THETIS BAY LPH 6 - Revision history

GregCiesielski: Added 1 postmark/cover

2026-02-17T23:15:16Z

Added 1 postmark/cover

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			<h4>USS THETIS BAY CVE-90</h4>
	<h4>1st Commissioning 21 April 1944 to 7 August 1946</h4>		<h4>1st Commissioning 21 April 1944 to 7 August 1946</h4>

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	</td></tr></table>		</td></tr></table>
	~~CVE-90.~~ Censored WWII use.		Censored WWII use.
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	</td></tr></table>		</td></tr></table>
	~~CVE-90.~~ From the Bob Govern collection.		From the Bob Govern collection.
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			<h4>USS THETIS BAY CVHA-1</h4>
	<h4>2nd Commissioning 20 July 1956 to 6 January 1964</h4>		<h4>2nd Commissioning 20 July 1956 to 6 January 1964</h4>
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	</td></tr></table>		</td></tr></table>
	~~CVHA-1~~ First Day of Recommissioning. From the Bob Govern collection.		First Day of Recommissioning. From the Bob Govern collection.
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	</td></tr></table>		</td></tr></table>
	~~CVHA-1~~		Note:
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	</td></tr></table>		</td></tr></table>
	CVHA-1		Note:
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			<br/><hr/>
			<h4>USS THETIS BAY LPH-6</h4>
			<h4>2nd Commissioning 20 July 1956 to 6 January 1964</h4>
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			<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
			<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="140">
			Locy Type<br/>LDPS 2(n+) (USS,"LPH")
			</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
			1964-01-01
			</td><td align="center" width="350">
			[[Image:GregCiesielski_ThetisBay_LPH6_19640101_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
			</td><td align="center" width="120">
			[[Image:GregCiesielski_ThetisBay_LPH6_19640101_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
			</td></tr></table>
			Last Day of Postal Sevice. Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Tazewell_G_Nicholson_ \| Tazewell G. Nicholson]].
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	<p> </p>		<p> </p>
	<h3>Other Information</h3>		<h3>Other Information</h3>

GregCiesielski: updated the page and added 1 postmark/cover

2026-02-17T22:54:14Z

updated the page and added 1 postmark/cover

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	<ol>		<ol>
	<li> [[THETIS_BAY_LPH_6_Covers_Page_1 \| USS Thetis Bay CVE-90 / CVHA-1 / LPH-6 Covers Page 1]]    (~~1945~~-~~1956~~)</li>		<li>[[THETIS_BAY_LPH_6_Covers_Page_1 \| USS Thetis Bay CVE-90 Covers Page 1]]    (1944-1946)</li>
			<li>[[THETIS_BAY_LPH_6_Covers_Page_2 \| USS Thetis Bay CVHA-1 Covers Page 1]]    (1955-1957)</li>
			<li><!-- [[THETIS_BAY_LPH_6_Covers_Page_3 \| --> USS Thetis Bay LPH-6 Covers Page 1 <!-- ]] -->    (1957-1964)</li>
	</ol>		</ol>
	<p> </p>		<p> </p>
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	<h4>2nd Commissioning 20 July 1956 to 6 January 1964</h4>		<h4>2nd Commissioning 20 July 1956 to 6 January 1964</h4>
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			<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
			<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="140">
			Locy Type<br/>FDC 2(n) (CVHA)
			</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
			1956-07-20
			</td><td align="center" width="350">
			[[Image:GregCiesielski_ThetisBay_LPH6_19560720_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
			</td><td align="center" width="120">
			[[Image:GregCiesielski_ThetisBay_LPH6_19560720_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
			</td></tr></table>
			CVHA-1 First Day of Recommissioning. From the Bob Govern collection.
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GregCiesielski: Updated the page and added 1 postmark / 1 cover

