BATAAN AVT 4

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.

Cleveland Class Light Cruiser Ordered December 16 1940 as BUFFALO CL-99 Designated for completion as Aircraft Carrier June 2 1942 Reordered as Independence Class Light Aircraft Carrier Keel Laid August 31 1942 as CV-29 Reclassified Small Aircraft Carrier (CVL) July 15 1943 Launched August 1 1943 USS BATAAN CVL-29 Commissioned November 17 1943 - Decommissioned February 11 1947 Recommissioned May 13 1950 - Decommissioned April 9 1954 Redesignated Auxiliary Aircraft Transport (AVT-4) May 15 1959, while in Reserve Struck from Naval Register September 1 1959 Sold May 1961 for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1943-51)

 

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

 

USPO Duplex Camden NJ

1943-08-01

No Image

Launched

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1st Commissioning November 17 1943 to February 11 1947

 

Locy Type 2(n) Oct 27, 1945

1945-10-27

Navy Day, cachet by Roger A. Wentworth

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1945-10-24

Sailor's Mail.

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1946-02-26

Cacheted.

 

Locy Type 2z

1944-03-01

Official Mail.

 

Locy Type 2z

1944-05-19

Censored Sailor's Mail.

 

Locy Type 2z

1944

Censored wartime (WWII) use

 

Locy Type 9efu

1945-10-13

Registered Mail (on the back).

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2nd Commissioning May 13 1950 to April 9 1954

 

Locy Type FDPS 2(n)

1950-05-13

First Day of Postal Service.

 

Locy Type FDPS 2(n)

1950-05-13

First Day of Postal Service, R/S cachet.

 

Locy Type 2

1950-09-02

5th Anniversary of VJ Day, cachet sponsored by the Brooklyn Crew, ANCS

 

Locy Type 2

1951-03-07

Note:

 

Locy Type 2

1951-04-24

Marine's Mail

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1950-05-30

Memorial Day, cachet by Donald R. Graf

 

Locy Type 9efu

1951-02-15

Note:

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Unused

c 1953

N/A

Picture postcard.

 

Other Information

BATAAN earned 6 Battle Stars for her WWII service.

BATAAN CVL-29 was at Tokyo Bay September 2 1945 for the Japanese surrender ceremony

Earned 3 Battle Stars (Korea)

NAMESAKE - Named after the Bataan peninsula, on Luzon island, Philippine Islands, the scene of heroic resistance by American and Filipino defenders against an overwhelming Japanese invading force during the initial phase of America's participation in World War II.

 

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