ROBERT SMALLS CG 62

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 CHANCELLORSVILLE CG-62
Commissioned 4 November 1989
USS ROBERT SMALLS CG-62
Renamed 27 February 2023 by SecNav Carlos Del Toro

Naval Covers

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USS Chancellorsville CG-62 Covers Page 1 (1987-2022)
USS Robert Smalls CG-62 Covers Page 1 (2023)

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

USS CHANCELLORSVILLE CG-62

Locy Type
FDC 2-1(n+)
(D2,USS)

1989-11-04

Commissioning. Cover by Ronald Reeves

Locy Type
FDC 2-1(n+)
(D2,USS)
("S" doesn't always show)

1989-11-04

Commissioning. Cover by Gary R. Rogak

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

1992-06-04

1992 Portland Rose Festival. Cover by the USS Oregon Chapter No. 79, USCS

Locy Type
9-1(n+u)
(USS)

1992-06-04

1992 Portland Rose Festival. Cover by the USS Oregon Chapter No. 79, USCS

Locy Type
9-1(n+u) (USS)
1993

1997-10-27

Navy Day, cachet by Roger A. Wentworth

Locy Type
11-1ny(USN,FPO
AP 96662) (USPS)

2006-05-18

Collectors request by Thad Kaczkowski. Backside of envelope.

Locy Type
11-1n(USN,FPO
AP 96662)

2006-05-18

Collectors request by Thad Kaczkowski

Locy Type
11-2n(USS,FPO
AP 96662-1182)

2015-06-23

Collectors request, rubber stamp cachet. Requested by Robert Jank

Locy Type
12-2c(USS,
FPO AP 96662-1182)

2004-12-28

Cachet by Walter H. Bryant. Outer dial rim broken on postmark.

Locy Type
12-2cn(USS,FPO
AP 96662-1182)

2011-10-13

USCS Postmark Request Survey

Locy Type F
(Unit 100312)

2018-07-24

Cachet by Thad Kaczkowski

Locy Type
RECD
(FPO AP 96662-1182)

2011-04-05

Received postmark, cachet by Bill Payden

Locy Type
PVI

#0001937669

2019-03-31

Postage Validation Imprint, cachet by Richard F. Hoffner

USS ROBERT SMALLS CG-62

Other Information

USS CHANCELLORSVILLE has earned the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon, the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon (4 awards), the Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (7 awards), the National Defense Service Medal (2 awards), the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, the Southwest Asia Service Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, the Humanitarian Service Medal, the Sea Service Deployment Ribbon (12 awards) and the Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait) during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - A Civil War battle fought May 1-4 1863 near Chancellorsville, Virginia.

The ships sponsor is Mrs. Sharron M. Martin, wife of Vice Adm. Edward H. Martin, Deputy Commander-in-Chief, Naval Forces, Europe.

NAMESAKE - Robert Smalls (1839-1915) was born into slavery in South Carolina. He became a skilled sailor and was an expert navigator of southern coasts. Smalls was conscripted in 1862 to serve as pilot of the Confederate steamer Planter at Charleston. On 13 May 1862, he executed a daring escape out of the heavily fortified Charleston harbor with his family, other enslaved people, and valuable military cargo onboard, and successfully surrendered Planter to the U.S. Navy. Smalls continued as pilot of the ship, but also piloted ironclad Keokuk and other vessels. He ultimately became captain of Planter. An ardent advocate for African Americans, Smalls led one of the first boycotts of segregated public transportation in 1864. This movement led to the city of Philadelphia integrating streetcars in 1867. After the Civil War, Smalls was appointed a brigadier general of the South Carolina militia, and from 1868 to 1874 he served in the South Carolina legislature. In 1874, he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives and served for five terms, advocating for greater integration. After his time in Congress, Smalls was twice appointed collector of the Port of Beaufort, South Carolina. He died at Beaufort in 1915.

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