RANGER CV 4

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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.

    Ranger Class Aircraft Carrier
    Keel Laid 26 September 1931 - Launched 5 February 1933

  1. USS RANGER CV-4
    Commissioned 4 April 1934 - Decommissioned 18 October 1946

    Struck from Naval Register 29 October 1946
    Scrapped 28 January 1947


Naval Covers

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  1. USS Ranger CV-4 Covers Page 1    (1933-46)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type
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Killer Bar Text

Postmark
Date
Thumbnail Link
To
Postmark Image
Thumbnail Link
To
Cover Image

Post Office Established June 4 1934 - Disestablished October 17 1946


 

Locy Type
FDC F Jun 4, 1934

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. R-4

1934-06-04

Note:


 

Locy Type
FDC F

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. R-4a

1934-06-04

Note:


 

Locy Type
FDC F

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. R-4b

1934-06-04

First Day of Commission


 

Locy Type
3 (BC-BTB)

1934-07-22

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Locy Type
3 (A-BTB)

1938-08-19

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Locy Type
3 (A-TTT)

"NORFOLK /
VIRGINIA"

1938-08-19

Note:


 

Locy Type
3r (A-BBT)

"AT /
SEA"

1940-05-16

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Locy Type
6ep(3)

1940-11-09

Note:


 

Locy Type
7dr

1938-08-30

Photo cachet by Walter G. Crosby


 

Locy Type
7drz

1941-08-26

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Locy Type
7r

1945-10-27

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Locy Type
7rz

1943-09-12

Note:


 

Locy Type
9v (C)

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. R-4c

1934-06-08

From the Richard Morain collection. The front of the cover can be seen on the Naval Covers page.


 

Locy Type
9efw

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. R-4e

1939-06-02

Note:


 

Locy Type
9x

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. R-4h

1939-06-02

Note:


 

Locy Type Fz

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. R-4k

1941-10-02

Note:


 

Locy Type
PPO

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. R-4j

c1941

Note:


 

Locy Type
LDPS 2(n) Oct 17, 1946

1946-10-17

Last Day Postal Service


 

Other Information

USS RANGER received the following awards during her Naval career - American Defense Service Medal ("A" device) - American Campaign Medal - European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal (2 stars) - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal.

NAMESAKE - One who wanders; military scout

Eight ships of the US Navy have been named RANGER -
USS Ranger (18-gun ship sloop, 1777), USS Ranger (Schooner, 1814)
USS Ranger(14-gun brig, 1814), USS Ranger (Iron vessel, 1876)
USS Ranger (Steel yacht, 1917), USS Ranger (Minesweeper, 1918)
USS Ranger (CC-4, laid down in 1921, but canceled and scrapped prior to completion)
USS Ranger CV-4 and USS Ranger CV-61.

 


 

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