WASP CVS 18
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 March 18 1942 Launched August 17 1943 as ORISKANY Renamed September 26 1942 |
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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).
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- Covers Page 1 (1943-72)
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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Post office established November 24 1943 - Disestablished February 17 1947
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Locy Type |
1946-01-28 |
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As CV-18
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Locy Type |
1944-12-29 |
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As CV-18
Censored wartime (WWII) use
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Locy Type |
1945-09-30 |
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As CV-18
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Locy Type P |
1945-10-27 |
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As CV-18
Post office reestablished September 10 1951 - Disestablished June 22 1972
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Locy Type |
1965-03-15 |
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As CVS-18
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Locy Type |
1951-10-09 |
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As CV-18
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Locy Type |
1952-05-15 |
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As CV-18
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Locy Type |
1963-01-25 |
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As CVS-18
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Locy Type |
1964-05-16 |
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As CVS-18
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Locy Type |
1972-02-23 |
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As CVS-18
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Locy Type |
1966-06-06 |
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As CVS-18
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Locy Type |
1966-06-06 |
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As CVS-18
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Locy Type |
1952-05-15 |
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As CV-18
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USPS Pictorial |
1993-11-24 |
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50th Anniversary of Commissioning, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
Other Information
WASP earned 8 Battle Stars for World War II service
NAMESAKE - USS WASP CV-7
Hit by three torpedoes from Japanese submarine I-19 September 15 1942 while operating in the Southwestern Pacific in support of forces on Guadalcanal. Gasoline fires became rapidly uncontrollable and she had to be abandoned. Scuttled by USS LANSDOWNE DD-486. Destroyers LAFFEY DD-459 and LANSDOWNE, and cruisers HELENA CL-50 and SALT LAKE CITY CA-25 rescued 1,946 men. One hundred and ninety-three of her crew were lost with the ship and remain on active duty
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