INDEPENDENCE CV 62

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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.

    Forrestal Class Attack Aircraft Carrier
    Keel Laid July 1 1955 - Launched June 6 1958

  1. USS INDEPENDENCE CVA-62
    Commissioned January 10 1959

  2. USS INDEPENDENCE CV-62
    Reclassified Carrier (CV) February 28 1973
    Decommissioned September 30 1998

    Struck from Naval Register March 8 2004

Naval Covers

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  1. Independence Covers Page 1    (1959-98)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type
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Killer Bar Text

Date From
to
Date To
Thumbnail Link To
Close-Up Image
Thumbnail Link To
Full Cover Image


 

Locy Type
FDC 2t(nu)

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. I-4

1959-01-10

As CVA-62
First Day in Commission, cacheted.


 

Locy Type
FDC 7tnu

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. I-4i

1959-01-10

As CVA-62
First Day in Commission, cacheted.


 

Locy Type
FDC 9fu

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. I-4o

1959-01-10

As CVA-62
First Day in Commission


 

Locy Type
2at(n+u) (CVA)

1978-01-12

As CV-62


 

Locy Type
2(n+)

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. I-4b

1964-08-14

As CVA-62
R/S Cachet


 

Locy Type
2t(n+u)

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. I-4

1960-06-12

As CVA-62


 

Locy Type
2t(n+u)

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. I-4a

1962-07-04

As CVA-62
Independence Day, cachet by Morris W. Beck


 

Locy Type
2t(n+u)

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. I-4g

1973-11-02

As CV-62
Mediterranean Deployment, R/S cachet


 

Locy Type
2t(n+u) (USS)

1978-02-01

As CV-62
Cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS


 

Locy Type
2tnu (USS)

1975-09-15

As CV-62
35th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain, cachet by Richard F. Hoffner, sponsored by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS


 

Locy Type
2-1(n+)

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. I-4e

1978-11-22

As CV-62
R/S ship’s cachet


 

Locy Type
2-1(n+)

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. I-4e

1978-12-08

As CV-62
R/S ship’s cachet


 

Locy Type
2-1(n+)

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. I-4f

1982-12-06

As CV-62
R/S ship’s cachet


 

Locy Type
2-1(n+) (USS)

1990-10-27

As CV-62
Cachet is borrowed from a cartoon by Tony Husband.


 

Locy Type
2-1(n+) (USS)

1997-10-27

As CV-62
Navy Day, cachet by Gary R. Rogak


 

Locy Type
2-1(n+) (D2,USS)

1989-08-03

As CV-62


 

Locy Type
7dit+u (POW/MIA)

Dial of
USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus I-4j

1972-09-27

As CVA-62


 

Locy Type
7dit+u (POW/MIA)

Dial of
USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus I-4l

1971-10-20

As CVA-62


 

Locy Type
7tn+u

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. I-4i

1965-10-17

As CVA-62


 

Locy Type
7tn+u

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. I-4k

1967-02-18

As CVA-62


 

Locy Type
7tn+u

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. I-4m

1973-09-06

As CV-62


 

Locy Type
7t(n+u) (CV)

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. I-4n

1978-07-14

As CV-62
R/S ship’s cachet


 

Locy Type
9ef(nu)

1973-11-05

As CV-62
Mediterranean Deployment, R/S cachet


 

Locy Type
9ef(n+u) (CVA)
No Paren After “62”

1973-12-05

As CV-62


 

Locy Type
9ef(n+) (New York, NY at bottom)

1976-01-23

As CV-62


 

Locy Type
9eft(nu)

1974-06-06

As CVA-62


 

Locy Type
9fu

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. I-4o

1960-06-12

As CVA-62


 

Locy Type
9fu

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. I-4p

1965-05-10

As CVA-62


 

Locy Type
9-1(n+u) (USS)

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. I-4q

1983-12-30

As CV-62
Beirut Crisis cachet


 

Locy Type
9-1(n+u) (USS)

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. I-4r

1989-08-03

As CV-62


 

Locy Type
9-1(n+u)y (USS,"REGISTRY")

1994-09-19

As CV-62
R/S ship’s cachet


 

Locy Type
Meter OFR1
(#520055) Zip 96618

1991-03-30

Note:


 

Locy Type
LDC 2-1(n+)

1998-09-30

As CV-62
Decommissioning, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS


 

Locy Type
LDC 2-1(n+)

1998-09-30

As CV-62
Decommissioning, cachet by Charles B Hall


 

Locy Type
LDC 9(n+)

1998-09-30

As CV-62
Decommissioning, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS


 

Locy Type
LDC 9-1(n+)

1998-09-30

As CV-62
Decommissioning, cachet by Charles B Hall

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - The desire to be free of domination by others.
Seven US Navy ships have been named Independence. USS Independence (Brig 1776), USS Independence (Sloop 1776), USS Independence (Ship of the Line 1814), USS Independence ID-3676, USS Independence CVL-22, USS Independence CV-62 and USS Independence LCS-2.

 


 

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