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Lewis and Clark Class Dry Cargo Ship<br/> | Lewis and Clark Class Dry Cargo Ship<br/> | ||
Keel Laid April | Keel Laid 14 April 2008 - Christened & Launched 8 March 2009<br/><br/> | ||
<li>'''USNS WALLY SCHIRRA T-AKE-8'''<br/>Commissioned 1 September 2009 | |||
<li>'''USNS WALLY SCHIRRA T-AKE-8'''<br/>Commissioned | |||
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<li>[[ | <li>[[WALLY_SCHIRRA_T-AKE_8_Covers_Page_1 | USNS Wally Schirra T-AKE-8 Covers Page 1]] (2008-2009)</li> | ||
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Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text | Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text | ||
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<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> | ||
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2009-03-08 | 2009-03-08 | ||
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_WallySchirra_TAKE8_20090308_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]] | [[Image:GregCiesielski_WallySchirra_TAKE8_20090308_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]] | ||
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_WallySchirra_TAKE8_20090308_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]] | [[Image:GregCiesielski_WallySchirra_TAKE8_20090308_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]] | ||
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Christening, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]] | Christening, cachet by the [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]] | ||
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<h3>Other Information</h3> | <h3>Other Information</h3> | ||
'''NAMESAKE''' - Captain Walter Marty Schirra, Jr., USN (March 12 1923 – May 3 2007).<br/>Schirra was one of the original Mercury Seven astronauts. Schirra has the distinction of being the only person to fly in all of America's first three space programs (Mercury, Gemini and Apollo). He logged a total of 295 hours and 15 minutes in space. | '''NAMESAKE''' - Captain Walter Marty Schirra, Jr., USN (March 12 1923 – May 3 2007).<br/>Schirra was one of the original Mercury Seven astronauts. Schirra has the distinction of being the only person to fly in all of America's first three space programs (Mercury, Gemini and Apollo). He logged a total of 295 hours and 15 minutes in space.<br/><br/>The ship's sponsor, Josephine Schirra, christened the ship in honor of her late husband. | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:06, 20 October 2015
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.
Keel Laid 14 April 2008 - Christened & Launched 8 March 2009 |
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This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Covers should be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).
Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date range for covers on that page.
- USNS Wally Schirra T-AKE-8 Covers Page 1 (2008-2009)
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.
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Postmark Type |
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USPS Pictorial Postmarks
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USPS Pictorial |
2009-03-08 |
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Christening, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
Other Information
NAMESAKE - Captain Walter Marty Schirra, Jr., USN (March 12 1923 – May 3 2007).
Schirra was one of the original Mercury Seven astronauts. Schirra has the distinction of being the only person to fly in all of America's first three space programs (Mercury, Gemini and Apollo). He logged a total of 295 hours and 15 minutes in space.
The ship's sponsor, Josephine Schirra, christened the ship in honor of her late husband.
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