OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE UNIVERSAL SHIP CANCELLATION SOCIETY

VOL. XXXV. NO. 12

MARCH 1969

W a s h i n g t o n Readies for
1969 USCS C o n v e n t i o n
F r a n c i s T . Boylan (H-2612)

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With all c o m m i t t e e s meeting weekly, the 1969 Convention

is well beyond the planning s t a g e . A p r o s p e c t u s for exhibitors
and b o u r s e d e a l e r s has been completed. Anyone wishing a copy
w r i t e t o : William F . Luckett, J r . , Apt. 712, W a r n e r T o w e r s ,
5 1 1 ' F o u r Mile Road, Alexandria, Virginia 22305.
T h e banquet, always the highlight of the USCS Convention,
will be held at 7 p . m . on Saturday, 17 May, in the O f f i c e r s '
Club at the Washington Navy Yard. T h e r e the a w a r d s and
p r i z e s will b e . p r e s e n t e d . T h e featured s p e a k e r will be our
P a s t P r e s i d e n t , C a p t a i r r H e r b e r t Fox R o m m e l . T i c k e t s may be
r e s e r v e d the p r i c e will be announced l a t e r , but it will be
no m o r e than $5 by writing the General C h a i r m a n at Box
7025, Arlington, Va. 22207.
The Rules and Regulations governing the exhibition a r e
v e r y s i m i l a r to those in effect for the past few USCS Convent i o n s . T h e f r a m e s will hold 16 p a g e s , with a fee of $4 a f r a m e .
M o r e than 100 f r a m e s will be i m m e d i a t e l y available, with an
additional 300 ready to be used if needed. T h u s , . a l l exhibitors
should be comfortably cared for.
T h e r e is an official entry form available from Bill Luckett.
All entry f o r m s , accompanied by the exhibit and entry f e e s ,
should be received not l a t e r than 5 May 1969 by T h o m a s H.
Nichols, Exhibit C h a i r m a n , Box 6223, Washington, D.C. 20015.
Judging of these e n t r i e s will be on an open b a s i s . I n a c c o r d a n c e with our n a m e , Universal Ship Cancellation Society,
all m a r i t i m e m a t e r i a l will be equally eligible for a w a r d s .
L a s t month we mentioned the g e n e r a l and special a w a r d s .
E v e r y entry is eligible for these a w a r d s , except that the F e r n a n d e z Award and the Lpcy Award have been r e s t r i c t e d to e n t r i e s
(that is e n t r i e s , not individual m e m b e r s ) that have not received
one o r the other of t h e s e awards in the p a s t t h r e e y e a r s .
F o r all o t h e r information write to the C o - C h a i r m a n :
William F . Lawton, 6512 Fairfield S t r e e t , Alexandria, Va.
22312.
Finally, t h e r e will be a hotel o r motel n e a r the Navy Yard
that will be USCS. H e a d q u a r t e r s . Next issue we will have the
n a m e , location and fees ready for you. Meantime, l e t ' s make a
d a t e for the Convention'. See you in the Sail Loft'.

USCS C o n v e n t i o n

WHOLE NUMBER 424

Out of the Past

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1 M a r c h 1.942
USS HOUSTON (CA-30) was sunk by enemy forces in Sundra
S t r a i t , Java Sea.
5 M a r c h 1943
F i r s t a n t i - s u b m a r i n e o p e r a t i o n s by an e s c o r t c a r r i e r ,
USS BOGUE (CVE-9), began.
15 March 1930
USS CONSTITUTION was relaunched at Boston after being
reconditioned.
23 March 1912
F u n e r a l s e r v i c e s w e r e held at Arlington National C e m e t e r y
for the bodies of 59 men removed from the hulk of USS MAINE.
24 March 1920
USS H - l , s u b m a r i n e having grounded off M a r g a r i t a Island,
Mexico, sank during salvage operations with the l o s s of four
lives.

R e p o r t s From Committees;
A p p o i n t i v e Officers N e e d e d
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T h e r e has been an unfortunately slow r e s p o n s e from
/ c o m m i t t e e s and appointive officers on the p r o g r e s s of :thesir
. . v a r i o u s activities.
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I do not feel <that I' should each month or two w r i t e those
\ c o n c e r n e d and ask how they a r e doing . . . . but that I should
. ' b e kept informed.
F o r that r e a s o n I am taking this means of asking for
.''briefs from those concerned, and that such r e p o r t s be in my
";;,'; h a n d s by March 10 for inclusion in the April LOG.
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Ray C o s t a , P r e s i d e n t

A p r o s p e c t u s outlining the 1969 Convention and Exhibition

of the Universal Ship Cancellation Society is now a v a i l a b l e .
All r e q u e s t s should, be directed to Bill Luckett, Box'6223,
Washington, D.C.,,.20015.
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The convention; jto be held in'Washington's Navy Yard, will
f e a t u r e an auction-?of Naval c o v e r s a s 'well a s a d e a l e r ' s
bourse.
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It is to be noted that this will be the first USCS Convention
to be held in conjunction with Armed F o r c e s Day. T h i s is e x pected to give added interest to the g r o u p ' s meeting and
If you have not sent in your d u e s , now is the best t i m e to
displays.

