MONTEREY CG 61

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 MONTEREY CG-61
Commissioned 16 June 1990 - Decommissioned 16 September 2022

Naval Covers

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USS Monterey CG-61 Covers Page 1 (1994-2019)

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Close-Up Image	Thumbnail Link To Full Cover Image

Locy Type
FDC 2-1(n+)(USS)

1990-06-16

Commissioning, cachet by Ronald Reeves

Locy Type
2-1(n+) (USS)

2006-04-16

Notes: Contributed by Douglas Ebert.

Locy Type 11-1(n+)(USS)

2014-11-18

Ships cachet (on piece), collectors request by Thad Kaczkowski

Locy Type 11-2n+(USS,
FPO AE 09578)

2016-08-28

Cachet by Thad Kaczkowski

Locy Type 12-2c (USS,
FPO AE 09578)

2019-11-08

Cachet by Richard F. Hoffner. This postmark is on the back of the cover, the front can be seen on the Naval Covers page.

Locy Type F

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. CD-10

2008-06-17

100th Anniversary of the Great White Fleet, cachet by Dan Goodwin
The cachet honors the 65th Anniversary of the Commissioning of USS Monterey CV-26

USPS Pictorial Postmark

USPS
Pictorial Postmark

"Fleet Week Sta."

Staten Island, NY

2004-05-29

Fleet Week, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Commemorates the battle fought on September 20-24, 1846, in the war with Mexico.

Four US Navy ships have borne the name MONTEREY - USS Monterey (Screw tug 1863 to 1892), USS Monterey (Monitor No. 6 1893), USS Monterey CV-26 and USS Monterey CG-61.

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