INDEPENDENCE CV 62

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.

Forrestal Class Attack Aircraft Carrier Keel Laid 1 July 1955 - Launched 6 June 1958 USS INDEPENDENCE CVA-62 Commissioned 10 January 1959 USS INDEPENDENCE CV-62 Reclassified Carrier (CV) 28 February 1973 Decommissioned 30 September 1998 Struck from Naval Register 8 March 2004

Naval Covers

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1. USS Independence CVA-62 Covers Page 1    (1959-1973)
2. USS Independence CV-62 Covers Page 1    (1973-1998)

 

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 2t(nu) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. I-4

1959-01-10

CVA-62. First Day in Commission, cacheted.

 

Locy Type FDC 7tnu USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. I-4i

1959-01-10

CVA-62. First Day in Commission, cacheted.

 

Locy Type FDC 9fu USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. I-4o

1959-01-10

CVA-62. First Day in Commission

 

Locy Type 2at(n+u) (CVA)

1978-01-12

CV-62

 

Locy Type 2(n+) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. I-4b

1964-08-14

CVA-62. R/S Cachet

 

Locy Type 2t(n+u) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. I-4

1960-06-12

CVA-62

 

Locy Type 2t(n+u) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. I-4a

1962-07-04

CVA-62. Independence Day, cachet by Morris W. Beck

 

Locy Type 2t(n+u) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. I-4g

1973-11-02

CV-62. Mediterranean Deployment, R/S cachet

 

Locy Type 2t(n+u) (USS)

1978-02-01

CV-62. Cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Locy Type 2tnu (USS)

1975-09-15

CV-62. 35th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain, cachet by Richard F. Hoffner, sponsored by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Locy Type 2-1(n+) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. I-4e

1978-11-22

CV-62. R/S ship’s cachet

 

Locy Type 2-1(n+) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. I-4e

1978-12-08

CV-62. R/S ship’s cachet

 

Locy Type 2-1(n+) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. I-4f

1982-12-06

CV-62. R/S ship’s cachet

 

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

1990-10-27

CV-62. Cachet is borrowed from a cartoon by Tony Husband.

 

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

1997-10-27

CV-62. Navy Day, cachet by Gary R. Rogak

 

Locy Type 2-1(n+) (D2,USS)

1989-08-03

CV-62

 

Locy Type 7dit+u (POW/MIA) Dial of USCS Postmark Catalog Illus I-4j

1972-09-27

CVA-62

 

Locy Type 7dit+u (POW/MIA) Dial of USCS Postmark Catalog Illus I-4l

1971-10-20

CVA-62

 

Locy Type 7tn+u USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. I-4i

1965-10-17

CVA-62

 

Locy Type 7tn+u USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. I-4k

1967-02-18

CVA-62

 

Locy Type 7tn+u USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. I-4m

1973-09-06

CV-62

 

Locy Type 7t(n+u) (CV) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. I-4n

1978-07-14

CV-62. R/S ship’s cachet

 

Locy Type 9ef(nu)

1973-11-05

CV-62. Mediterranean Deployment, R/S cachet

 

Locy Type 9ef(n+u) (CVA) No Paren After “62”

1973-12-05

CV-62

 

Locy Type 9ef(n+) (New York, NY at bottom)

1976-01-23

CV-62

 

Locy Type 9eft(nu)

1974-06-06

CVA-62

 

Locy Type 9fu USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. I-4o

1960-06-12

CVA-62

 

Locy Type 9fu USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. I-4p

1965-05-10

CVA-62

 

Locy Type 9-1(n+u) (USS) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. I-4q

1983-12-30

CV-62. Beirut Crisis cachet

 

Locy Type 9-1(n+u) (USS) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. I-4r

1989-08-03

CV-62

 

Locy Type 9-1(n+u)y (USS,"REGISTRY")

1994-09-19

CV-62. R/S ship’s cachet

 

Locy Type PPB

1989-01-10

CV-62. Courtesy of Bob Govern.

 

Locy Type Meter Meter FR2 (#8010074) ZIP 96618

1996-10-14

Add-on cachet by Richard F. Hoffner

 

Locy Type Meter OFR1 (#520055) Zip 96618

1991-03-30

Note:

 

Locy Type LDC 2-1(n+)

1998-09-30

CV-62. Decommissioning, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Locy Type LDC 2-1(n+)

1998-09-30

CV-62. Decommissioning, cachet by Charles B Hall

 

Locy Type LDC 9(n+)

1998-09-30

CV-62. Decommissioning, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Locy Type LDC 9-1(n+)

1998-09-30

CV-62. Decommissioning, cachet by Charles B Hall

 

Other Information

USS INDEPENDENCE earned the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon (4 awards), the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon, the Navy "E" Ribbon (2 awards), the Navy Expeditionary Medal (3 awards), the National Defense Service Medal (2 awards), the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (5 awards), the Vietnam Service Medal (w/ 1 Campaign star), the Southwest Asia Service Medal (w/ 2 Campaign stars), the Republic of Vietnam Meritorious Unit Citation Ribbon (Gallantry Cross Medal with Palm), the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal and the Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait) during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - The desire to be free of domination by others.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. Thomas S. Gates, Jr., Wife of the Hon. Thomas S. Gates, Jr., Secretary of the Navy.

Seven US Navy ships have been named Independence. USS Independence (Brig 1776), USS Independence (Sloop 1776), USS Independence (Ship of the Line 1814), USS Independence ID-3676, USS Independence CVL-22, USS Independence CV-62 and USS Independence LCS-2.

 

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