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do it. Send $3.00 in check o r money o r d e r , payable to " U S C S "
A s p e c i a l cachet also will be available for this event, d e . to William H. Lawton, S e c r e t a r y - T r e a s u r e r , 6 5 1 2 F a i r l a n d S t . ,
tails of which will be made known'in the n e a r future. As with ' A l e x a n d r i a , VA 22312.
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'past Byrd Chapter c a c h e t s , it is expected to have much
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The list of those who have not renewed their m e m b e r popularity with c o l l e c t o r s .
s h i p a s of April 20, 1969, will be published in the May LOG.

Paid Y o u r Dues Yet??

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USCS LOG
UNIVCPSAL SHIP
CANCCLLATION SOCIETY

(^IAM I'lilRIMIS f>H<X*-:.S.M

Published monthly for The Universal Ship_ Cancellation Society

By H. C. Koeppen, Brookwood School, Genoa City, Wis. 53128
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Raymond F . St. John
Editor:
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History Browsing
C. M. Terry (4854)
"OFFICIAL NEWS RELEASE"
April 15, 1898 It will be of public interest to learn that
the weapons of the United States Navy are conceded to be equal,
and in many cases superior, of those of any foreign service.
The following list gives the types of American ordnance with
the weight of the projectiles fired.
13 inch Caliber - 1100 Weight (lbs.)
12 inch Caliber - 800 Weight (lbs.)
10 inch Caliber - 500 Weight (lbs.)
8 inch Caliber - 250 Weight (lbs.)
6 inch Caliber - 100 Weight (lbs.)
5 inch Caliber 55 Weight (lbs.)
4 inch Caliber 33 Weight (lbs.)
Some of the six inch, and all of the lesser calibers are
rapid fire guns. The powder charges are, roughly, half the
weight of the projectile.
The smaller guns composing the secondary batteries are
one., three, six and 12 pounders, mainly Hotchkiss and DriggsSchroeder. The machine guns are of several makes, including
Gatling, Colt, Hotchkiss Maxim and Maxim-Nordenfeldt. Small
arms consist of the modified Lee magazine rifle of 236 caliber
and the 38 caliber Colt revolver.
The projectiles are armor piercing and common shells,
and shrapnel. Bullets for the rifle are nickle sheathed and ordinary lead for'the revolver.
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. Nearly all the torpedoes are of the Whitehead type, carrying 150 pounds of guncotton and propelledbya gas engine within. There are a few of the Howell torpedoes which are driven
by a fly-wheel rapidly revolving. Torpedoes are launched
through the tubes on board ship by means of exploding a small
charge of powder.
Sword bayonets and cutlasses are in use.
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A visit to a recent West Coast Show, the San Jose Stamp

Club's Annual Filatelic Fiesta, in San Jose, was an especially
enjoyable event. A well-organized show with an excellent
attendance made being a part of this affair as an exhibitor and
visitor a pleasure.
Chairman William D. Barr is to be congratulated for both
his and his committees' efforts. Mr. Barr, at the Awards
Meeting, announced that 75 per cent of the exhibits were from
outside of the state. Incidently, the community of San Jose has
a population of about 450,000.
Competiton was intense; award winning material had to be
of first quality and with proper mounting and display techniques.
Therefore, to these points: proper preparation and study; selection of worthwhile material; neat and attractive mounting;
obvious knowledge of the material presented by the manner of
presentation; and enough in the exhibit to cover your title so
that judges may give it proper consideration I suggest you
work when preparing your exhibit for the 1969 USCS Exhibition
to be held in Washington, D.C.
USCS members who visited the Filatelic Fiesta will recall
that each prize winning exhibit followed those points . . . you can
do no less.

N e w Postcards
Just received an order of Newport based ship postcards.
The 36 black and white include W.A. LEE DL-4, WILKINSON
DL-5, DDs MOALE 693, INGRAHAM 694, C.S. SPERRY 697,
GEARING 710 with 857, 835, 859 and 777, W. R. Rush 714, L.
THOMAS 764,KEPPLER765,ZELLARS777,MASSEY778,M.C.
FOX 829, C.P. CECIL 835, GLENNON840, J.P.KENNEDY, JR.
850, C.H. ROAN 853, BRISTOL 857, F.T. BERRY 858, NORRIS
859, BROWNSON 868, HAWKINS 873, VESOLE 878, STICKEL
868, DEs DEALY 1006, COURTNEY 1021, LESTER 1022, J.
WILLIS 1027, HARTLEY 1029, J.K. TAUSSIG 1030, GARCIA
1040, BRUMBY 1044, KOELSCH 1049, CASCADE AD-16,
YOSEMITE AD-19, GRAND CANYON AD-28, NANTAHALA.
AO-60 and CADMUS AR-14, total 36 cards, five cents each or
$1.80 for the set plus 36 cents postage, total $2.16.
The following colored are available: MOALE DD-693,
GEARLING * 710, LLOYD THOMAS * 764, NORRIS * 859,
R.L. PAGE *DEG-5, CROMWELL * 1014, EDW. MCDONNELL *
1043, GLOVER * AGDE-1 and aerial view USN Base, Newport.
Note: * indicates reorders of those previously held in stock.
These are also five cents plus six cents postage for each seven
cards.
Order from H. C. Koeppen, Brookwood School, Genoa
City, WI 53128.