2021-02-14T15:02:46Z

Updated the page and added 1 postmark / 1 cover

← Older revision		Revision as of 15:02, 14 February 2021
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	<ol>~~Thetis Bay Amphibious Assault Ship (Helicopter)~~<br/>		<ol>Casablanca Class Escort Carrier<br/>
	Keel Laid December 23 1943~~<br/>~~		Keel Laid 23 December 1943 - Launched 16 March 1944<br/><br/>
	Launched March 16 1944 ~~as Casablanca Class Escort Carrier (CVE)~~<br/><br/>		<li>'''USS THETIS BAY CVE-90'''</li>
	<li>'''USS THETIS BAY CVE-90'''<br/>		Commissioned 21 April 1944 - Decommissioned 7 August 1946<br/><br/>
	Commissioned April 21 1944 - Decommissioned August 7 1946<br/>		Thetis Bay Class Amphibious Assault Ship (Helicopter)<br/>
	~~Laid up in Pacific Reserve Fleet, Tacoma Group~~<br/>		<li>'''USS THETIS BAY CVHA-1'''</li>
	~~Designated~~ Assault Helicopter ~~Carrier (CVHA~~) ~~July 1 1955<br/>~~<br/>		Designated Assault Helicopter Carrier (CVHA) 1 July 1955<br/>
	<li>'''USS THETIS BAY CVHA-1'''<br/>		Recommissioned 1 September 1955<br/><br/>
	Recommissioned September 1 1955<br/><br/>		<li>'''USS THETIS LPH-6'''</li>
	<li>'''USS THETIS LPH-6'''<br/>		Redesignated Amphibious Assault Ship (Helicopter) (LPH) 28 May 1957<br/>
	Redesignated Amphibious Assault Ship (Helicopter) (LPH) May 28 1957<br/>		Decommissioned 6 January 1964<br/><br/>
	Decommissioned January 6 1964<br/><br/>		Struck from Naval Register 31 March 1964<br/>
	Struck from Naval Register March 31 1964<br/>		Sold December 1964 for scrap
	Sold December 1964 ~~to Peck Iron and Metal Co. Portsmouth, VA~~ for scrap
	</ol></td>		</ol></td>
	<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">		<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">
	[[Image:THETIS BAY PATCH.jpg\|thumb\|center\|~~125px~~]]		[[Image:THETIS BAY PATCH.jpg\|thumb\|center\|150px]]
	</td>		</td>
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	<ol>		<ol>
	<li> [[THETIS_BAY_LPH_6_Covers_Page_1 \| Covers Page 1]]    (1945-56)</li>		<li> [[THETIS_BAY_LPH_6_Covers_Page_1 \| USS Thetis Bay CVE-90 / CVHA-1 / LPH-6 Covers Page 1]]    (1945-1956)</li>
	</ol>		</ol>
	<p> </p>		<p> </p>
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	<h4>1st Commissioning April 21 1944 to August 7 1946</h4>		<h4>1st Commissioning 21 April 1944 to 7 August 1946</h4>

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	<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="140">		<tr><td valign="center" align="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">
	1945-04-14		1945-04-14
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	</td></tr></table>		</td></tr></table>
	As CVE-90<br/>		CVE-90. Censored WWII use.
	~~Censored wartime (WWII) use~~		<!-- === End of Ship Postmark Entry === -->
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			<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
			<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="140">
			Locy Type<br/>9efu
			</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
			1946-03-15
			</td><td align="center" width="350">
			[[Image:GregCiesielski_ThetisBay_CVE90_19460315_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]
			</td><td align="center" width="120">
			[[Image:GregCiesielski_ThetisBay_CVE90_19460315_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
			</td></tr></table>
			CVE-90. From the Bob Govern collection.
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	<!-- Postmarks from 2nd Commissioning Period -->		<!-- Postmarks from 2nd Commissioning Period -->
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	<hr/>		<br/><hr/>
	<h4>2nd Commissioning July 20 1956 to January 6 1964</h4>		<h4>2nd Commissioning 20 July 1956 to 6 January 1964</h4>

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	</td></tr></table>		</td></tr></table>
	As CVHA-1		CVHA-1
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	</td></tr></table>		</td></tr></table>
	As CVHA-1		CVHA-1
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	<p> </p>		<p> </p>
	<h3>Other Information</h3>		<h3>Other Information</h3>
	THETIS BAY earned ~~one battle star for World War II service <br/><br/>~~		USS THETIS BAY earned the Navy Expeditionary Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 1 Battle star, the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal w/ "Asia" clasp, the National Defense Service Medal and the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (3 awards) during her Naval career.<br/><br/>
	~~Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>~~		'''NAMESAKE''' - An inlet at the south end of Tebenkof Bay on the west coast of Kuiu Island in the Alexander Archipelago of Alaska.<br/><br/>
	Navy Expeditionary Medal ~~(1-Cuba) -~~ American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1~~) -~~ World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal ~~(with~~ Asia clasp~~) -~~ National Defense Service Medal - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (~~1-Cuba,~~ 3~~-Quemoy-Matsu, 2-Vietnam~~)<br/><br/>		The ships sponsor was Mrs. Ricco Botta.
	'''NAMESAKE''' - An inlet at the south end of Tebenkof Bay on the west coast of Kuiu Island in the Alexander Archipelago of Alaska

