BONHOMME RICHARD LHD 6
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.
Keel Laid April 18 1995 - Launched March 14 1997 |
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- Covers Page 1 (1995-2010)
Postmarks
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). 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.
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.
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Locy Type F |
1997-05-17
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Christening, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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Locy Type F |
2006-04-24
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100th Anniversary Memorial Service for Commodore John Paul Jones, cachet by Greg Ciesielski
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Locy Type F |
2006-04-24
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100th Anniversary Memorial Service for Commodore John Paul Jones, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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Locy Type F |
2008-07-01
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100th Anniversary of the Great White Fleet. Ship's cachet, serviced by Wolfgang Hechler
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Locy Type F |
2010-01-06
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Ship's Directory Marking
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USPS 4-bar |
1995-04-18
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N/A |
Keel Laying, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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USPS Pictorial |
1997-03-14
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Launching, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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USPS Pictorial |
1997-05-17
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Christening, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
Other Information
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Navy Unit Commendation
Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation
National Defense Service Medal
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
NAMESAKE - Named in Honor of of John Paul Jones' famous frigate, which he had named the French language equivalent of "Goodman Richard," in honor of Benjamin Franklin, the U.S. Ambassador to France at the time.
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