Chapter Advisory Board

Coordinator's Report
Jack Howland (4138)
The Chapters' point standings as reported are:
Adm. Farragut No. 3
as of now
88
Stephen Decatur No. 4
as of Jan.
128
Adm. Moffett No. 6
as of Jan.
131
Adm. Byrd No. 11
as of Nov.
71
USS Cleveland No. 25
as of Jan.
45
USS Saginaw No. 59
as of Jan.
206-1/2
Nuclear Ships No. 61
as of Jan. .
130-1/2
Commodore Preble No. 64
as of Nov.
245
Great Salt Lake No. 67
as of Dec.
73
- The next report will announce the winner ofthe CHAPTER
AWARD for 1968-69 and will be presented at the National
Convention in May.
Revisions to the POINT SYSTEM will be forthcoming upon
approval of the directors. Several suggestions have been submitted by chapters. Any ideas or comments are appreciated.

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USCS LOG

RUSSELL'S COLUMN

Ship Notes

James Russell (H-692)

The USS ALBANY (CG-lO)hasbeen recommissionedforthe
third time at the Boston Naval Shipyard on November 9, 1968.
Her keel was laid March 6, 1944; launched June 30, 1945, and
first commissioned June 15, 1946. On June 30, 1958, she was
decommissioned and at this time was classified as CA-123.
On November 3, 1926, the ALBANY -was recommissioned as
CG-10 and remained in commission until March 1, 1967, when
she" was again decommissioned to undergo extensive remodernization. The new commanding officer is Captain Allan P. Slaff,
USN.
At the Qunicy Division of General Dynamics the USS
MILWAUKEE (AOR-2) was launched on'January 17, 1969. Mrs.
Henry W. Maier was the sponsor. Her husband, Mayor of Milwaukee, Wis., gave the principal address. Her keel was laid
November 29, 1966. This is the fourth ship to bear this name.
The first was an iron clad monitor which was sunk in Mobile
Bay March, 1865, by a torpedo but with no loss of life. The
second was CA-21 which was lost while attempting to pull the
submarine H-3 out to sea after she ran aground off Eureka,
Calif. The third was CL-5 which was turned over to Russia.
She was returned to the U.S. in 1949 and was stricken from the
Navy List and sold for scrap.
On January 4, 1969, the USS ST. LOUIS (LKA-116)
was launched at the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock
Company. This vessel was sponsored by the Honorable Leonor
K. Sullivan. The principal address was given by the Honorable
Richard H. Ichord of Missouri. Her keel was laid on April 3,
1968, and she is scheduled for delivery during the summer of
this year. This is the sixth ship of the Fleet to bear the name
of St. Louis.
The USS ESSEX (CVS-9) will be decommissioned by June
30, 1969. She is due to leave her homeport, Quonset Point, RJ.,
for a yet undetermined port to begin the decommissioning
process. This vessel was first commissioned December 31,
1942.
On January 31, 1969, at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard,
the USS PREBLE (DLG-15) was decommissioned. This is customary during conversion period. This ship was first placed
in commission May 9, 1960. The PREBLE became the first
guided missile destroyer ever to fire any weapon at a hostile
force when the ship conducted shore bombardment south of
Da Nang, firing at Viet Cong supply areas and assembly points
on.August 28, 1965.
The Pearl Harbor Shipyard has been given the job of r e pairing the USS ENTERPRISE following the fire in which 27 of
her crew were killed.
Two Seabee Battalions are due to be released by the Navy.
They were called up from the Seabee Reserve in May, 1968, for
duty in Vietnam. The units are MCB 12 and MCB 22 which are
scheduled to complete their tours of duty in March and April.
They will be released to inactive duty, within a month after
they return from Vietnam.
Prefixes ahead of bow numbers on amphibious combatants
are to disappear, creating consistent identification of all warships by hull numbers only. The change, closely following the
redesignation of amphibious ships to begin with the letter " L " ,
adheres to a consistent plan for combatant ships.
Recently at Norfolk the Apollo space program's Mobile
Quarantine Facility, a converted.trailer which will house astronauts following their return from the moon, was loaded aboard
the USS M. C. FOX for seven days of testing. Moon soil and
possible life forms will be isolated in the facility and analysed
after the Apollo 10 crew returns to earth this summer. All air
and wastes from the MQF will be filtered and analysed. Anything passed into the facility will come through a special decontamination lock. There will be two of these-MQF's in the
Pacific for the lunar mission. T. G. Nicholson sponsored a
cachet for this event which may be of interest to our collectors
of space covers.
According to the mail clerk aboard the USS LEXINGTON,
the ship will be reclassified as a CVT on July 1, 1969.

