Category: Ship Covers and Histories (page 16)

USS Jupiter (AC-3) By Steve Shay (#L-10,821) The collier USS Jupiter was built at Mare Island Naval Shipyard in Vallejo, California, a sister ship to the collier USS Cyclops. Her keel was laid October 18, 1911 with commissioning on April…

USS Florida (BB-30) By Steve Shay (#L-10,821)   The battleship USS Florida was lead ship of the Florida class of battleships, launched in 1910 and commissioned September 15, 1911. Her only sister ship was USS Utah. During World War I,…

USS Fairfax (DD-983) By Steve Shay (#L-10,821) The destroyer USS Fairfax was serving in the Special Service Squadron in the Canal Zone in 1936. This cover features the ship’s Type 3(AC-BBT) cancel as well as a Type F cancel. Fairfax,…

USS Rendova CVE-114 By Steve Shay (#L-10821) This is a hand painted cachet by Stanley Blazewski, USCS #9154. Sadly, he passed away in December 2004; his artwork was very appealing. The cover has a cancellation from the USS Rendova, an…

USS Ranger CV-4 By Steve Shay (#L-10821) The USS Ranger, USS Worden and USS Hull all visited Callao, Peru at the time of the Technical International Aviation Convention being held September 15-27, 1937 in Callao. They arrived September 16 and…

USS Rainbow AS-7 By Steve Shay (#L-10821) The USS Rainbow was built as a merchant ship, the Norse King, purchased by the US Navy in 1898 and fitted out as a distilling ship for service in Asia. Assigned to the…

USS Pompano SS-181 By Steve Shay (#L-10821) This hand painted cachet was drawn by Eugene Mueller for the commissioning of the submarine USS Pompano at Mare Island June 12, 1937. Mueller was USCS member #255 and he prepared covers for…

USS Plunger (SS-179) By Steve Shay (#L-10821) The Porpoise class USS Plunger was commissioned November 19, 1936 and departed on her shakedown cruise April 15, 1937. The cruise took her to Guantanamo Bay, the Canal Zone, and Guayaquil, Ecuador.  This cover, mailed by…

USS Blower SS-325 By Steve Shay (#L-10,821) The USS Blower was commissioned August 10, 1944 and served on three war patrols before the end of World War II. After the war she served along the Pacific Coast, including 2 months…

USS Bennington CV-20 By Steve Shay (#L-10,821) The USS Bennington was one of 24 Essex class aircraft carriers built during World War II. Commissioned in August 1944, she would join the battle of the Pacific by arriving at Pearl Harbor…