COLONIAL LSD 18: Difference between revisions

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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.

USS COLONIAL LSD-18
Commissioned May 15 1945 - Decommissioned June 30 1970

Struck from Naval Register October 15 1976
Transferred to Maritime Administration (MARAD) July 29 1992 for disposal
Sold September 8 1993 to California Imports and Exports, Shanghai for scrap

Naval Covers

This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Covers should be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).

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Covers Page 1 (1946-55)

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.

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

Post Office Established May 3 1945 - Disestablished March 4 1970

Locy Type
2(n)

1946-11-23

Cacheted.

Locy Type
2(n)

1948-10-29

Note:

Locy Type
2#

(Br. #15814)

1946-04-08

Note:

Locy Type
9#

(Br. #15814)

1946-09-06

Note:

Locy Type F

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. C-57

1946-10-09

Note:

Locy Type F

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. C-57a

1955-07-16

Note:

Other Information

COLONIAL earned 7 Battle Stars (Korea)
* North Korean Aggression
September 21 to November 2 1950
* Communist China Aggression
November 3 1950 to January 22 1951
* First UN Counter Offensive
February 16 - March 16 1951
* Communist China Spring Offensive
May 1-12 to June 11-20 1951
* Communist China Spring Offensive
July 24 to August 1 1951
* Second Korean Winter
February 25 to March25 1952
* Korean Defense Summer-Fall 1952
June 6-13, 18-26
July 2-14 1952
August 19-24 1952
September 13 to October 3 1952

Earned 6 Battle Stars (Vietnam)
* Vietnam Defense
July 4-11 1965
* Vietnamese Counteroffensive
March 22-26 1966
April 12-18 and 26-29 1966
May 12-18 1966
June 1-4 1966
* Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase II
July 2-5 1966
August 3-5 and 9-16 1966
* Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase III
December 3-8 and 23-31 1967
January 14-29 1968
* Tet Counteroffensive
January 30-31 1968
February 22 to March 17 1968
* Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase IV
April 3-9 and 17-23 1968
May 1-4 1968

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons
Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal (2) - Korean Service Medal (7) - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (2) - Vietnam Service Medal (6) - Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation (11) - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal

NAMESAKE - Colonial National Park includes Jamestown Island, site of the first permanent English settlement of North America; Williamsburg, the colonial, and first State capital of Virginia; and Yorktown, scene of the decisive victory over and surrender of the British in the Revolutionary War

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 <h3>Other Information</h3>
 COLONIAL earned 7 Battle Stars (Korea)<br/>*
-North Korean Aggression, September - November 1950<br/>*
+'''North Korean Aggression'''<br/>September 21 to November 2 1950 <br/>*
-Communist China Aggression, November 1950 - January 1951<br/>*
+'''Communist China Aggression'''<br/>
-First UN Counter Offensive, February - March 1951<br/>*
+November 3 1950 to January 22 1951<br/>*
-Communist China Spring Offensive, May - June 1951<br/>*
+'''First UN Counter Offensive'''<br/>
-Communist China Spring Offensive, July - August 1951<br/>*
+February 16 - March 16 1951<br/>*
-Second Korean Winter, February - March 1952<br/>*
+'''Communist China Spring Offensive'''<br/>
-Korean Defense Summer-Fall 1952, June - October 1952<br/><br/>
+May 1-12 to June 11-20 1951<br/>*
+'''Communist China Spring Offensive'''<br/>
+July 24 to August 1 1951<br/>*
+'''Second Korean Winter'''<br/>
+February 25 to March25 1952<br/>*
+'''Korean Defense Summer-Fall 1952'''<br/>
+June 6-13, 18-26<br/>
+July 2-14 1952<br/>
+August 19-24 1952<br/>
+September 13 to October 3 1952<br/><br/>
 Earned 6 Battle Stars (Vietnam)<br/>*
-Vietnam Defense, July 1965<br/>*
+'''Vietnam Defense'''<br/>
-Vietnamese Counteroffensive, March - June 1966<br/>*
+July 4-11 1965 <br/>*
-Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase II, July - August 1966<br/>*
+'''Vietnamese Counteroffensive'''<br/>
-Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase III, December 1967 - January 1968<br/>*
+March 22-26 1966<br/>
-Tet Counteroffensive, January - March 1968<br/>*
+April 12-18 and 26-29 1966<br/>
-Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase IV, April - May 1968<br/><br/>
+May 12-18 1966<br/>
+June 1-4 1966 <br/>*
+'''Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase II'''<br/>
+July 2-5 1966<br/>
+August 3-5 and 9-16 1966 <br/>*
+'''Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase III'''<br/>
+December 3-8 and 23-31 1967<br/>
+January 14-29 1968 <br/>*
+'''Tet Counteroffensive'''<br/>
+January 30-31 1968<br/>
+February 22 to March 17 1968 <br/>*
+'''Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase IV'''<br/>
+April 3-9 and 17-23 1968<br/>
+May 1-4 1968 <br/><br/>
 Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons<br/>Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal (2) - Korean Service Medal (7) - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (2) - Vietnam Service Medal (6) - Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation (11) - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal<br/><br/>
 '''NAMESAKE''' - Colonial National Park includes Jamestown Island, site of the first permanent English settlement of North America; Williamsburg, the colonial, and first State capital of Virginia; and Yorktown, scene of the decisive victory over and surrender of the British in the Revolutionary War

COLONIAL LSD 18: Difference between revisions

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Ship Name and Designation History

Naval Covers

Postmarks

Post Office Established May 3 1945 - Disestablished March 4 1970

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