BLOCK ISLAND CVE 21 - Revision history

GregCiesielski: Updated the page and added 1 postmark/cover

2019-03-12T04:17:57Z

Updated the page and added 1 postmark/cover

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	<ol>Bogue Class Escort Carrier<br/>		<ol>Bogue Class Escort Carrier<br/>
	Keel Laid January 19 1942 as Aircraft Escort Vessel (AVG)<br/>		Keel Laid 19 January 1942 as Aircraft Escort Vessel (AVG)<br/>
	Named March 19 1942<br/>		Named 19 March 1942<br/>
	Acquired U.S. Navy May 1 1942<br/>		Acquired U.S. Navy 1 May 1942<br/>
	Launched June 6 1942<br/>		Launched 6 June 1942<br/>
	Reclassified Auxiliary Aircraft Carrier (ACV) August 20 1942<br/><br/>		Reclassified Auxiliary Aircraft Carrier (ACV) 20 August 1942<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS BLOCK ISLAND ACV-21'''<br/>		<li>'''USS BLOCK ISLAND ACV-21'''<br/>
	Commissioned March 8 1943<br/><br/>		Commissioned 8 March 1943<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS BLOCK ISLAND CVE-21'''<br/>		<li>'''USS BLOCK ISLAND CVE-21'''<br/>
	Reclassified Escort Carrier (CVE) July 15 1943<br/>		Reclassified Escort Carrier (CVE) 15 July 1943<br/>
	SUNK (Torpedoes) May 29 1944 by German Submarine U-549<br/>		SUNK by Torpedoes 29 May 1944 by German Submarine U-549<br/>
	10 of her crew were lost and remain on duty<br/><br/>		10 of her crew were lost and remain on duty<br/><br/>
	Stricken June 28 1944		Stricken 28 June 1944
	</ol></td>		</ol></td>
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	<li> [[USS BLOCK ISLAND CVE-21_Covers_Page_1 \| CVE-21 Covers Page 1 ]]     (1943)</li>		<li> [[USS BLOCK ISLAND CVE-21_Covers_Page_1 \| USS Block Island CVE-21 Covers Page 1]]     (1943)</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
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	~~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>
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	Locy Type<br/>2z*		Locy Type 2z*
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			1943-04-08
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			[[Image:GregCiesielski_BlockIsland_CVE21_19430408_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
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			[[Image:GregCiesielski_BlockIsland_CVE21_19430408_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
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			ACV-21. Censored sailor's mail. From the Tom Kean collection.
			<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
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			Locy Type 2z*
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	1943-08-11		1943-08-11
	</td><td align="center" width="~~220~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:JonBurdett blockisland cve21 19430811 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett blockisland cve21 19430811 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
	[[Image:JonBurdett blockisland cve21 19430811.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett blockisland cve21 19430811.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
	</td></tr></table>		</td></tr></table>
	As CVE-21		CVE-21. Official Business.
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	<p> </p>		<p> </p>
	<h3>Other Information</h3>		<h3>Other Information</h3>
	BLOCK ISLAND earned ~~2 Battle Stars (WWII)<br/><br/>~~		USS BLOCK ISLAND earned the American Campaign Medal, the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal w/ 1 Battle star and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.<br/><br/>
	~~Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>~~American Campaign Medal~~<br/>~~European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal ~~(2 stars)<br~~/>World War II Victory Medal<br/><br/>		'''NAMESAKE''' - A sound, a long, broad arm of an ocean, that lies east of Long Island, N.Y., and south of Rhode Island. It takes its name from Block Island which it separates from the Rhode Island coast.<br/><br/>
	'''NAMESAKE''' - A sound, a long, broad arm of an ocean, that lies east of Long Island, N.Y., and south of Rhode Island. It takes its name from Block Island which it separates from the Rhode Island coast.		The ships sponsor was Mrs. H. B. Hutchinson.




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JonBurdett: added one cover

2015-12-05T21:42:43Z

added one cover

← Older revision		Revision as of 21:42, 5 December 2015
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	range for covers on that page.		range for covers on that page.
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	<li>~~<!--~~ [[~~PAGE_NAME_Covers_Page_1~~ \| --> Covers Page 1 ~~<!--~~ ]] ~~-->~~    (~~DATE RANGE~~)</li>		<li> [[USS BLOCK ISLAND CVE-21_Covers_Page_1 \| CVE-21 Covers Page 1 ]]     (1943)</li>
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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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	~~NO BLOCK ISLAND POSTMARKS~~<br/>~~AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME~~		Locy Type<br/>2z*
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	~~DATE FROM~~		1943-08-11
	~~<br/>to<br/>~~
	~~DATE TO~~
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	~~<!--~~[[Image:~~CLOSEUP_IMAGE_NAME~~\|thumb\|center\|300px]]~~-->~~		[[Image:JonBurdett blockisland cve21 19430811 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
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	~~<!--~~[[Image:~~FULLSIZE_IMAGE_NAME~~\|thumb\|center\|100px]]~~-->~~		[[Image:JonBurdett blockisland cve21 19430811.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
	</td></tr></table>		</td></tr></table>
	~~Note:~~		As CVE-21
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	<p> </p>		<p> </p>
	<h3>Other Information</h3>		<h3>Other Information</h3>
	~~Earned~~ 2 Battle Stars (WWII)<br/><br/>		BLOCK ISLAND earned 2 Battle Stars (WWII)<br/><br/>
	Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>American Campaign Medal<br/>European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal (2 stars)<br/>World War II Victory Medal<br/><br/>		Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>American Campaign Medal<br/>European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal (2 stars)<br/>World War II Victory Medal<br/><br/>
	'''NAMESAKE''' - A sound, a long, broad arm of an ocean, that lies east of Long Island, N.Y., and south of Rhode Island. It takes its name from Block Island which it separates from the Rhode Island coast.		'''NAMESAKE''' - A sound, a long, broad arm of an ocean, that lies east of Long Island, N.Y., and south of Rhode Island. It takes its name from Block Island which it separates from the Rhode Island coast.

JonBurdett: created page

2008-09-26T18:08:56Z

created page

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.
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<ol>Bogue Class Escort Carrier<br/>
Keel Laid January 19 1942 as Aircraft Escort Vessel (AVG)<br/>
Named March 19 1942<br/>
Acquired U.S. Navy May 1 1942<br/>
Launched June 6 1942<br/>
Reclassified Auxiliary Aircraft Carrier (ACV) August 20 1942<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS BLOCK ISLAND ACV-21'''<br/>
Commissioned March 8 1943<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS BLOCK ISLAND CVE-21'''<br/>
Reclassified Escort Carrier (CVE) July 15 1943<br/>
SUNK (Torpedoes) May 29 1944 by German Submarine U-549<br/>
10 of her crew were lost and remain on duty<br/><br/>
Stricken June 28 1944
</ol></td>
<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">

</td>
</tr>
</table>
<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 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).

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 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.
<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>




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<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
NO BLOCK ISLAND POSTMARKS<br/>AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
DATE FROM
<br/>to<br/>
DATE TO
</td><td align="center" width="220">

</td><td align="center" width="120">

</td></tr></table>
Note:


<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
Earned 2 Battle Stars (WWII)<br/><br/>
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>American Campaign Medal<br/>European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal (2 stars)<br/>World War II Victory Medal<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - A sound, a long, broad arm of an ocean, that lies east of Long Island, N.Y., and south of Rhode Island. It takes its name from Block Island which it separates from the Rhode Island coast.




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