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. Eugene Schelcher
TARAWA AVT-12, sold to Boston Metals Co., (Baltimore)
for scrap.
INCHON is the name of LPH-12 ordered from Ingalls
Shipbuilding Corp.
PENSACOLA is the name allocated to LSD-38 ordered from
General Dynamics Corp.
FREDERICK, FRESNO and PEORIA are the names allocated
to LST-1184, 1162 and 1183 ordered from National Shipbuilding
Corp.
DLGN-36 and DLGN-37, both nuclear powered, have been
ordered from Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock.
EARL V. JOHNSON DE-702 has been sold to the Southern
Scrap Metal Co., Ltd., New Orleans.
JOHN P. GRAY APD 74, sold to Southern Scrap Metal Co.
C-4 troopship GEN. A. W. BREWSTER acquired by Sea
Land Service. To be convered into a container ship by Bethlehem Steel Co. Upon completion will be renamed Philadelphia.
GEN. E. T. COLLINS also acquired by Sea Land Service,
Inc. To be converted into a container carrier by Williamette
Iron and Steel Co., Portland, Oregon.
This information was taken from the Marine News-Journal
of the World Ship Society.

LIFT-OFF
(Bob Ekas (4256)
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
created by an act of Congress, was born Oct. 1, 1958, and endowed with a budget of $330.9 million. Its assignment was to
explore space with men and instruments for "peaceful purposes
and the benefit of all mankind."
In the early years Congress poured ever larger appropriations into the NASA budget. The peak was a $5.25 billion money
bill in 1965. At that time officials forecast a leveling off for the
long future at $6-$7 billion a year. This year NASA will be
thankful if it gets as much as $3.85 billion.
When NASA Administrator James E. Webb announced his
retirement, Sept. 16, at least a year before the first planned
landing of Apollo astronauts on the Moon, he complained that
"a good many people have tended to use the space program as
a whipping boy."
But if NASA feels it is being shortchanged by fate, it chose
to accent the positive in the 154-page report it issued. NASA
said it has:
(1) Launched 174 spacecraft into successful missions.
(2).Increased its weight-lifting ability from 56 pounds to
285,000 pounds in earth orbit (and 100,000pounds to the moon).
(3) Discovered the earth's Van Allen radiation belts, probed
magnetic fields in planetary space, photographed the moon and
the planet Mars, and discovered new facts about Venus and the
sun.
(4) Established global communication satellites.
(5) Improved worldwide weather forecasting with meterological satellites.
(6) Helped to improve air and water navigation around the
globe.
(7) Participated with 83 other countries in international
space projects.
(8) Pushed research to make air travel safer, more convenient, and less noisy.
(9) Established 20 manned space flight world records in
Mercury and Gemini projects which include nearly 2,000 manhours in space and a travel log of more than 17 million miles.
And in the $24-$25 billion ApollcTprogram to land men on
the moon in 1969, the Agency has built the rockets, spacecraft,
and launch facilities, plus a "hard c o r e " of scientists and engineers, that can carry on beyond the limited post-Apollo programs now planned, if budget considerations permit.
(This information from the UPI.)

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Development of the Nuclear

March 1969

Submarine

CONVENTIONAL WORLD WARE

FLEET TYPE SUBMARINE.

&M.I/$PR

USS NAUTILUS SSN-571

WORLtfS

FIRST NUCLEAR-POWERED SUB.

Bernhard M. Vesper (5906)

World War I saw the submarine emerge as a major factor
in conflict. Germany made use of the submarine to her greatest
advantage by sinking many ships of all the Allied nations on the
high seas. The German U-Boat was used as a most effective
weapon to effect economic strangulation upon England. Had the
rate of sinkings attained by submarines in the spring of 1917
continued, England would havebeenoutof the war in a matter of
weeks. It was the defeat of the German submarine menace
accomplished by the United States and British fleets that put
off the collapse of England.
During the 1930's new designs of submarines were added to
the growing American submarine force. These fine craft bore
the brunt of the early years of World War II. Our Navy's submarines had reached a peak of importance and effectiveness
and our submarine force was ready when the attack upon Pearl
Harbor came. This force was to become known as the SILENT
SERVICE. During this war our submarines alone sank 55 per
cent of the total Japanese tonnage sunk in the war. All of these
submarines were of the FLEET type. Of course, there were
some of the older " R " and " S " boats that also saw some
service in the war zones.
After the war the GUPPY submarine was developed by
reconverting the FLEET type submarines into new and
streamlined craft. - Streamlined conning towers replaced the
old type becoming known as the SAIL. Old bows were replaced
with new streamlined shapes; more powerful engines were
installed and the underwater speed became faster. Other submarines were designed for specific purposes for attack, for
transport, for oilers, for missile launchers, for minelayers,
for radar pickets, and submarines to hunt out and destroy
other submarines.
. At the same time the Navy speeded the development of
revolutionary atomic powers The Navy developed a nuclear
power plant and the first, use of it was in the NAUTILUS-. This
first nuclear-powered submarine far exceeded the hopes of
her. designers. During, her first two years-of operation,
NAUTILUS steamed more than 62,000 miles without refueling..
She. established new speed; and endurance records... .. . , .
The new versatility, of submarines Was demonstrated .in.
August, 1958, when NAUTILUS traveled from the Pacific to. the

