FREEDOM LCS 1: 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 FREEDOM LCS-1

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).

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 Freedom LCS-1 Covers Page 1 (2005-2018)

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.

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

Locy Type
FDC F

2008-11-08

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

USPS Pictorial Postmarks

USPS
Pictorial Postmark

"USS FREEDOM
(LCS-1) Sta."

Milwaukee, WI

2008-11-08

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

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Named for the concept of freedom.

Three ships of the US Navy have borne the name FREEDOM - USS Freedom ID-3024, USS Freedom IX-43 and USS Freedom LCS-1.

The ships sponsor is Birgit Smith, the widow of Sergeant 1st Class Paul Ray Smith, US Army; who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

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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 <ol>
 Freedom Class Littoral Combat Ship<br/>
-Keel Laid June 2 2005 - Launched September 23 2006<br/>
+Keel Laid 2 June 2005<br/>Launched & Christened 23 September 2006<br/>
-Christened September 23 2006<br/>Delivered to the US Navy September 18 2008<br/><br/>
+Delivered to the US Navy 18 September 2008<br/><br/>
-<li>'''USS FREEDOM LCS-1'''<br/>Commissioned November 8 2008
+<li>'''USS FREEDOM LCS-1'''</li>Commissioned 8 November 2008 - Decommissioned 29 September 2021
 </ol></td>
 <td align="center" width="220" valign="top">
-[[Image:Freedom_LCS1_Crest.jpg|thumb|center|125px]]
+[[Image:Freedom_LCS1_Crest.jpg|thumb|center|150px]]
 </td>
 </tr>
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 range for covers on that page.
 <ol>
-<li>[[PAGE_NAME_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2005-2008)</li>
+<li>[[FREEDOM_LCS_1_Covers_Page_1 | USS Freedom LCS-1 Covers Page 1]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2005-2018)</li>
 </ol>
 <p>&nbsp;</p>
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 Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
 </th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">
-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<br/>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>
 </tr></table>
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 </td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
 -11-08
-<br/>to<br/>
+</td><td align="center" width="350">
--11-08
-</td><td align="center" width="320">
 [[Image:GregCiesielski_Freedom_LCS1_20081108_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
 </td><td align="center" width="120">
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 [[Cachet_Category_Ship_Commissioning_ | Commissioning]], cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]
 <!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
-<!-- ============== -->
+<br/><hr>
-<!-- Locy Type F -->
+<h4>USPS Pictorial Postmarks</h4>
-<!-- ============== -->
-<br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
-<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
-Locy Type<br/>FDC F
-</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
--11-08
-<br/>to<br/>
--11-08
-</td><td align="center" width="320">
-[[Image:GregCiesielski_Freedom_LCS1_20081108_2_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
-</td><td align="center" width="120">
-N/A
-</td></tr></table>
-[[Cachet_Category_Ship_Commissioning_ | Commissioning]], cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]
-<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
-<hr/>
 <!-- ============== -->
 <!-- USPS 4-bar -->
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 <br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
 <tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
-USPS 4-bar<br/><br/>Marinette, WI
+USPS<br/>Pictorial Postmark<br/><br/>"USS FREEDOM<br/>(LCS-1) Sta."<br/><br/>Milwaukee, WI
 </td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
--06-02
-<br/>to<br/>
--06-02
-</td><td align="center" width="320">
-[[Image:GregCiesielski_Freedom_LCS1_20050602_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
-</td><td align="center" width="120">
-N/A
-</td></tr></table>
-[[Cachet_Category_Ship_Keel_Laying_ | Keel Laying]], cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]
-<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
-<!-- ============== -->
-<!-- USPS 4-bar -->
-<!-- ============== -->
-<br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
-<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
-USPS 4-bar<br/><br/>Marinette, WI
-</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
--09-23
-<br/>to<br/>
--09-23
-</td><td align="center" width="320">
-[[Image:GregCiesielski_Freedom_LCS1_20060923_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
-</td><td align="center" width="120">
-N/A
-</td></tr></table>
-[[Cachet_Category_Ship_Launching_ | Launching]], cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]
-<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
-<!-- ============== -->
-<!-- USPS 4-bar -->
-<!-- ============== -->
-<br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
-<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
-USPS Pictorial<br/><br/>"USS FREEDOM<br/>(LCS-1) Station"<br/><br/>Milwaukee, WI
-</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
--11-08
-<br/>to<br/>
 -11-08
-</td><td align="center" width="320">
+</td><td align="center" width="350">
 [[Image:GregCiesielski_Freedom_LCS1_20081108_3_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
 </td><td align="center" width="120">
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 <p>&nbsp;</p>
 <h3>Other Information</h3>
-Three ships of the US Navy have been named FREEDOM. USS Freedom ID-3024, USS Freedom IX-43 and USS Freedom LCS-1.<br/>
+'''NAMESAKE''' - Named for the concept of freedom.<br/><br/>
-Constructed by Lockheed Martin in the Marinette Marine Corporation's shipyard in Marinette, WI.
+Three ships of the US Navy have borne the name FREEDOM - USS Freedom ID-3024, USS Freedom IX-43 and USS Freedom LCS-1.<br/><br/>
+The ships sponsor is Birgit Smith, the widow of Sergeant 1st Class Paul Ray Smith, US Army; who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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