ORCA AVP 49 - Revision history

NCMSysop at 17:38, 15 April 2024

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	<ol>Barnegat Class Small Seaplane Tender<br/>		<ol>Barnegat Class Small Seaplane Tender<br/>
	Keel Laid 13 July 1942 - Launched 4 October 1942<br/><br/>		Keel Laid 13 July 1942 - Launched 4 October 1942<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS ORCA AVP-49'''<br/>		<li>'''USS ORCA AVP-49'''</li>
	Commissioned 23 January 1944 - Decommissioned 31 October 1947<br/>		Commissioned 23 January 1944 - Decommissioned 31 October 1947<br/>
	Recommissioned 15 December 1951 - Decommissioned March 1960<br/>		Recommissioned 15 December 1951 - Decommissioned March 1960<br/>
	Reactivated 1961 for conversion to Training Ship<br/><br/>		Reactivated 1961 for conversion to Training Ship<br/><br/>
	<li>'''ETHIOPIA A 01'''<br/>		<li>'''ETHIOPIA A-01'''</li>
	Transferred to Ethiopia January 1962 and renamed<br/>		Transferred to Ethiopia January 1962 and renamed<br/>
	During Eritrean revolution in 1991 ETHIOPIA escaped to Yemen<br/>		During Eritrean revolution in 1991 ETHIOPIA escaped to Yemen<br/>

GregCiesielski: Updated the page and added 1 postmark/cover

2019-03-09T13:57:42Z

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	<ol>Barnegat Class Small Seaplane Tender<br/>		<ol>Barnegat Class Small Seaplane Tender<br/>
	Keel Laid July 13 1942 - Launched October 4 1942<br/><br/>		Keel Laid 13 July 1942 - Launched 4 October 1942<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS ORCA AVP-49'''<br/>		<li>'''USS ORCA AVP-49'''<br/>
	Commissioned January 23 1944 - Decommissioned October 31 1947<br/>		Commissioned 23 January 1944 - Decommissioned 31 October 1947<br/>
	Recommissioned December 15 1951 - Decommissioned March 1960<br/>		Recommissioned 15 December 1951 - Decommissioned March 1960<br/>
	Reactivated 1961 for conversion to Training Ship<br/><br/>		Reactivated 1961 for conversion to Training Ship<br/><br/>
	<li>'''ETHIOPIA A-01''' ~~(Ethiopian Naval Service)~~<br/>		<li>'''ETHIOPIA A 01'''<br/>
	Transferred to Ethiopia January 1962 and renamed<br/>		Transferred to Ethiopia January 1962 and renamed<br/>
	During Eritrean revolution in 1991 ETHIOPIA escaped to Yemen<br/>		During Eritrean revolution in 1991 ETHIOPIA escaped to Yemen<br/>
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	<li>[[USS ORCA AVP-49_Covers_Page_1 \| USS Orca AVP-49 Covers Page 1 ]]     (1944-58)</li>		<li>[[USS ORCA AVP-49_Covers_Page_1 \| USS Orca AVP-49 Covers Page 1 ]]     (1944-1958)</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>

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	<!-- Postmarks from 1st Commissioning Period -->		<!-- Postmarks from 1st Commissioning Period -->
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	<hr/>		<br/><hr/>
	<h4>1st Commissioning January 23 1944 to October 31 1947</h4>		<h4>1st Commissioning 23 January 1944 to 31 October 1947</h4>

