Country Great Britain Ships Page 2

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Covers are listed in chronological order within ship name.

 

Great Britain Ships Page 1 (A - L)
US World War II Lend Lease Ships

 


 

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1969-06-28
"Supply Officer" Marking
HMS MOHAWK F 125

USS Chikaskia AO-54

Tazewell G. Nicholson

Welcome to Norfolk


 

1979-04-20
"Master At Arms" Marking
HMS MOHAWK F-125

USS Biddle CG-34

Cachet by
Tazewell G. Nicholson

Welcome to Norfolk


 

N/A

N/A

1959-07-18
"Launching Program"
HMS OBERON S-09

Launching

Printed


 

N/A

1961-10-05
HMS OBERON S-09

Locy Type 2t(n+u)("DDE")
USS Waller DDE-466

"Welcome To Norfolk"

Cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson


 

1978-04-05
Ship's Office Marking
RFA OLNA A 123

Cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson.

Welcome to Norfolk. RFA = Royal Fleet Auxiliary


 

1996-05-23
RFA Olna (A123) (tanker)
RFA Olwen (A122) (tanker)

Category

Cachet Maker: Stewart Milstein. RFA = Royal Fleet Auxiliary


 

1937-11-29
Leander Class Light Cruiser
Keel Laid 26 September 1931
Launched 24 November 1932
Commissioned 18 January 1934
Decommissioned 1947
Sold for Scrap 19 July 1949
Battle Honors 13

Welcome to St Petersburg FL
Cachet by
Commander Gulliver Chapter No. 15, USCS

HMS ORION Pennant Number 85


 

1963-10-20
Locy Type 2t(nu)
USS John King DDG-3

Welcome to Norfolk
Cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson

Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) WAVE RULER A212, a Wave-class oiler launched in 1946 and scrapped in 1977.


 

1979-05-05
British CDS
DSV Avalon DSRV-2

1st Transfer of mail between two submerged submarines.

HMS ODIN S10 - British Oberon-class submarine. She was laid down on April 27 1959, launched November 4 1960 and was commissioned on May 3 1962. Odin was paid off (Decommissioned) on October 18 1990.


 

1946-12-12
Commander's Office Marking
HMS PATROLLER (D07)
Pacific Service Pennant # R332

Cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson

See USS Keweenaw CVE-44 for US Navy information.


 

1979-09-04
HMS Phoebe

Category

Notes: Cachet Maker: USCS Chapter 4 Stephen Decatur.


 

1941-11-20
HMS Primrose

Category

Cachet by William S. Linto.


 

1946-10-01
Master-At-Arm's Office Marking
HMS QUEEN (D19)
Pacific Service Pennant # R320

Cacheted

See USS St. Andrews CVE-49 for US Navy information.


 

(No Date)
Regulating Office Marking
HMS RAJAH (D10)
Pacific Service Pennant # R310

Cacheted

See USS Prince CVE-45 for US Navy information.


 

1946-10-01
Commanding Officer Marking
HMS RANEE (D03)
Pacific Service Pennant # R323

Cacheted

See USS Niantic CVE-46 for US Navy information.


 

1979-05-05
British CDS
DSV Avalon DSRV-2

1st Transfer of mail between two submerged submarines.

HMS REPULSE S23 - Resolution-class ballistic missile submarine of the Royal Navy. Launched November 4 1967 - Decommissioned in 1996.


 

1971-07-10
British Machine Cancel
Dunfermline, Fife

Second Commission

HMS RESOLUTION S22 - Resolution-class ballistic missile submarine of the Royal Navy.
Keel Laid 26 February 1964 - Launched 15 September 1966 - Commissioned 2 October 1967 - Decommissioned 22 October 1994.


 

1948-11-15
HMS Saint James
Rectangle CO's ship marking

Cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson

Visit of HMS Saint James to Norfolk, VA.


 

N/A

N/A

1937-10-01
HMS Scarborough
Oval Master-At-Arms ship marking

Cachet by Jack McLennan

Visit of HMS SCARBOROUGH to New York NY & HMS DUNDEE to Quincy MA


 

1977-09-12
HMS SHEFFIELD D-80

USS Glover AGFF-1

Cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson

Welcome to Norfolk, VA.


 

1974-03-16
HMS SIRIUS F 40

USS Waccamaw AO-109

Cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson

Welcome to Norfolk, VA.


 

N/A

1971-09-07
HMS SWIFTSURE S126

Cachet by Nuclear Ships Chapter No. 61, USCS

Launching of HMS SWIFTSURE S126. Cachet has the name and pennant number incorrect.
Swiftsure Class Nuclear Powered Submarine. KL 6 June 1969, Lau 7 September 1971, FDC 17 April 1973, LDC 1992.


 

1979-03-05
HMS TAMAR

N/A

Headquarters British Forces Hong Kong move to HMS TAMAR


 

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1967-03-07
HMS Tiger
Rectangle CO's ship marking

Cachet Maker

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N/A

N/A

1978-01-03
SS Uganda

Ship's mail

SS Uganda was a passenger liner, then cruise ship, hospital ship and troop ship between 1952 and 1986.


 

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2000-00-00
HMS Victory

Category

Notes: Unused postcard.


 

1941-10-20
HMS Warspite

Overhaul & Repair

Typed Cachet under stamp by William S. Linto.


 

N/A

N/A

1935
HMS York Mail Office marking

Cachet by Richard H. Green

HMS York visits Philadelphia PA, 21-28 September 1935


 

1935-09-00
HMS York Mail Office marking

Cachet by Meyer Tuchinsky

Cachet Category: Port Visit - Philadelphia. HMS York visits Philadelphia PA, 21-28 September 1935


 

N/A

N/A

1937-12-14
HMS York

Cacheted

HMS York bids birthday greetings to King George VI


 

1938-09-17
Locy Type 3 (A-BTB)
SAN DIEGO / CALIFORNIA.
USS Ranger CV-4

HMS York
Oval Mail Office ship's marking

Cachet Maker

Cachet commemorates visit of HMS York to San Diego, California and includes a rubber stamp from the mail office of HMS York.


 

N/A

N/A

1971-10-10
British Pictorial Postmark
Clyde Submarine Base
Helensburgh

Open Day

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