Atlantic via the North Pole under the Arctic ice cap. The 1,830
mile trans-polar voyage was accomplished in four days. The
President hailed this great feat as the first step toward a new
commercial route for A-powered submarines in the future,
which could slash in half the time from London to Tokyo by
sailing the all-weather, undersea NORTHWEST PASSAGE. It
also proved that the POLARIS missile firing subs then under
construction could range under the polar ice at Russia's back
door..
The skipper, Cmdr. William R. Anderson, stated that he
did not meet or see any Russians and thought they were unable
to detect him because he ran at 20 knots and deeper than 400 feet
most of the time. All the NAUTILUS' equipment, including a
revolutionary inertial navigation guidance system that automatically holds the sub on course and depth, functioned perfectly. Even the atomic power plant worked more efficiently in
the cold water. Anderson received the Legion of Merit from
President Eisenhower and a Presidential Unit Citation, first
ever issued in peacetime, was ordered for the crew. The
NAUTILUS had aboard 116 men (14 officers, 98 crewmen and
four civilian scientists.)
Other nuclear submarines SEAWOLF, SKATE and
SARGO pioneered new areas of submarine operation. SEAWOLF remained submerged for 60 days during August, September and partof October, 1958. Whenshe surfaced on October
6, her skipper, Capt. R. B. Laning said she could have stayed
down twice as long. This proved that extended submerged
patrols were feasible. The previous submerged record of 31
days, 5-1/2 hours was set in May, 1958, by the SKATE. Capt.
Laning estimated that an atomic sub could remain under the
surface 90 to 120 days. The doctor said that there were no
psychological problems among the men.
SKATE made two trips under the Arctic ice and on 17 March
1959, surfaced at the geographic North Pole. SARGO spent 31
days under the ice on an exploratory mission and duplicated
SKATE'S feat of' surfacing at the Pole.on; 9 February I960..
Since then there have been a number of other Arctic cruises,
the outstanding one being, the historic rendezvous of SEADRAGON and SKATE at the North Pole on 2'August 1.962. This
proved that the Arctic Ocean is actually an operational area,
to all nuclear submarines regardless of the seas_6n.'
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Almost Identical Cancels

Longseth (3699)
Check the 2n cancels from BON HOMME RICHARD from
1967 and 1968. They appear to be identical, but they a r e not.
T h e 2n cancel used in 1967 had the second paren even with the
bottom of the top k i l l e r b a r . In 1968, the paren was slightly
below the top b a r . Also, the 1967 cancel had slightly s m a l l e r
l e t t e r s than the 1968 c a n c e l .

USS Blackfin (SS-322)

