Category: Ship Covers and Histories (page 7)

Lincoln’s Birthday 1934 By John Young (L-8219) Lincoln’s Birthday was never a federal holiday, but it was a legal holiday in several states (Connecticut, California, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, New Jersey & New York.) Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12,…

USS Coucal and USS Tang By LCDR Glenn Smith, USN Retired (8073) On March 26 th, 1977, USS COUCAL (ASR-8) and USS TANG SS-563 were the oldest U. S. Navy vessels of their class still in commission. The reason for…

USS Pollack By Steve Shay (L-10,812) The 2 nd USS Pollack, SSN-603, was launched on Saint Patrick’s Day, March 17, 1962 in Camden, New Jersey. Pollack was a Permit class nuclear attack sub. She was commissioned May 26, 1964 and…

USS Rochester CA-2 By Steve Shay (L-10,812) The Navy has a tradition of renaming a ship that is currently in service if that name is needed for a new ship. In the early 20 th century this happened with several…

USS Pollack, SS-180 By Steve Shay (L-10,812) Occasionally we find a cancel that is a legitimate cancel that contains an error of some kind. The USS Carl Vinson has a Type 11 cancel which includes the hull identification of the…

USS Cherokee AT-66 By Steve Shay (L-10,812) If you are a fan of hand drawn covers, then you may have admired Gladys Adler covers. Gladys (USCS #2609) produced hand drawn covers in the late 1930’s through the late 1940’s. She…

USS Mississippi BB-41 By Don Tjossem (L-10,987) Henry Stinemetts, who lived in Los Angeles, CA, is known for his very decorative and ornate covers. This 4 July 1939 # 10 cover was made 70 years ago this Fourth of July.…

USS Boxer CV 21 By Steve Shay (L-10,821) Truce talks resulted in the signing of a cease fire agreement in Panmunjom on July 27, 1953, ending the Korean War 56 years ago. Today, saber rattling and missile launches by the…

USS Newport PG-12 By Steve Shay (L-10,821) The gunboat USS Newport was named for the city in Rhode Island and was launched in 1896 and commissioned in 1897 in time to serve during the Spanish American War. She was credited…

USS Eugene A. Greene DD-711 By Steve Shay (L-10,821) The recent 40 th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing brings back memories of the space race and the early Mercury and Gemini missions. These space missions and crew recoveries…