ESCALANTE AO 70 - Revision history

NCMSysop at 22:40, 27 July 2024

2024-07-27T22:40:49Z

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	Launched September 29 1942<br/>		Launched September 29 1942<br/>
	Acquired by U.S. Navy January 30 1943 and renamed<br/><br/>		Acquired by U.S. Navy January 30 1943 and renamed<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS ESCALANTE AO-70'''<br/>		<li>'''USS ESCALANTE AO-70'''</li>
	Commissioned January 30 1943 - Decommissioned December 12 1945<br/>		Commissioned January 30 1943 - Decommissioned December 12 1945<br/>
	~~Sold 1947~~<br/><br/>		Struck from the Naval Register, 3 January 1946<br/>
	<li>'''SS GEORGE MacDONALD''' (Commercial Service)<br/>		Returned to the Maritime Commission (MARCOM), 27 June 1946
	~~LOST~~ June 30 1960		Laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River Group, Lee Hall, VA.<br/><br/>
			<li>'''GEORGE MacDONALD''' (Commercial Service)</li>
			Sold to Sinclair Refining Co., 9 December 1946<br/><br/>
			Foundered, 30 June 1960, approximately 165 miles east of Savannah, GA
	</ol></td>		</ol></td>
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	<p> </p>		<p> </p>

	<h3>Naval Covers</h3>		<h3>Naval Covers</h3>

NCMSysop: updated ship names section

2024-02-03T02:30:58Z

updated ship names section

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	<ol>Chiwawa Class Fleet Oiler<br/>		<ol>Chiwawa Class Fleet Oiler<br/>
	Keel Laid 1942 as SHABONE<br/>		Keel Laid 1942 as SS SHABONE<br/>
	Launched September 29 1942<br/>		Launched September 29 1942<br/>
	Acquired by U.S. Navy January 30 1943 and renamed<br/><br/>		Acquired by U.S. Navy January 30 1943 and renamed<br/><br/>
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	Commissioned January 30 1943 - Decommissioned December 12 1945<br/>		Commissioned January 30 1943 - Decommissioned December 12 1945<br/>
	Sold 1947<br/><br/>		Sold 1947<br/><br/>
	<li>'''GEORGE MacDONALD'''<br/>		<li>'''SS GEORGE MacDONALD''' (Commercial Service)<br/>
	LOST June 30 1960		LOST June 30 1960
	</ol></td>		</ol></td>

JonBurdett: added 1 mark replaced 2

2018-09-11T21:55:01Z

added 1 mark replaced 2

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	</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	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>
	</tr></table>		</tr></table>

			<!-- ********************************************** -->
			<!-- Postmarks from 1st Post Office Period -->
			<!-- ********************************************** -->
			<hr/>
			<h4>Post Office Established March 22 1943 - Disestablished December 11 1945</h4>

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	1944-05-05		1944-05-05
	</td><td align="center" width="320">		</td><td align="center" width="320">
	[[Image:JonBurdett escalante ao70 ~~19440505~~ pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett escalante ao70 19440505r pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
	[[Image:JonBurdett escalante ao70 19440505.JPG\|thumb\|center\|100px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett escalante ao70 19440505.JPG\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
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	<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">		<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
	<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">		<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
	Locy Type P<br/><br/>USCS ~~Catalog<br/>Illustration~~<br/>E-25		Locy Type P<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. E-25
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	1945-10-27		1945-10-27
	</td><td align="center" width="320">		</td><td align="center" width="320">
	[[Image:JonBurdett escalante ao70 ~~19451027~~ pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett escalante ao70 19451027r pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
	[[Image:JonBurdett escalante ao70 19451027.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett escalante ao70 19451027.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
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	Tokyo Bay		Tokyo Bay
	<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->		<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
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			<!-- Type LDPS 2z* -->
			<!-- ============== -->
			<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
			<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
			Locy Type<br/>LDPS 2z* Dec 11, 1945
			</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
			1945-12-11
			</td><td align="center" width="320">
			[[Image:JonBurdett escalante ao70 19451211 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
			</td><td align="center" width="120">
			[[Image:JonBurdett escalante ao70 19451211.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
			</td></tr></table>
			Last Day Postal Service
			<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->

	<p> </p>		<p> </p>
	<h3>Other Information</h3>		<h3>Other Information</h3>
	ESCALANTE received ~~four battle stars~~ for her World War II service<br/><br/>		ESCALANTE received five Battle Stars for her World War II service<br/>*
			'''Convoy UGS-36'''<br/>
			April 1944<br/>*
			'''Luzon operation'''<br/>
			Formosa attacks, January 9 and 21 1945<br/>
			China Coast attacks, January 16 1945<br/>
			Nansei Shoto attack, January 22 1945 <br/>*
			'''Iwo Jima operation'''<br/>
			Assault and occupation of Iwo Jima, February 23 to March 3 1945<br/>*
			'''Okinawa Gunto operation'''<br/>
			Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, March 24 to June 30 1945<br/>
			5th and 3d Fleet raids in support of Okinawa Gunto operation, March 26 to June 1 1945<br/>*
			'''3rd Fleet operations against Japan'''<br/>
			July 17 to August 3 1945<br/><br/>
	'''NAMESAKE''' - A river in Utah		'''NAMESAKE''' - A river in Utah
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JonBurdett: added 1 cover

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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.
<table width="90%">
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<ol>Chiwawa Class Fleet Oiler<br/>
Keel Laid 1942 as SHABONE<br/>
Launched September 29 1942<br/>
Acquired by U.S. Navy January 30 1943 and renamed<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS ESCALANTE AO-70'''<br/>
Commissioned January 30 1943 - Decommissioned December 12 1945<br/>
Sold 1947<br/><br/>
<li>'''GEORGE MacDONALD'''<br/>
LOST June 30 1960
</ol></td>
<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">
[[Image:Escalante_AO70_Photo.jpg|thumb|center|125px]]
</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 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>[[USS ESCALANTE AO-70_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1]]    (1944-45)</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>




<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">
1944-05-05
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett escalante ao70 19440505 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett escalante ao70 19440505.JPG|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Note:




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>9efu
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1945-07-31
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Escalante_AO70_19450731_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Independence_CVL22_19450726_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Postmark on the back of a [[INDEPENDENCE_CVL_22_ | USS Independence CVL-22]] cover




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type P<br/><br/>USCS Catalog<br/>Illustration<br/>E-25
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1945-10-27
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett escalante ao70 19451027 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett escalante ao70 19451027.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Tokyo Bay

<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
ESCALANTE received four battle stars for her World War II service<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - A river in Utah



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