YORKTOWN CG 48

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

Ticonderoga Class Guided Missile Cruiser Keel Laid 19 October 1981 - Launched 17 January 1983 USS YORKTOWN CG-48 Commissioned 4 July 1984 - Decommissioned 3 December 2004 Struck from Naval Register 3 December 2004 Scheduled to be sunk as target

Naval Covers

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1. USS Yorktown CG-48 Covers Page 1    (1984-2004)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

Locy Type FDC 2-1(n) (USN,USS,"GG-48")

1984-07-04

First Day in Commission

 

Locy Type FDC 9-1(nu) (USN,USS)

1984-07-04

First Day in Commission

 

Locy Type 2-1(n) (USN,USS,"GG-48")

1988-03-29

Welcome Home from Deployment. Cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson. Courtesy of the Bob Govern collection.

 

Locy Type 2-1(n+) (USS)

1999-07-04

Note:

 

Locy Type 9-1(n+u) (USS,USN)

1989-08-25

Note:

 

Locy Type P (2-1(n),first "G" cut to a "C")

1986-07-04

Combo cover with USS IOWA BB-61 - Rededication of the Statue of Liberty on July 4, 1986.
International Naval Review

 

Locy Type LDC F FPO AA 34093-1159

2004-12-03

Decommissioning
Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

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USPS Pictorial Postmarks

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "Decommissioning Station" Pascagoula, MS

2004-12-03

Decommissioning. Cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

USPS Pictorial Postmark "Farewell Station" Yorktown, VA

2004-12-03

Decommissioning. Cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Other Information

USS Yorktown earned the Joint Meritorious Unit Award Ribbon (3 awards), the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon (4 awards), the Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon, the Battle Efficiency (Navy E) Ribbon (7 awards), the Navy Expeditionary Medal, the National Defense Service Medal (2 awards), the Humanitarian Service Medal, the Armed Forces Service Medal, the USCG Special Operations Service Ribbon (2 awards) and the Sea Service Deployment Ribbon (multiple awards) during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - The Battle of Yorktown (19 October 1781), the last major battle of the Revolutionary War.

Five ships of the US Navy have borne the name YORKTOWN - USS Yorktown (1839, 16-gun sloop-of-war), USS Yorktown PG-1, USS Yorktown CV-5, USS Yorktown CV-10 and USS Yorktown CG-48.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. Mary Matthews, widow of Nick Matthews, a prominent citizen of Yorktown, Virginia.

 

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