J a c k Howland
A v e t e r a n of t h r e e w a r s and two movies, the BLACKFIN is
now at M a r e Island for o v e r h a u l . Built in 1944, she p a r t i c i pated in five combat p a t r o l s during World War II, supported
United Nations f o r c e s in Korea and has r e c e n t l y come from
West PAC deployment off the Vietnam c o a s t .
T h i s s u b m a r i n e , whose skipper i s C d r . John G. F l e t c h e r ,
USN, will c e l e b r a t e h e r 25th birthday this y e a r , a p p r o p r i a t e l y ,
on the F o u r t h of July.
H e r s p o n s o r at launching, 12 March 1944, was M r s . C h a r l e s
A. Lockwood, wife of the late " M r . S u b m a r i n e " , affectionately
known as "Uncle C h a r l i e " , who commanded U.S. U n d e r s e a s
f o r c e s in the Pacific during World War II.
T h e BLACKFIN compiled a r e m a r k a b l e r e c o r d on four
w a r p a t r o l s , even though t r a g e t s w e r e hard to come by in the
waning months of the Pacific conflict. She was setting out on h e r
fifth p a t r o l when p e a c e c a m e . In h e r brief World War II c a r e e r ,
s h e sank 5,500 tons and damaged 20,000 tons of enemy m e r c h a n t
and naval shipping.
In 1948 s h e w a s decommissioned and placed in the Inactive
R e s e r v e F l e e t . She returned to active s e r v i c e in 1950 and
r e c e i v e d a Guppy 1A conversion. Since that t i m e , she has had
nine deployments in the Pacific.
T h e BLACKFIN has had two tours of duty as a movie s t a r .
In 1963 she c o - s t a r r e d with Doris Day in "Move Over D a r l i n g "
and just over a y e a r ago she and h e r crew s t a r r e d in the
motion p i c t u r e , " I c e Station Z e b r a " which featured h e r a s the
n u c l e a r attack s u b m a r i n e " T i g e r f i s h " .
Now nearly a q u a r t e r - c e n t u r y l a t e r , BLACKFIN r e m a i n s
r e a d y , willing and able to c a r r y out h e r specialized m i s s i o n s
as assigned.
C d r . F l e t c h e r indicated that a 25th a n n i v e r s a r y celebration
is in the forming s t a g e s with the possibility of it being held at
M a r e Island.
T h e BLACKFIN has special meaning to the USS SAGINAW
C H A P T E R #59 m e m b e r s for s e v e r a l reasons:VADMLockwood
w a s the s p e a k e r at the 1967 USCS National Convention held in
San F r a n c i s c o . He was also an honorary m e m b e r of the
c h a p t e r . M r s . Lockwood was the guest of honor at the c h a p t e r ' s
luncheon-meeting held in F e b r u a r y .
AVAILABLE, USCS CATALOGUE OF NAVAL POSTMARKS
T h i s catalogue c o v e r s the l e t t e r s J thur Z . 260 pages cost
$12. Includes many i l l u s t r a t i o n s . Over 260 pages in l o o s e leaf form. Complete cost of the available portion is ?12. This
is available in s m a l l e r sections at $1 each, total 12 s e c t i o n s .
O r d e r now from H. C. Koeppen, Brookwood School, Genoa
City, Wis. 531.28.
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AUCT ON
C o v e r s have been r e c e i v e d from John Mcintosh. T h e following cove 's will be sold on April 20 with p r o c e e d s going into
the catalog le fund. Not that the list in l a s t month's LOG is
goofed. Th s lots listed in the F e b r u a r y LOG will be sold
M a r c h 20triLot
Minimum
190 BON HOMME RICHARD CVA-31 1/20/58 2n,
Watchdog BS 9fu
20
191 BON HOMME RICHARD CVA-31 1 0 / 2 7 / 6 7
2t(nu), Navy Day
10
192 BON HOMME RICHARD CVA-31 4 / 1 9 / 6 1
7n, 9fu, F , Watchdog
30
193 BON HOMME RICHARD CVA-31 10/27/66 2n,
f a i r , Navy Day
10
194 BONITA SS-165 6 / 4 / 3 7 5hks, LDC
35
195 BOOTH DE 170 1/22/46 2z, NPU
10
196 BORDELON DDR-881 5 / 8 / 5 3 2n, PC
10
197 BOWDITCH AG-30 5 / 9 / 4 0 3A BBT 1st D a y / C a n c e l . . .30
198 BOXER L P H - 4 9 / 2 6 / 6 2 2n
10
199 BOXER L P H - 4 3 / 1 7 / 6 6 7t(nu) GTA-8
25
200 BOXER L P H - 4 2 / 2 6 / 6 6 7t(nu), F i r s t Apollo
25
201 BRADLEY DE-1041 3 / 2 6 / 6 4 San F r a n c i s c o , Lau . . .
.15
202 BRADLEY DE-1041 5/15 , 2n, fair, FDC
25
203 BRAINE DD-630 9 / 1 5 / 5 2 2r
10
204 BRAINE DD-630 4 / 1 8 / 6 3 2n
10
205 BRAMBLE WAGL-392 4 / 2 2 / 6 4 Detroit River Sta.,
20 y r s . s e r v i c e (Welcome Aboard Sheet included). . . .25
206 BREAM SS-243 5 / 1 3 / 6 3 Honolulu SS B a s e , SS-243 . . .25
207 BREESE DM-18 1 2 / 1 6 / 3 9 3rA BBT F i r s t D a y /
Postal S e r v i c e , FDPS
25
208 BREESE DM 18 7 / 4 / 3 5 3B BTT P e a r l H a r b o r /
Hawaii, USN, fair
10
209 BRINKLEY BASS DD-887 4 / 2 0 / 6 3 2n
10
210 BRISTER DER-327 4 / 2 5 / 6 3 2n, fair
10
211 BRISTOL DD-453 1 1 / 1 / 4 1 3A OTO, FDPS (?)
20
212 BRONSTEIN DE-1037 6 / 1 5 / 6 3 2n, FDC
25
213 BRONSTEIN DE-1037 5/27/65 2n
10
214 BROOKE DEG-1 1 2 / 1 9 / 6 2 Seattle, KL
10
215 BROOKE DEG-1 7 / 1 9 / 6 3 Seattle, Lau
15
216 BROOKE DEG-1 3 / 1 2 / 6 6 2n, f a i r , FDC
20
217 BROOKLYN C L - 4 0 1 1 / 3 0 / 3 6 Brooklyn Rev Ship, l a u . .15
218 BROOME DD-210 7/4/34 F(B-61b), ? 7/4
25
219 BROWN Arg DD 5 / 7 / 6 2 HNELEY, SM & Welcome to
Norfolk
20
220 BROWNSON DD-868 1 2 / 5 / 5 0 2n, fair, w a r s h i p
10
221 BRUMBY DE-1044 11/30/65 2n E r r o r (BRUNBY),
FDC
....
.25
222 BRUSH DD-745 5 / 2 7 / 6 5 2n
15
223 BRYCE CANYON AD-36, v a r i o u s d a t e s 63/65 2t(nu). .10
KEY: Wording in p a r e n s d e s c r i p t i o n of cachet, other w o r d ing condition of c a n c e l , / / # 1 0 p e n a l t y c o v e r s , SM Ships M a r k ing, c o r n e r c a r d , RC R e c o m m i s s i o n e d . Where two s i m i l a r
c o v e r s a r e indicated best one will go to the highest b i d d e r ,
o t h e r to second high bidder. All c o v e r s will be sold to the bidder
@ 5<? o v e r second high bid if under $1 and 25? if $1 or. o v e r . Tie
b i d s will be decided by the e a r l i e s t p o s t m a r k . P l e a s e be s u r e to
w r i t e your name and a d d r e s s on the bid s h e e t . All p r o c e e d s
will go to the catalogue fund. All c o v e r s a r e sent by 1st c l a s s
mail and postage c h a r g e s a r e added to bill. I n s u r a n c e if r e q u e s t e d . Send your bids to H. C . Koeppen, Brookwood School,
Genoa City, Wis. 53128. All lots will be sold on April 20, 1969.
T h e r e is still t i m e to bid on the c o v e r s listed in the F e b r u a r y
LOG a s these c o v e r s will go on s a l e March 20, 1969. BID NOW!

