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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 SUWANNEE AO-33
Commissioned 16 July 1941
USS SUWANNEE AVG-27
Redesignated Aircraft Escort Vessel (AVG) 14 February 1942
Decommissioned February 21 1942
USS SUWANNEE ACV-27
Reclassified Auxiliary Aircraft Carrier (ACV) 20 August 1942
Recommissioned 24 September 1942
USS SUWANNEE CVE-27
Reclassified Escort Carrier (CVE) 15 July 1943
Placed in reserve status with the 16th Fleet at Boston 28 October 1946
Decommissioned 8 January 1947
USS SUWANNEE CVHE-27
Reclassified Escort Helicopter Aircraft Carrier(CVHE) 12 June 1955, while in reserve

Struck from Naval Register 1 March 1959
Sold on 30 November 1959 for conversion to merchant service, but the project was subsequently canceled
Hulk resold May 1961

Scrapped in Bilbao, Spain, starting in June 1962.

Naval Covers

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USS Suwannee CVE-27 Covers Page 1 (1946)

Postmarks

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

1st Commissioning 16 July 1941 to 21 February 1942

Locy Type 3z

1941-07-16

N/A

AO-33. First Day of Commission, cachet by Walter Czubay. Postmark did not originate from the ship. Ship's name misspelled "SUWANEE" in the cachet.

Locy Type
SL2b (38x3)

1941-10-30

AO-33. Straightline marking, cachet by Mae Weigand. Ship's name misspelled "SUWANEE" in the marking and cachet.

2nd Commissioning 24 September 1942 to 8 January 1947

Locy Type
2# (used after POD)

(Br. #16114)

1946-07-30

CVE-27. Post Office discontinued 20 June 1946.

Locy Type 3z

1944-06-11

CVE-27

Locy Type
9efsu

1945-08-12

CVE-27. Registered, Official mail. From the Richard F. Hoffner collection.

Locy Type 9#

(Br. #16114)

1946-04-24

CVE-27

Other Information

USS SUWANNEE earned the Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon, the American Defense Service Medal (w/ "A" device), the American Campaign Medal, the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 13 Battle stars, the World War II Victory Medal, the Philippine Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon and two (2) Philippine Liberation Medals during her Naval Career.

NAMESAKE - Named for a river which rises in Ware County, southeastern Georgia and flows southwest across Florida to empty into the Gulf of Mexico at Suwannee Sound. An earlier US warship had been named Suwanee, an alternate spelling.

