FORT WORTH LCS 3: 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 FORT WORTH LCS-3

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 name of the ship (for example, Bushnell AG-32 / Sumner AGS-5 are different names for the same ship so there should be one set of pages for Bushnell and one set for Sumner). Covers should be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).

Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date range for covers on that page.

USS Fort Worth LCS-3 Covers Page 1 (2009-2012)

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. 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.

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

USPS Pictorial Postmarks

USPS Pictorial

"Commissioning /
Station"

Galveston TX

2012-09-22

Commissioning, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Named after Fort Worth, Texas.

The ships sponsor is Kay Granger, a Republican politician from the U.S. state of Texas, representing Texas's 12th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives. She is the first Republican woman to represent Texas in the U.S. House.

If you have images or information to add to this page, then either contact the Curator or edit this page yourself and add it. See Editing Ship Pages for detailed information on editing this page.

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-LCS Littoral Combat Ship<br/>
+Freedom Class Littoral Combat Ship<br/>
-Contract awarded to Lockheed Martin Corp. ($197,644,515) June 26 2006<br/>
+Keel Laid 11 July 2009 - Christened 4 December 2010<br/>Launched 7 December 2010<br/><br/>
-Contract cancelled due to cost over-run estimates of<br/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;$130 to 155 million April 12 2007<br/>
+<li>'''USS FORT WORTH LCS-3'''</li>Commissioned 22 September 2012 -
-Named "FORT WORTH" (hull number retained) March 6 2009<br/>
-Contract awarded to Lockheed Martin Corp. (no cost announced) March 23 2009<br/>
-Keel Laid July 11 2009 - Launched TBA<br/><br/>
-<li>'''USS FORT WORTH LCS-3'''<br/>Commissioned TBA
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-[[Image:FortWorth_LCS3_Picture.jpg|thumb|center|125px]]
+[[Image:FortWorth_LCS3_1_Crest.jpg|thumb|center|150px]]
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 range for covers on that page.
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-<li><!-- [[PAGE_NAME_Covers_Page_1 | --> Covers Page 1 <!-- ]] --> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2009)</li>
+<li>[[FORT_WORTH_LCS_3_Covers_Page_1 | USS Fort Worth LCS-3 Covers Page 1]] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2009-2012)</li>
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 Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
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-Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>
+Postmark<br/>Date</th>
-<th align="center" width="320">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
+<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
-<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
+<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Cover Image</th>
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+<hr>
+<h4>USPS Pictorial Postmarks</h4>
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+<!-- 2012-09-22 -->
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-USPS CDS<br/>Marinette WI
+USPS Pictorial<br/><br/>"Commissioning /<br/>Station"<br/><br/>Galveston TX
 </td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
--07-11
+-09-22
-</td><td align="center" width="320">
+</td><td align="center" width="350">
-[[Image:GregCiesielski_FortWorth_LCS3_20090711_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
+[[Image:GregCiesielski_FortWorth_LCS3_20120922_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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-N/A
+[[Image:GregCiesielski_FortWorth_LCS3_20120922_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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-Keel Laying, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]
+Commissioning, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]
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 <p>&nbsp;</p>
 <h3>Other Information</h3>
-"The LCS is an entirely new breed of U.S. Navy warship. A fast, agile, and networked surface combatant, LCS's modular, focused-mission design will provide Combatant Commanders the required warfighting capabilities and operational flexibility to ensure maritime dominance and access for the joint force. LCS will operate with focused-mission packages that deploy manned and unmanned vehicles to execute missions including, Special Operations Forces (SOF) support, high-speed transit, Maritime Interdiction Operations (MIO), Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR), and Anti-Terrorism/Force Protection (AT/FP)." {DANFS}
+'''NAMESAKE''' - Named after Fort Worth, Texas.<br/><br/>
+The ships sponsor is Kay Granger, a Republican politician from the U.S. state of Texas, representing Texas's 12th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives. She is the first Republican woman to represent Texas in the U.S. House.
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