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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>Ticonderoga Class Aircraft Carrier<br/>
Keel Laid March 1 1944 - Launched May 12 1945<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS TARAWA CV-40'''<br/>
Commissioned December 8 1945 - Decommissioned June 30 1949<br/>
Ordered reactivated November 30 1950<br/>
Recommissioned February 3 1951<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS TARAWA CVA-40'''<br/>
Redesignated Attack Carrier (CVA) October 1 1952<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS TARAWA CVS-40'''<br/>
Redesignated Anti-submarine Carrier (CVS) January 10 1955<br/>
Decommissioned May 13 1960<br/>
Redesignated Aircraft Ferry and Transport AVT-12 May 1961, While in reserve<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register June 1 1967<br/>
Sold October 3 1968 for scrap
</ol></td>
<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">
[[Image:Tarawa_CVS40_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>[[USS_Tarawa_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1]]    (1945-49)</li>
<li>[[USS_Tarawa_Covers_Page_2 | Covers Page 2]]    (1950-54)</li>
<li>[[USS_Tarawa_Covers_Page_3 | Covers Page 3]]    (1955-60)</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 December 8 1945 to June 30 1949</h4>




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>FDC 2(n)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1945-12-08
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Tarawa_CV40_19451208_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Tarawa_CV40_19451208_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As CV-40<br/>
Commissioning. Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_George_V_Sadworth_ | George V. Sadworth]]




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>FDC 2(n)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1945-12-08
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Tarawa_CV40_19451208_3_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Tarawa_CV40_19451208_3_Back.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As CV-40<br/>
Commissioning. Postmark from the backside of a postal card.




<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)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1945-12-08
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Tarawa_CV40_19451208_2_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Tarawa_CV40_19451208_2_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As CV-40<br/>
Commissioning. Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Tazewell_G_Nicholson_ | Tazewell G. Nicholson]]




<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">
1946-03-12
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Tarawa_CV40_19460312_4_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Tarawa_CV40_19460312_4_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As CV-40




<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">
1946-07-26
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Tarawa_CV40_19460726_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Tarawa_CV40_19460726_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As CV-40




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type Pz<br/>(used before FDC)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1945-12-07
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Tarawa_CV40_19451207_3_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Tarawa_CV40_19451208_3_Back.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Postmark from the backside of a postal card.




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>LDPS 2(n)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1949-04-30
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Tarawa_CV40_19490430_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Tarawa_CV40_19490430_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As CV-40<br/>
Last Day Postal Service. Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Tazewell_G_Nicholson_ | Tazewell G. Nicholson]]





<hr/>
<h4>2nd Commissioning February 3 1951 to May 13 1960</h4>




<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">
1951-03-15
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Tarawa_CV40_19510315_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Tarawa_CV40_19510315_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As CV-40<br/>First Day of Postal Service, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Tazewell_G_Nicholson_ | Tazewell G. Nicholson]]




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>FDPS 9efu
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1951-03-15
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Tarawa_CV40_19510315_2_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Tarawa_CV40_19510315_2_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As CV-40<br/>First Day of Postal Service, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_William_T_(Duke)_Gmahle | William T. (Duke) Gmahle]]




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2r<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. T-9
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1952-06-30
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Tarawa_CV40_19520630_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Tarawa_CV40_19520630_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As CV-40




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2r<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. T-9a
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1953-09-24
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett tarawa cva40 19530924 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett tarawa cva40 19530924.JPG|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As CVA-40




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2r<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. T-9b
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1954-04-05
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Tarawa_CVA40_19540405_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Tarawa_CVA40_19540405_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As CVA-40




<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">
1958-07-04
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Tarawa_CVS40_19580704_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Tarawa_CVS40_19580704_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As CVS-40<br/>Independence Day.




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>9efu<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. T-9d
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1952-06-30
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Tarawa_CV40_19520630_2_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Tarawa_CV40_19520630_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As CV-40




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>9efu<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. T-9d
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1954-04-05
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Tarawa_CVA40_19540405_2_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Tarawa_CVA40_19540405_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As CVA-40




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>9efu<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. T-9f
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1958-07-04
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Tarawa_CVS40_19580704_2_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Tarawa_CVS40_19580704_2_Back.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As CVS-40


<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Named for Tarawa Atoll. During World War II, Tarawa was occupied by the Japanese, and starting on November 20, 1943 it was the scene of the bloody Battle of Tarawa. On that day United States Marines landed on Tarawa and Makin atolls and suffered heavy losses from Japanese soldiers occupying entrenched positions on the atolls. The Marines secured the island after three days of intense fighting.<br/>
Two ships of the US Navy have been so named; USS Tarawa CV-40 and [[TARAWA_LHA_1_ | USS Tarawa LHA-1]]
<br/> <br/>
Please follow the link below for USS Tarawa information.
http://navysite.de/cv/cv40.htm




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