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@@ Line 19: / Line 19: @@
 The list is in chronological order.
 <ol>Sangamon Class Escort Carrier<br/>
-Keel Laid June 3 1938<br/>
+Keel Laid 3 June 1938 as civilian tanker MARKAY<br/>
-Launched March 4 1939 as civilian tanker MARKAY<br/>
+Launched 4 March 1939 - Acquired by U.S. Navy 26 June 1941<br/>
-Acquired by U.S. Navy June 26 1941<br/>
+Designated and Renamed 26 June 1941<br/><br/>
-Designated and Renamed June 26 1941<br/><br/>
 <li>'''USS SUWANNEE AO-33'''<br/>
-Commissioned July 16 1941<br/><br/>
+Commissioned 16 July 1941<br/><br/>
 <li>'''USS SUWANNEE AVG-27'''<br/>
-Redesignated Aircraft Escort Vessel (AVG) February 14 1942<br/>
+Redesignated Aircraft Escort Vessel (AVG) 14 February 1942<br/>
-Decommissioned February 21 1942<br/>
+Decommissioned February 21 1942<br/><br/>
-Reclassified Auxiliary Aircraft Carrier (ACV) August 20 1942<br/><br/>
 <li>'''USS SUWANNEE ACV-27'''<br/>
-Recommissioned September 24 1942<br/><br/>
+Reclassified Auxiliary Aircraft Carrier (ACV) 20 August 1942<br/>
+Recommissioned 24 September 1942<br/><br/>
 <li>'''USS SUWANNEE CVE-27'''<br/>
-Reclassified Escort Carrier (CVE) July 15 1943<br/>
+Reclassified Escort Carrier (CVE) 15 July 1943<br/>
-Placed in reserve status with the 16th Fleet at Boston October 28 1946<br/>
+Placed in reserve status with the 16th Fleet at Boston 28 October 1946<br/>
-Decommissioned January 8 1947<br/>
+Decommissioned 8 January 1947<br/><br/>
-Reclassified Escort Helicopter Aircraft Carrier(CVHE) June 12 1955, While in reserve<br/><br/>
+<li>'''USS SUWANNEE CVHE-27'''<br/>Reclassified Escort Helicopter Aircraft Carrier(CVHE) 12 June 1955, while in reserve<br/><br/>
-Struck from Naval Register March 1 1959<br/>
+Struck from Naval Register 1 March 1959<br/>
-Sold on November 30 1959 for conversion to merchant service, but the project was subsequently canceled<br/>
+Sold on 30 November 1959 for conversion to merchant service, but the project was subsequently canceled<br/>
 Hulk resold May 1961<br/><br/>
 Scrapped in Bilbao, Spain, starting in June 1962.
@@ Line 53: / Line 52: @@
 range for covers on that page.
 <ol>
-<li>[[USS SUWANNEE CVE-27_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1 ]] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1946)</li>
+<li>[[USS SUWANNEE CVE-27_Covers_Page_1 | USS Suwannee CVE-27 Covers Page 1 ]] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1946)</li>
 </ol>
 <p>&nbsp;
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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="350">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>
@@ Line 87: / Line 86: @@
 <!-- ********************************************** -->
 <hr/>
-<h4>1st Commissioning July 16 1941 to February 21 1942</h4>
+<h4>1st Commissioning 16 July 1941 to 21 February 1942</h4>
 <!-- ============== -->
@@ Line 94: / Line 93: @@
 <br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
 <tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
-Locy Type<br/>3z
+Locy Type 3z
 </td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
 -07-16
@@ Line 100: / Line 99: @@
 [[Image:GregCiesielski_Suwannee_AO33_19410716_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
 </td><td align="center" width="120">
-No Image
+N/A
 </td></tr></table>
-As AO-33<br/>
+AO-33. First Day of Commission, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Walter_Czubay_ | Walter Czubay]]. Postmark did not originate from the ship. Ship's name misspelled "SUWANEE" in the cachet.
-First Day of Commission cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Walter_Czubay_ | Walter Czubay]]. Postmark did not originate from the ship. Ship's name misspelled "SUWANEE" in the cachet.
 <!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
-<hr>
 <!-- ============== -->
 <!-- Type SL2b(38x3)-->
@@ Line 120: / Line 116: @@
 [[Image:GregCiesielski_Suwannee_AO33_19411030_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
 </td></tr></table>
-As AO-33<br/>
+AO-33. Straightline marking, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Mae_Weigand_ | Mae Weigand]]. Ship's name misspelled "SUWANEE" in the marking and cachet.
-Straightline marking, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Mae_Weigand_ | Mae Weigand]]. Ship's name misspelled "SUWANEE" in the marking and cachet.
 <!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
@@ Line 127: / Line 122: @@
 <!-- Postmarks from 2nd Commissioning Period        -->
 <!-- ********************************************** -->
-<hr/>
+<br/><hr/>
-<h4>2nd Commissioning September 24 1942 to January 8 1947</h4>
+<h4>2nd Commissioning 24 September 1942 to 8 January 1947</h4>
 <!-- ============== -->
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 [[Image:GregCiesielski_Suwannee_AO33_19460730_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
 </td></tr></table>
-As CVE-27<br/>
+CVE-27. Post Office discontinued 20 June 1946.
-Post Office discontinued June 20 1946
 <!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
 <!-- ============== -->
 <!-- POSTMARK ENTRY -->
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 <br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
 <tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
-Locy Type<br/>3z
+Locy Type 3z
 </td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
 -06-11
@@ Line 160: / Line 153: @@
 [[Image:JohnGermann_Suwannee_CVE27_19440611_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
 </td></tr></table>
-As CVE-27
+CVE-27
+<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
+<!-- ============== -->
+<!-- Type 9efsu -->
+<!-- ============== -->
+<br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
+<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
+Locy Type<br/>9efsu
+</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
+-08-12
+</td><td align="center" width="350">
+[[Image:GregCiesielski_Suwannee_CVE27_19450812_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
+</td><td align="center" width="120">
+[[Image:GregCiesielski_Suwannee_CVE27_19450812_1_Back.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
+</td></tr></table>
+CVE-27. Registered, Official mail. From the Richard F. Hoffner collection.
 <!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
 <!-- ============== -->
 <!-- Type 9# -->
@@ Line 168: / Line 175: @@
 <br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
 <tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
-Locy Type<br/>9#<br/><br/>(Br. #16114)
+Locy Type 9#<br/><br/>(Br. #16114)
 </td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
 -04-24
@@ Line 176: / Line 183: @@
 [[Image:JonBurdett suwannee cve27 19460424.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
 </td></tr></table>
-As CVE-27
+CVE-27
 <!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
 &nbsp;</p>
 <h3>Other Information</h3>
-SUWANNEE earned the Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon, the American Defense Service Medal (w/ "A" device), the American Campaign Medal, the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (w/ 13 Battle stars), the World War II Victory Medal, the Philippine Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon and two (2) Philippine Liberation Medals during her Naval Career.<br/><br/>
+USS SUWANNEE earned the Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon, the American Defense Service Medal (w/ "A" device), the American Campaign Medal, the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 13 Battle stars, the World War II Victory Medal, the Philippine Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon and two (2) Philippine Liberation Medals during her Naval Career.<br/><br/>
 '''NAMESAKE''' - Named for a river which rises in Ware County, southeastern Georgia and flows southwest across Florida to empty into the Gulf of Mexico at Suwannee Sound. An earlier US warship had been named Suwanee, an alternate spelling.
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