KEARSARGE CVS 33

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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.


    Essex Class Aircraft Carrier
    Keel Laid March 1 1944 - Launched May 5 1945

  1. USS KEARSARGE CV-33
    Commissioned March 2 1946 - Decommissioned June 16 1950
    Recommissioned February 15 1952

  2. USS KEARSARGE CVA-33
    Redesignated Attack Carrier (CVA) October 1 1952

  3. USS KEARSARGE CVS-33
    Redesignated Anti-Submarine Carrier (CVS) October 1 1958
    Decommissioned February 13 1970

    Struck from Naval Register May 1 1973
    Sold February 28 1974 for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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  1. Kearsarge Covers Page 1    (1947-67)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type
---
Killer Bar Text

Date From
to
Date To
Thumbnail Link To
Postmark Image
Thumbnail Link To
Cover Image

1st Commissioning March 2 1946 to June 16 1950


 

Locy Type
FDC 2(n)

1946-03-02

As CV-33
1st Day of Commissioning


 

Locy Type
2(n)

1947-04-16

As CV-33


 

Locy Type
2(n)

1947-07-17

As CV-33


 

Locy Type
7tn+u (USS)

1948-10-27

As CV-33


 

Locy Type
9ef(nu)

1947-09-15

As CV-33


 

Locy Type
LDPS P

"LDPS /
BREMERTON /
WASH"

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. K-3c

1950-05-05

As CV-33. Last Day of Postal Service, cover by Glenn W. Dye


2nd Commissioning February 15 1952 to February 13 1970


 

Locy Type
2

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. K-3

1954-10-14

As CVA-33


 

Locy Type
2

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. K-3

1954-10-14

As CVA-33
Close-up view of the ship's return address from the October 14 1954 cover.


 

Locy Type
2

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. K-3a

1954-11-20

As CVA-33


 

Locy Type
2(n+) (B,USS)

1966-01-18

As CVS-33


 

Locy Type
7t(n+u)

1964-12-05

As CVS-33


 

Locy Type
9ef(u+u) (USS)

1959-04-21
to
1966-07-19

As CVS-33


 

Locy Type
9efu 1952

1952-05-23

As CV-33


 

Locy Type
10(n+) (USS)

1962-02-19

As CVA-33
1962 is a guess.

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Kearsarge has been the name of four commissioned ships of the United States Navy (and another ship that was renamed during construction). The first, USS Kearsarge (1861), was named for Mount Kearsarge in New Hampshire; the later ones were named in honor of the first.

 


 

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