SICILY AKV 18 - Revision history

GregCiesielski: updated the page and added 1 postmark/cover

2025-07-12T01:54:36Z

updated the page and added 1 postmark/cover

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	<ol>Commencement Bay Class Escort Carrier<br/>		<ol>Commencement Bay Class Escort Carrier<br/>
	Ordered as SANDY BAY<br/>		Ordered as '''SANDY BAY'''<br/>
	Renamed June 5 1944<br/>		Renamed 5 June 1944<br/>
	Keel Laid October 23 1944 - Launched April 14 1945<br/><br/>		Keel Laid 23 October 1944 - Launched 14 April 1945<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS SICILY CVE-118'''<br/>		<li>'''USS SICILY CVE-118'''<br/>
	Commissioned February 27 1946 - Decommissioned October 4 1954<br/>		Commissioned 27 February 1946 - Decommissioned 4 October 1954<br/><br/>
	Reclassified Cargo and Aircraft Transport AKV-18 May 7 1959~~, While~~ in reserve<br/><br/>		<li>'''USS SICILY AKV-18'''<br/>
	Struck from Naval Register July 1 1960<br/>		Reclassified Cargo and Aircraft Transport AKV-18 7 May 1959 while in reserve<br/><br/>
	Sold October 31 1960 for scrap		Struck from Naval Register 1 July 1960<br/>
			Sold 31 October 1960 for scrap
	</ol></td>		</ol></td>
	<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">		<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">
	[[Image:Sicily_CVE118_Crest.jpg\|thumb\|center\|~~125px~~]]		[[Image:Sicily_CVE118_Crest.jpg\|thumb\|center\|150px]]
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	<li>[[USS SICILY CVE-118_Covers_Page_1 \| Covers Page 1 ]]     (1946-53)</li>		<li>[[USS SICILY CVE-118_Covers_Page_1 \| USS Sicily CVE-118 Covers Page 1]]     (1946-1953)</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>
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	<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">		<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
	Locy Type<br/> FDC 9ef(nu) ('''G'''VE)		Locy Type<br/>FDC 9ef(nu) ('''G'''VE)
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	1946-02-27		1946-02-27
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	<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">		<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
	Locy Type~~<br/>~~2(n)		Locy Type 2(n)
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	1947-04-14		1947-04-14
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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">
	1953-11-13		1953-11-13
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			<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
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			<!-- POSTMARK ENTRY -->
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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/>9ef(nu) ('''G'''VE)
			</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
			1946-03-17
			</td><td align="center" width="350">
			[[Image:GregCiesielski_Sicily_CVE118_19460317_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]
			</td><td align="center" width="120">
			[[Image:GregCiesielski_Sicily_CVE118_19460317_1_Back.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
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			On the back of a [[Cachet_Maker_Jacques_Minkus_ \| Jacques Minkus]] patriotic cover. Courtesy of the Bob Govern collection.
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	<h3>Other Information</h3>		<h3>Other Information</h3>
	SICILY ~~received five battle~~ stars ~~for~~ her ~~service in Korea~~.<br/><br/>		USS SICILY earned the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon, the American Campaign Medal, the World War II Victory Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Service Medal (w/ 6 Campaign stars), the United Nations Korean Medal and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal during her Naval career.<br/><br/>
	'''NAMESAKE''' - Named in honor of the 1943 Battle of Sicily.		'''NAMESAKE''' - Named in honor of the 1943 Battle of Sicily.<br/><br/>
			The ships sponsor was Mrs. Julius Vanderwiele.
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	<ol>		<ol>
	<li>[[USS SICILY CVE-118_Covers_Page_1 \| Covers Page 1 ]]     (~~1950~~-53)</li>		<li>[[USS SICILY CVE-118_Covers_Page_1 \| Covers Page 1 ]]     (1946-53)</li>
	</ol>		</ol>
	<p> </p>		<p> </p>
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	<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>

			<!-- ============== -->
			<!-- POSTMARK ENTRY -->
			<!-- ============== -->
			<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
			<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
			Locy Type<br/> FDC 9ef(nu) ('''G'''VE)
			</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
			1946-02-27
			</td><td align="center" width="350">
			[[Image:JonBurdett sicily cve118 19460227 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]
			</td><td align="center" width="120">
			[[Image:JonBurdett sicily cve118 19460227.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
			</td></tr></table>
			First Day in Commission
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	<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">		<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
	Locy Type<br/>9ef(nu)		Locy Type<br/>9ef(nu) (above corrected)
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	1953-11-13		1953-11-13
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	<p> </p>		<p> </p>

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2016-02-23T21:20:43Z

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← Older revision		Revision as of 21:20, 23 February 2016
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	<li>[[USS SICILY CVE-118_Covers_Page_1 \| Covers Page 1 ]]     (1950)</li>		<li>[[USS SICILY CVE-118_Covers_Page_1 \| Covers Page 1 ]]     (1950-53)</li>
	</ol>		</ol>
	<p> </p>		<p> </p>
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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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	1947-04-14		1947-04-14
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:GregCiesielski_Sicily_CVE118_19470414_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Sicily_CVE118_19470414_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
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	Add-on cachet of FADM Chester Nimitz by [[Cachet_Maker_Roger_A_Wentworth_ \| Roger A. Wentworth]]		Add-on cachet of FADM Chester Nimitz by [[Cachet_Maker_Roger_A_Wentworth_ \| Roger A. Wentworth]]
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			<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
			Locy Type<br/>2r
			</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
			1953-11-13
			</td><td align="center" width="350">
			[[Image:JonBurdett sicily cve118 19531113 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
			</td><td align="center" width="120">
			[[Image:JonBurdett sicily cve118 19531113.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
			</td></tr></table>
			Note:
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	Locy Type<br/>9ef(nu)		Locy Type<br/>9ef(nu)
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	~~1950~~-08-09		1953-11-13
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:JonBurdett sicily cve118 ~~19500809~~ pm9.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett sicily cve118 19531113 pm9.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
	[[Image:JonBurdett sicily cve118 ~~19500809~~.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett sicily cve118 19531113.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
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JonBurdett: added 1 cover

2011-02-09T17:53:43Z

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>Commencement Bay Class Escort Carrier<br/>
Ordered as SANDY BAY<br/>
Renamed June 5 1944<br/>
Keel Laid October 23 1944 - Launched April 14 1945<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS SICILY CVE-118'''<br/>
Commissioned February 27 1946 - Decommissioned October 4 1954<br/>
Reclassified Cargo and Aircraft Transport AKV-18 May 7 1959, While in reserve<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register July 1 1960<br/>
Sold October 31 1960 for scrap
</ol></td>
<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">
[[Image:Sicily_CVE118_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 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>[[USS SICILY CVE-118_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1 ]]     (1950)</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>



<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2(n)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1947-04-14
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Sicily_CVE118_19470414_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Sicily_CVE118_19470414_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Add-on cachet of FADM Chester Nimitz by [[Cachet_Maker_Roger_A_Wentworth_ | Roger A. Wentworth]]




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>9ef(nu)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1950-08-09
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett sicily cve118 19500809 pm9.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett sicily cve118 19500809.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Note:


<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
SICILY received five battle stars for her service in Korea.<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Named in honor of the 1943 Battle of Sicily.



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