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JonBurdett: added 1 mark

2016-05-12T20:29:39Z

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JonBurdett: added 1 mark

2016-05-07T06:46:34Z

added 1 mark

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	<ol>		<ol>
	<li> [[THETIS_BAY_LPH_6_Covers_Page_1 \| Covers Page 1]]    (~~1956~~)</li>		<li> [[THETIS_BAY_LPH_6_Covers_Page_1 \| Covers Page 1]]    (1945-56)</li>
	</ol>		</ol>
	<p> </p>		<p> </p>
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	Postmark<br/>Date</th>		Postmark<br/>Date</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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	~~<!-- this part is commented out unless / until needed~~
	<hr/>		<hr/>
	<h4>1st Commissioning April 21 1944 to August 7 1946</h4>		<h4>1st Commissioning April 21 1944 to August 7 1946</h4>
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			<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
			<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="140">
			Locy Type<br/>2z
			</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
			1945-04-14
			</td><td align="center" width="350">
			[[Image:JonBurdett thetisbay cve90 19450414 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
			</td><td align="center" width="120">
			[[Image:JonBurdett thetisbay cve90 19450414.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
			</td></tr></table>
			As CVE-90<br/>
			Censored wartime (WWII) use
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	<h4>2nd Commissioning July 20 1956 to January 6 1964</h4>		<h4>2nd Commissioning July 20 1956 to January 6 1964</h4>

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	<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="140">		<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="140">
	Locy Type<br/>2(n) ("CVHA")		Locy Type<br/>2(n) (CVHA)
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	~~1956-11-30<br/>to<br/>~~1956-11-30		1956-11-30
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:Bunter_Thetis_Bay_LPH_6_19561130_1_pm1.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:Bunter_Thetis_Bay_LPH_6_19561130_1_pm1.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
	[[Image:Bunter_Thetis_Bay_LPH_6_19561130_1_front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]		[[Image:Bunter_Thetis_Bay_LPH_6_19561130_1_front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
	</td></tr></table>		</td></tr></table>
	~~Notes:~~		As CVHA-1
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NCMSysop at 20:47, 18 April 2012

2012-04-18T20:47:56Z

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>Thetis Bay Amphibious Assault Ship (Helicopter)<br/>
Keel Laid December 23 1943<br/>
Launched March 16 1944 as Casablanca Class Escort Carrier (CVE)<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS THETIS BAY CVE-90'''<br/>
Commissioned April 21 1944 - Decommissioned August 7 1946<br/>
Laid up in Pacific Reserve Fleet, Tacoma Group<br/>
Designated Assault Helicopter Carrier (CVHA) July 1 1955<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS THETIS BAY CVHA-1'''<br/>
Recommissioned September 1 1955<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS THETIS LPH-6'''<br/>
Redesignated Amphibious Assault Ship (Helicopter) (LPH) May 28 1957<br/>
Decommissioned January 6 1964<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register March 31 1964<br/>
Sold December 1964 to Peck Iron and Metal Co. Portsmouth, VA for scrap
</ol></td>
<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">
[[Image:THETIS BAY 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 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> [[THETIS_BAY_LPH_6_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1]]    (1956)</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">
Postmark<br/>Date</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>2nd Commissioning July 20 1956 to January 6 1964</h4>



<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2(n) ("CVHA")
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1956-11-30<br/>to<br/>1956-11-30
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:Bunter_Thetis_Bay_LPH_6_19561130_1_pm1.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:Bunter_Thetis_Bay_LPH_6_19561130_1_front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Notes:


<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
THETIS BAY earned one battle star for World War II service <br/><br/>
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>
Navy Expeditionary Medal (1-Cuba) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (1-Cuba, 3-Quemoy-Matsu, 2-Vietnam)<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - An inlet at the south end of Tebenkof Bay on the west coast of Kuiu Island in the Alexander Archipelago of Alaska




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