RAVEN MSF 55
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.
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Raven Class Minesweeper
- USS RAVEN AM-55
Commissioned 11 November 1940 - Decommissioned 31 May 1946
- USS RAVEN MSF-55
Reclassified Fleet Minesweeper (Steel Hulled) (MSF) 7 February 1955, while in reserve
Struck from Naval Register 1 May 1967
Sunk 1967 as a target off southern California
Keel Laid 28 June 1939 - Launched 24 August 1940
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.
- USS Raven AM-55 Covers Page 1 (1939-42)
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 |
Postmark Date |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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Locy Type |
1941-02-24 |
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First Day of Postal Service, Unidentified cachetmaker
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Locy Type |
1942-10-21 |
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Censored, WWII use
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Locy Type 9v |
1941-06-15 |
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On Piece
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Locy Type 9x |
1941-06-15 |
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On Piece
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Locy Type |
1946-05-02 |
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Last Day of Postal Service, from the Richard F. Hoffner collection.
Other Information
USS RAVEN earned the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal w/ three battle stars and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.
Three ships of the US Navy have borne the name RAVEN - USS Raven (1813 Schooner), USS Raven MSF-55 and USS Raven MHC-61
The ships sponsor was Miss Elizabeth Scott Baker.
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