http://www.navalcovermuseum.org/w/index.php?title=ORIOLE_MHC_55&feed=atom&action=historyORIOLE MHC 55 - Revision history2024-03-29T12:36:18ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.40.0http://www.navalcovermuseum.org/w/index.php?title=ORIOLE_MHC_55&diff=119715&oldid=prevGregCiesielski at 04:26, 26 November 20102010-11-26T04:26:02Z<p></p>
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<h3>Ship Name and Designation History</h3><br />
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during <br />
its lifetime.<br />
The list is in chronological order.<br />
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Osprey Class Coastal Minehunter<br/><br />
Keel Laid August 3 1991 - Launched May 22 1993<br/><br/> <br />
<li>'''USS ORIOLE MHC 55'''<br/>Placed "In Commission Special" May 12 1995 for delivery<br/><br />
Commissioned September 16 1995 - Decommissioned June 30 2006<br/><br/><br />
Struck from the Navy register June 30 2006<br/><br />
Laid up in the Beaumont Reserve Fleet, Beaumont, TX September 30 1996 <br />
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Oriole_MHC55_19950916_1_Crest.jpg|thumb|center|125px]]<br />
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<h3>Naval Covers</h3><br />
This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the <br />
ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each incarnation of the ship (ie, <br />
for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Covers should <br />
be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).<br />
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Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't <br />
take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date <br />
range for covers on that page.<br />
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<li>[[PAGE_NAME_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1995)</li><br />
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<h3>Postmarks</h3><br />
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a <br />
separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry <br />
in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Within each set, the postmarks <br />
should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one postmark <br />
has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of earliest <br />
known usage.<br />
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A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an <br />
image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN <br />
THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.<br />
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>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the<br />
existing example.<br />
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Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text<br />
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Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th><br />
<th align="center" width="320">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th><br />
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th><br />
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Locy Type<br/>FDC 9(n+)y<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. O-26<br />
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1995-09-16 <br />
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[[Cachet_Category_Ship_Commissioning_ | Commissioning]], cachet by the [[Cachet_Maker_Stewart_M_Henry_ | Stewart M. Henry]]. "MEA EST VENATIO" is Latin for "MINE IS THE HUNT".<br />
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USPS 4-bar<br/><br/>Baltimore, MD<br />
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1995-09-16 <br />
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[[Cachet_Category_Ship_Commissioning_ | Commissioning]], cachet by the [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]<br />
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<h3>Other Information</h3><br />
'''NAMESAKE''' - Named for any of various birds in America with a highly specialized vocal apparatus - commonly referred to as "singing birds," although many among them do not sing - the Icteridae family: the males are usually bright black and yellow or orange, the females chiefly greenish or yellowish, as the Baltimore oriole and the orchard oriole.<br/><br/><br />
There have been five ships of the US Navy named ORIOLE - USS Oriole (1864 River Sternwheel Steamer), USS Oriole (1895 15-gun Sloop-of-War), [[ORIOLE_ATO_136_ | USS Oriole ATO 136]], USS Oriole AMCU 33 and USS Oriole MHC 55. <br />
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