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	Osprey Class Coastal Minehunter<br/>		Osprey Class Coastal Minehunter<br/>
	Keel Laid August 3 1991 - Launched May 22 1993<br/><br/>		Keel Laid August 3 1991 - Launched May 22 1993<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS ORIOLE MHC 55'''<br/>Placed "In Commission Special" May 12 1995 for delivery<br/>		<li>'''USS ORIOLE MHC-55'''</li>
			Placed "In Commission Special" May 12 1995 for delivery<br/>
	Commissioned September 16 1995 - Decommissioned June 30 2006<br/><br/>		Commissioned September 16 1995 - Decommissioned June 30 2006<br/><br/>
	Struck from the Navy register June 30 2006<br/>		Struck from the Navy register June 30 2006<br/>
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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]]    (~~1995~~)</li>		<li><!-- [[PAGE_NAME_Covers_Page_1 \| --> Covers Page 1 <!-- ]] -->     (DATE RANGE)</li>
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GregCiesielski at 04:26, 26 November 2010

2010-11-26T04:26:02Z

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>
Osprey Class Coastal Minehunter<br/>
Keel Laid August 3 1991 - Launched May 22 1993<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS ORIOLE MHC 55'''<br/>Placed "In Commission Special" May 12 1995 for delivery<br/>
Commissioned September 16 1995 - Decommissioned June 30 2006<br/><br/>
Struck from the Navy register June 30 2006<br/>
Laid up in the Beaumont Reserve Fleet, Beaumont, TX September 30 1996
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Oriole_MHC55_19950916_1_Crest.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>[[PAGE_NAME_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1]]    (1995)</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">
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Locy Type<br/>FDC 9(n+)y<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. O-26
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1995-09-16
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Oriole_MHC55_19950916_2_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Oriole_MHC55_19950916_2_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
[[Cachet_Category_Ship_Commissioning_ | Commissioning]], cachet by the [[Cachet_Maker_Stewart_M_Henry_ | Stewart M. Henry]]. "MEA EST VENATIO" is Latin for "MINE IS THE HUNT".




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
USPS 4-bar<br/><br/>Baltimore, MD
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1995-09-16
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Oriole_MHC55_19950916_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
N/A
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[[Cachet_Category_Ship_Commissioning_ | Commissioning]], cachet by the [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]


<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Named for any of various birds in America with a highly specialized vocal apparatus - commonly referred to as "singing birds," although many among them do not sing - the Icteridae family: the males are usually bright black and yellow or orange, the females chiefly greenish or yellowish, as the Baltimore oriole and the orchard oriole.<br/><br/>
There have been five ships of the US Navy named ORIOLE - USS Oriole (1864 River Sternwheel Steamer), USS Oriole (1895 15-gun Sloop-of-War), [[ORIOLE_ATO_136_ | USS Oriole ATO 136]], USS Oriole AMCU 33 and USS Oriole MHC 55.



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NCMSysop at 17:39, 15 April 2024

GregCiesielski at 04:26, 26 November 2010