MONTEREY AVT 2

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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.

    Cleveland Class Light Cruiser
    Ordered September 9 1940 as Light Cruiser DAYTON CL-78
    Keel Laid December 29 1941
    Reordered as Independence Class Light Aircraft Carrier March 18 1942
    Redesignated CV-26 March 27 1942
    Renamed March 31 1942
    Launched February 28 1943

  1. USS MONTEREY CV-26
    Commissioned June 17 1943

  2. USS MONTEREY CVL-26
    Reclassified Small Aircraft Carrier (CVL) July 15 1943
    Decommissioned February 11 1947
    Recommissioned September 15 1950 - Decommissioned January 16 1956
    Reclassified Auxiliary Aircraft Transport AVT-2 May 15 1959, While in reserve

    Stricken June 1 1970
    Sold May 1971 for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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  1. Monterey Covers Page 1    (1943-55)

 

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.
 
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the existing example.


 

Postmark Type
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Killer Bar Text

Date From
to
Date To
Thumbnail Link To
Postmark Image
Thumbnail Link To
Cover Image


 

USPO Slogan
Machine Cancel

Camden NJ

1943-02-28
to
1943-02-28

No Image

Launching



1st Commissioning June 17 1943 to February 11 1947


 

Locy Type
2(n) Oct 27, 1945

1945-10-27
to
1945-10-27

As CVL-26
Navy Day. Cachet artist - M. Fay Muridge, Cachet sponsor John Paul Jones Chapter No. 2, USCS


 

Locy Type
2z*

1943-10-04
to
1943-10-04

As CVL-26
Official Business


 

Locy Type
2z*

1943-10-04
to
1943-10-04

As CVL-26
Close-up view of the Marine Detachment return address


 

Locy Type
2z*

1944-05-02
to
1944-05-02

As CVL-26
Censored, Sailor's Mail


 

Locy Type
2z*

1944-10-16
to
1944-10-16

As CVL-26
Censored, Sailor's Mail


 

Locy Type
2z*

1945-01-14
to
1945-01-14

As CVL-26
Censored, Sailor's Mail


 

Locy Type F

USCS Catalog
Illustration
M-44d

1945-09-06
to
1945-09-06

As CVL-26
Tokyo Bay


2nd Commissioning September 15 1950 to January 16 1956


 

Locy Type
FDR 2

1950-10-18
to
1950-10-18

As CVL-26
First Day Post Office


 

Locy Type
2

USCS Catalog
Illustration
M-44b

1954-02-26
to
1954-02-26

As CVL-26


 

Locy Type
2

USCS Catalog
Illustration
M-44b

1955-01-09
to
1955-01-09

As CVL-26


 

Locy Type
9efu

1954-02-26
to
1954-02-26

As CVL-26

 

Other Information

MONTEREY earned the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (w/ 11 Battle stars), the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal (w/ "Asia" clasp), the National Defense Service Medal, the Philippine Presidential Unit Citation and two (2) Philippine Liberation Medals during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Named after a city in California, captured during the Mexican War by a landing force of 250 Marines and Sailors under the command of Captain William Mervine, USMC, July 7 1846.

Four ships of the US Navy have been named MONTEREY, after the Battle of Monterey in the Mexican-American War; USS Monterey Screw Tug (1863-92), USS Monterey BM-6 (1893-1921), USS Monterey CV/CVL-26 (1943-57) and USS Monterey CG-61 (1990-).

 


 

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