TRENTON LPD 14
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 8 August 1966 - Launched 3 August 1968 |
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- USS Trenton LPD-14 Covers Page 1 (1980-2007)
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
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THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
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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 |
1971-03-06 |
Commissioning
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Locy Type |
1980-12-13 |
Welcome to Norfolk - RFA Lyness A-339, cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson
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Locy Type |
1996-07-18 |
Note:
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Locy Type |
2004-05-06 |
Collector request by Thad Kaczkowski
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Locy Type |
1973-06-23 |
Ships cachet, Fleet Week 1973 Kiel Germany
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Locy Type |
2004-05-06 |
Collector request by Thad Kaczkowski
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Locy Type |
2006-12-25 |
Christmas, cachet by the Taze Nicholson Chapter No. 104, USCS
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Locy Type |
2006-12-25 |
Christmas, cachet by the Taze Nicholson Chapter No. 104, USCS
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Locy Type |
2007-01-17 |
Contributed by Douglas Ebert.
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Locy Type |
2007-01-17 |
Reused Frederick L. Karcher commissioning cover.
USPS Pictorial Postmarks
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USPS |
2007-01-17 |
Farewell from Trenton NJ, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
Hull Designation Incorrect in this Postmark, LPH should be LPD.
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USPS |
2007-01-17 |
Decommissioning, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
Hull Designation Incorrect in this Postmark, LPH should be LPD.
Other Information
USS TRENTON earned the Combat Action Ribbon, the Joint Meritorious Unit Award Ribbon, the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon, the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon, the Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (5 awards), the National Defense Service Medal, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal w/ 4 bronze stars, the Southwest Asia Service Medal, the Armed Forces Service Medal w/ 1 bronze star, the Humanitarian Service Medal and the Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait) during her US Navy career.
NAMESAKE - Named after the city of Trenton, New Jersey, site of the Battle of Trenton in the American Revolutionary War.
Three ships of the US Navy have been named TRENTON - USS Trenton (Wooden Screw Steamer 1877), USS Trenton CL-11 and USS Trenton LPD-14.
The ships sponsor was Mrs. Richard J. Hughes.
NAMESAKE - JALASHWA - Sanskrit/Hindi for Hippopotamus.
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