious Assault Ship (Helicopter) LPH-1 December 22 1957, While in reserve<br/>
Conversion canceled June 1958<br/>
Reverted to Escort Carrier (CVE) February 17 1959<br/>
Reclassified Cargo Ship and Aircraft Ferry AKV-38 May 7 1959, While in reserve<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register July 1 1959 and scrapped
</ol>
<p> </p>

<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
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.
<ol>
<li> Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)</li>
</ol>
<p> </p>

<h3>Postmarks</h3>
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.
<br/> <br/>
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.



<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><th align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">
Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>
<th align="center" width="320">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
</tr></table>




<hr/>
<h4>1st Commissioning December 30 1944 to May 28 1946</h4>




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2(n)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1946-03-09
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_BlockIsland_CVE106_19460309_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_BlockIsland_CVE106_19460309_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Note:





<hr/>
<h4>2nd Commissioning April 28 1951 to August 27 1954</h4>




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>LDPS 2
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1954-06-15
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett blockisland cve106 19540615 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett blockisland cve106 19540615.JPG|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Last Day Postal Service




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>LDPS 9efu
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1954-06-15
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett blockisland cve106 19540615 pm9.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett blockisland cve106 19540615.JPG|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Last Day Postal Service


<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Named in Honor of [[BLOCK ISLAND CVE 21|USS BLOCK ISLAND CVE-21]] Sunk by German U-549 off Canary Islands May 29 1944




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