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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">
	1944-05-02		1944-05-02
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	[[Image:JonBurdett_orca_avp49_19440502.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett_orca_avp49_19440502.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
	</td></tr></table>		</td></tr></table>
	Censored ~~wartime (~~WWII) use		Censored, WWII use
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	<hr/>		<br/><hr/>
	<h4>2nd Commissioning December 15 1951 to March 1960</h4>		<h4>2nd Commissioning 15 December 1951 to March 1960</h4>
			<!-- ============== -->
			<!-- Type 2r -->
			<!-- ============== -->
			<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
			<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
			Locy Type<br/>FDPS 2r
			</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
			1952-01-10
			</td><td align="center" width="350">
			[[Image:GregCiesielski_Orca_AVP49_19520110_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
			</td><td align="center" width="120">
			[[Image:GregCiesielski_Orca_AVP49_19520110_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
			</td></tr></table>
			Add-on cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Wolfgang_Hechler_ \| Wolfgang Hechler]]
			<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
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	<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">		<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
	Locy Type~~<br/>~~2r		Locy Type 2r
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
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	<h3>Other Information</h3>		<h3>Other Information</h3>
	USS ORCA earned the Combat Action Ribbon, the Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ ~~3 battle~~ stars, the World War II Victory Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Philippines Liberation Medal during her Naval career.<br/><br/>		USS ORCA earned the Combat Action Ribbon (3 awards), the Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon, the China Service Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 4 Battle stars, the World War II Victory Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Philippines Liberation Medal (2 awards) during her Naval career.<br/><br/>
	'''NAMESAKE''' - A Bay near Cordova, Alaska, Latin form of orc—the grampus or killer whale.		'''NAMESAKE''' - A Bay near Cordova, Alaska, Latin form of orc—the grampus or killer whale.<br/><br/>
			The ships sponsor was Mrs. J. W. Reeves, Jr.<br/><br/>
			Three ships of the US Navy have borne the name ORCA - USS K-3 SS-34 (Named ORCA when keel laid, name changed during construction), USS Orca SP-726 and USS Orca AVP-49.
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	Transferred to Ethiopia January 1962 and renamed<br/>		Transferred to Ethiopia January 1962 and renamed<br/>
	During Eritrean revolution in 1991 ETHIOPIA escaped to Yemen<br/>		During Eritrean revolution in 1991 ETHIOPIA escaped to Yemen<br/>
	~~Determined to be in unserviceable condition<br/><br/>~~		Sold for scrap in 1993
	~~Probably sold locally~~ for scrap
	</ol></td>		</ol></td>
	<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">		<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">
	[[Image:ORCA PATCH.jpg\|thumb\|center\|~~125px~~]]		[[Image:ORCA PATCH.jpg\|thumb\|center\|150px]]
	</td>		</td>
	</tr>		</tr>
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	<ol>		<ol>
	<li>[[USS ORCA AVP-49_Covers_Page_1 \| Covers Page 1 ]]     (1944-58)</li>		<li>[[USS ORCA AVP-49_Covers_Page_1 \| USS Orca AVP-49 Covers Page 1 ]]     (1944-58)</li>
	</ol>		</ol>
	<p> </p>		<p> </p>
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	<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->		<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
			<br/><hr/>
			<h4>In Service with ETHIOPIA</h4>
			<!-- ============== -->
			<!-- Type 2t(n+u) -->
			<!-- ============== -->
			<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
			<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
			Locy Type<br/>2t(n+u)
			</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
			1965-03-21
			</td><td align="center" width="350">
			[[Image:GregCiesielski_Blandy_DD943_19650321_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
			</td><td align="center" width="120">
			N/A
			</td></tr></table>
			Welcome to Norfolk, [[Country_Ethiopia_ \| HMS Ethiopia]]. Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Tazewell_G_Nicholson_ \| Tazewell G. Nicholson]]
			<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
	<p> </p>		<p> </p>
	<h3>Other Information</h3>		<h3>Other Information</h3>
	ORCA ~~was awarded~~ the ~~Presidential Unit Citation and earned 3 battle stars for service in World War II <br/><br/>~~		USS ORCA earned the Combat Action Ribbon, the Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 3 battle stars, the World War II Victory Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Philippines Liberation Medal during her Naval career.<br/><br/>
	~~Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>~~
	Combat Action Ribbon ~~(August 3-27 1944~~, ~~November 26 1944, January 2 1945) -~~ Presidential Unit Citation- American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (3~~) -~~ World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal - Philippines Liberation Medal ~~(1)<br/><br/>~~
	~~Individual Awards and Citations...<br/>~~
	~~Legion of Merit CDR. Morton K. Fleming, Jr~~.<br/><br/>
	'''NAMESAKE''' - A Bay near Cordova, Alaska, Latin form of orc—the grampus or killer whale.		'''NAMESAKE''' - A Bay near Cordova, Alaska, Latin form of orc—the grampus or killer whale.
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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>
	</tr></table>		</tr></table>
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	1944-05-02		1944-05-02
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:JonBurdett_orca_avp49_19440502 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett_orca_avp49_19440502 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
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	1947-09-02		1947-09-02
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:GregCiesielski_Orca_AVP49_19470902_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Orca_AVP49_19470902_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
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	1953-12-28		1953-12-28
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:GregCiesielski_Orca_AVP49_19531228_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Orca_AVP49_19531228_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
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	1958-09-02		1958-09-02
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:JonBurdett_orca_avp49_19580902 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett_orca_avp49_19580902 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
	[[Image:JonBurdett_orca_avp49_19580902.JPG\|thumb\|center\|100px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett_orca_avp49_19580902.JPG\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
			</td></tr></table>
			Note:
			<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
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			<!-- Type 9efu -->
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			<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">
			1952-08-16
			</td><td align="center" width="350">
			[[Image:JonBurdett_orca_avp49_19520816 pm9.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]
			</td><td align="center" width="120">
			[[Image:JonBurdett_orca_avp49_19520816.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
	</td></tr></table>		</td></tr></table>
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JonBurdett: date range

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<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>Barnegat Class Small Seaplane Tender<br/>
Keel Laid July 13 1942 - Launched October 4 1942<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS ORCA AVP-49'''<br/>
Commissioned January 23 1944 - Decommissioned October 31 1947<br/>
Recommissioned December 15 1951 - Decommissioned March 1960<br/>
Reactivated 1961 for conversion to Training Ship<br/><br/>
<li>'''ETHIOPIA A-01''' (Ethiopian Naval Service)<br/>
Transferred to Ethiopia January 1962 and renamed<br/>
During Eritrean revolution in 1991 ETHIOPIA escaped to Yemen<br/>
Determined to be in unserviceable condition<br/><br/>
Probably sold locally for scrap
</ol></td>
<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">
[[Image:ORCA PATCH.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 ORCA AVP-49_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1 ]]     (1944-58)</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 January 23 1944 to October 31 1947</h4>




<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">
1944-05-02
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett_orca_avp49_19440502 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett_orca_avp49_19440502.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Censored wartime (WWII) use




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type SL
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1947-09-02
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Orca_AVP49_19470902_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Orca_AVP49_19470902_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Postmarked from San Francisco CA on Sept. 2 1947. Cacheted cover.





<hr/>
<h4>2nd Commissioning December 15 1951 to March 1960</h4>




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2r
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1953-12-28
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Orca_AVP49_19531228_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Orca_AVP49_19531228_1_Front.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/>2t(n+u)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1958-09-02
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett_orca_avp49_19580902 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett_orca_avp49_19580902.JPG|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Note:


<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
ORCA was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation and earned 3 battle stars for service in World War II <br/><br/>
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>
Combat Action Ribbon (August 3-27 1944, November 26 1944, January 2 1945) - Presidential Unit Citation- American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (3) - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal - Philippines Liberation Medal (1)<br/><br/>
Individual Awards and Citations...<br/>
Legion of Merit CDR. Morton K. Fleming, Jr.<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - A Bay near Cordova, Alaska, Latin form of orc—the grampus or killer whale.



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