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<h3>Ship Name and Designation History</h3><br />
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during <br />
its lifetime.<br />
The list is in chronological order.<br />
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<ol>Lassen Class Ammunition Ship<br/> <br />
Keel Laid (Date unknown) as Maritime Commission type (C2 Cargo) hull<br/><br />
Launched January 10 1940 as SHOOTING STAR<br/><br />
Acquired by U.S. Navy November 15 1940<br/><br/> <br />
<li>'''USS LASSEN AE-3'''<br/><br />
Placed in Ferry Commission November 19 1940 - March 27 1941<br/><br />
Commissioned (Full) March 27 1941 - Decommissioned January 15 1947<br/><br/><br />
Struck from Naval Register July 1 1961<br/><br />
Sold 1974 to Nicolai Joffe Corp. for scrap<br />
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<td align="center" width="220" valign="top"><br />
[[Image:LASSEN PATCH.jpg|thumb|center|125px]]<br />
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<h3>Naval Covers</h3><br />
This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the <br />
ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each incarnation of the ship (ie, <br />
for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Covers should <br />
be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).<br />
<br />
Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't <br />
take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date <br />
range for covers on that page.<br />
<ol><br />
<li>[[USS LASSEN AE-3_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1941-45)</li><br />
</ol><br />
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<h3>Postmarks</h3><br />
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a <br />
separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry <br />
in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Within each set, the postmarks <br />
should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one postmark <br />
has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of earliest <br />
known usage.<br />
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A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an <br />
image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN <br />
THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.<br />
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>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the<br />
existing example.<br />
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<tr><th align="center" valign="center" width="140"><br />
Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text<br />
</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100"><br />
Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th><br />
<th align="center" width="320">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th><br />
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th><br />
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<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140"><br />
Locy Type<br/>FDPS 3<br/><br/>"FIRST DAY /<br/>CANCEL"<br />
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100"><br />
1941-04-15<br />
</td><td align="center" width="320"><br />
[[Image:JonBurdett lassen ae3 19410415 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]<br />
</td><td align="center" width="120"><br />
[[Image:JonBurdett lassen ae3 19410415.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]<br />
</td></tr></table><br />
First Day Postal Service<br />
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<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140"><br />
Locy Type<br/>FDPS 3<br/><br/>(Killers Blank)<br />
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100"><br />
1941-04-15<br />
</td><td align="center" width="320"><br />
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Lassen_AE3_19410415_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]<br />
</td><td align="center" width="120"><br />
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Lassen_AE3_19410415_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]<br />
</td></tr></table><br />
First Day of Postal Service. This postmark is not listed in the USCS Postmark Catalog.<br />
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<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="140"><br />
Locy Type<br/>FDPS 3<br />
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100"><br />
1941-04-15<br />
</td><td align="center" width="320"><br />
[[Image:Bunter_Lassen_AE_3_19410415_1_pm1.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]<br />
</td><td align="center" width="120"><br />
[[Image:Bunter_Lassen_AE_3_19410415_1_front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]<br />
</td></tr></table><br />
Notes: <br />
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<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140"><br />
Locy Type<br/>FDPS 9efw<br />
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100"><br />
1941-04-15<br />
</td><td align="center" width="320"><br />
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Lassen_AE3_19410415_2_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]<br />
</td><td align="center" width="120"><br />
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Lassen_AE3_19410415_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]<br />
</td></tr></table><br />
First Day of Postal Service.<br />
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<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140"><br />
Locy Type<br/>FDPS 9v<br />
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100"><br />
1941-04-15<br />
</td><td align="center" width="320"><br />
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Lassen_AE3_19410415_3_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]<br />
</td><td align="center" width="120"><br />
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Lassen_AE3_19410415_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]<br />
</td></tr></table><br />
First Day of Postal Service.<br />
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<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140"><br />
Locy Type<br/>FDPS 9x<br />
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100"><br />
1941-04-15<br />
</td><td align="center" width="320"><br />
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Lassen_AE3_19410415_4_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]<br />
</td><td align="center" width="120"><br />
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Lassen_AE3_19410415_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]<br />
</td></tr></table><br />
First Day of Postal Service.<br />
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<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140"><br />
Locy Type<br/>3 (A-BBT)<br />
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100"><br />
1941-11-07<br />
</td><td align="center" width="320"><br />
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Lassen_AE3_19411107_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]<br />
</td><td align="center" width="120"><br />
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Lassen_AE3_19411107_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]<br />
</td></tr></table><br />
Note:<br />
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<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140"><br />
Locy Type<br/>3 (A-BTB)<br />
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100"><br />
1945-12-21<br />
</td><td align="center" width="320"><br />
[[Image:JonBurdett lassen ae3 19451221 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]<br />
</td><td align="center" width="120"><br />
[[Image:JonBurdett lassen ae3 19451221.JPG|thumb|center|100px]]<br />
</td></tr></table><br />
Note:<br />
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<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140"><br />
Locy Type<br/>3z<br />
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100"><br />
1945-07-01<br />
</td><td align="center" width="320"><br />
[[Image:JonBurdett lassen ae3 19450701 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]<br />
</td><td align="center" width="120"><br />
[[Image:JonBurdett lassen ae3 19450701.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]<br />
</td></tr></table><br />
Censored wartime (WWII) use<br />
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<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140"><br />
Locy Type Fz<br/><br/>USCS Catalog<br/>Illustration<br/>L-44<br />
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100"><br />
1942-08-20<br />
</td><td align="center" width="320"><br />
[[Image:JonBurdett lassen ae3 19420820 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]<br />
</td><td align="center" width="120"><br />
[[Image:JonBurdett lassen ae3 19420820.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]<br />
</td></tr></table><br />
Note:<br />
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<h3>Other Information</h3><br />
LASSEN received 3 battle stars for World War II service <br/><br/><br />
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/><br />
Combat Action Ribbon (circa Oct 4 to Nov 18 1944) - American Defense Service Medal (with Fleet clasp) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (3) - World War II Victory Medal<br/><br/><br />
'''NAMESAKE''' - A peak in the Lassen Volcanic National Park, Calif.<br />
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[[Image:Lassen_AE3_Photo.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]<br />
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