Dowle Memorial Library

Eugene Schelcher has s e n t in P a r t V 1865,Civil War Naval
Chronology to the l i b r a r y . T h i s is available for a $1 deposit.
Contact H. C. Koeppen for information in r e g a r d to the L i b r a r y .

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March 1969

from 1908 to 1969. T h e r e a r e e v e r so many v a r i a t i o n s of the

popular Type 9 p o s t m a r k s .

N a v a l Cancel Notes
C l a r e n c e L. Gwynne (26)
Type 1 c a n c e l s issued in 1908 and 1909
Type I s c a n c e l s appeared in 1909
Type lu c a n c e l s appeared in 1910
Type Iz c a n c e l s appeared in 1918
Type 2 c a n c e l s appeared in J a n u a r y , 1911
Type 2r cancels appeared in 1912
Type 2 r z c a n c e l s appeared in 1918 and in 1943-1945
Type 2s c a n c e l issued to one ship in 1932, the USS CALIFORNIA.
Type 2 c a n c e l s again appeared in 1945 with many minor
v a r i a t i o n s and is the most used p o s t m a r k in today's navy.
NOTE: The Type 1 and the e a r l y T y p e 2 c a n c e l s w e r e used
by the ships up and through the y e a r s until the end of 1919.
T h e s e types a r e the s a m e a s used in s m a l l U.S. post offices of
that p e r i o d .
Type 3 c a n c e l s appeard in D e c e m b e r , 1912
Type 3 r z c a n c e l s appeared in-1918 and again in 1941-1943
Type 3f c a n c e l s appeared in 1927 and used up to 1930
T h e Type 3 c a n c e l s have many minor v a r i a t i o n s and w e r e
u s e d up to 1943. A few ships used Type 3 c a n c e l s in the y e a r s
1945, 1946 and 1947. One v e s s e l , the USS RAINIER, used one on
M a r c h 20, 1961.
NOTE: The Type 3 and the Type 5 c a n c e l s had s p a c e s
between the killer b a r s for port locations and s l o g a n s , which
m a d e t h e s e c a n c e l s so popular with the c o l l e c t o r s of naval
cancels.
Type 5 c a n c e l s a p p e a r e d in November, 1928, and with a
few minor v a r i a t i o n s w e r e used up to P e a r l H a r b o r , 1941.
NOTE: Not all ships w e r e issued Type 5 c a n c e l s .
Type 6 c a n c e l s appeared around 1926 and w e r e used up to
the outbreak of World War H.
Type 6f c a n c e l s a p p e a r e d in 1928 and s o m e w e r e used up to
the end of 1932.
NOTE: The Type 6 c a n c e l s w e r e used in Naval Shore Stations from 1918 until the use of ships s t a r t e d in the mid " 2 0 ' s " .
T h e s e Type 6 v a r i a t i o n s a r e the s a m e as used in all U.S. post
offices.
Type 7 c a n c e l s appeared in July, 1919, and with s e v e r a l
v a r i a t i o n s used through the y e a r s and in today's Navy.
Type 8 (flag) c a n c e l s appeared in 1828 and went out in
1832, but used by the USS TEXAS for a few y e a r s l o n g e r .
Type 9 cancels being p a r t of all s h i p ' s postal equipment

VESSELS O F THE NAVY IN COMMISSION

OCTOBER 20, 1908
From Magazine " T h e N a v y " S e p t e m b e r , 1908
Abarenda, Ajax, A l a b a m a , Albany, A l e x a n d e r , Alliance,
Annapolos, A r e t h u s a , A r k a n s a s , Atlanta, Bagley, Bainbridge,
B a r n e y , B i r m i n g h a m , B r u t u s , Buffalo, C e a s a r , California,
C a l l a o , Castine, C h a r l e s t o n , Chattanooga, Chauncey, C h e s t e r ,
Chicago, C l e v e l a n d , C o l o r a d o , C o n c o r d , C o n n e c t i c u t , C o n s t e l l a tion, Culgoa, Cuttlefish, Dale, Davis, D e c a t u r , DeLong, Denver,
Des Moines, Dubuque, Dolphin, E a g l e , F a r r a g u t , F o r t u n e , Fox,
F r a n k l i n , Galveston, G e o r g i a , G l a c i e r , G o l d b o r o u g h , G r a m p u s .
Hancock, Hannibal, H a r t f o r d , Helena, H i s t , Hopkins, Hull,
Idaho, Illinois, Independence, Indiana, I r i s , Iroquoist, J u s t i n ,
K a n s a s , K e a r s a r g e , Kentucky, L a n c a s t e r , L a w r e n c e , Lebanon,
L o u i s i a n a , Maine, Manley, M a r i e t t a , Maryland, Mayflower,
Milwaukee, Minnesota, M i s s i s s i p p i , M i s s o u r i , Mohican, Monadnock, Montana, Monterey, Montgomery, N o r r i s , Nanshan, N e b r a s k a , N e r o , Nevada, Newark, New H a m p s h i r e , New J e r s e y ,
Nina, North C a r o l i n a , Octopus, Ohio, Olympia, Wilmington,
Wisconsin, Wolverine, Wompatuck, Wyoming, Yankee, Yankton,
Yorktown.
O s c e o l a , Paducah, P a n t h e r , Pennsylvania, P e n s a c o l a ,
P e o r i a , P e r r y , Philadelphia, P i k e , P i s c a t a q u a , Pompey, P o t o m a c , P r a i r i e , P r e g l e , Rainbow, R a n g e r , Relief, R h o d e i s l a n d ,
Rowan, S a l e m , S a m a r , Saturn, Scorpion, Savern, Solace, South
Dakota, Southery, Sterling, Stewart, St. L o u i s , S t r i n g h a m ,
Supply, Sylph, T a c o m a , T a r a n t u l a , T e n n e s s e e , T e x a s , T h o r n t o n ,
T i n g e y , T r u x t u n , Uncas, V e r m o n t , Villalobos, V i p e r , V i r g i n i a ,
Wabash, Washington, West V i r g i n i a , Whipple.
Fellow c o l l e c t o r s , how many a r e you m i s s i n g from this
list?

N a v y Day Cancel?
M. Longseth(3699)
Illustrated h e r e is a cancel from the Russian MS A L E X ANDR PUSHKIN cancelling a Canadian s t a m p on 27 October
1968. The PUSHKIN is operated by the Black Sea L i n e s and
occasionally c a l l s at Canadian p o r t s for freight and p a s s e n g e r s .
H e r home port is O d e s s a , USSR.

Financial Report
C a s h Balance, J a n u a r y 1, 1969
RECEIPTS:
Dues
Catalogue
Auction
Advertising
Postcards
Old Logs
Postage
Miscellaneous
T O T A L RECEIPTS

$2,007.27
$1,933.99
14.00
32.21
17.53
17.54
1.75
9.09
1.19

CASH BALANCE AND RECEIPTS

DISBURSEMENTS:
Log
'
Postage
Printing and S t a t i o n e r y
Recruiting
Miscellaneous
T O T A L DISBURSEMENTS

C a s h B a l a n c e , F e b r u a r y 1, 1969
Submitted: F e b r u a r y 4, 1969
William H. Lawton, S e c r e t a r y - T r e a s u r e r

$2,027.30

List A v a i l a b l e

$4,034.57

In April, 1969, F r a n k Strobel, 2145 E l l i s Ave., New York,

NY 10462, will have a new l i s t o f c o v e r s and r e l a t e d m a t e r i a l s .
Will include Navals, Semi C l a s s i c s , Space, Specials and related
to the hobby. All is fine m a t e r i a l at nominal p r i c e s . Send an
SSAE #10 for l i s t .

247.23
24.34
5.66
15.70
1.00
$ - 293.93
$3,740.64

POST CARDS AVAILABLE. Set of 50 colored c a r d s $2.50

plus 40 cents postage. Limited quantities of f o r m e r c a r d s
on hand. Send SSAE #10 for list. Many interesting c a r d s
left in both B/W and c o l o r . Send to H. C. Koeppen, Brookwood school, Genoa City Wis. 53128.
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USCS LOG

U.S. N a v y Ships: Their

Characteristics And Uses
CRUISER (CA, CL, CAG, CLG, CG)
Cruisers are medium-sized general-utility ships having a
large cruising radius, capable of high speeds (30 plus knots).
They serve as scouts, protective screens against destroyer
attacks, leaders of destroyer attacks against an enemy, antiaircraft screens, and aircraft carrier guards. They also
provide gunfire support for amphibious operations.
Because of modern, high-performance aircraft and guided
missiles, the conventionally armed cruiser is becoming
obsolete. To meet changing conditions, most cruisers in
service have been converted to carry guided missiles. Also,
the installation of ASW weapons, sonar and helicopters give
cruisers powerful anti-submarine warfare capabilities.
In general, there are three types of cruisers: heavy (CA),
light (CL), and guided missile (CG). The designation "heavy"
or "light" has nothing to do with weight or size; it refers to
the caliber of the ship's guns. The main battery of the CA consists of eight-inch guns for surface targets, with five-inch and
three-inch dual-purpose (DP)guns for close-range support. The
main battery of the CL consists of six-inch guns, with five-inch
guns for support.
Cruisers equipped with a limited number of guided missile
launchers retain their basic designation, with the suffix " G "
being added: CAG and CLG. They are referred to as guided
missile heavy (or light) cruisers. TERRIER or TALOS surface-to-air missile launchers have been installed, but gun
turrets and gun mounts have been retained. New and converted cruisers armed almost entirely with guided missiles
are known simply as guided missile cruisers (CG), since the
designations " A " and " L " no longer have any meaning as far
as armament is concerned.
COMMAND SHIP (CC)
The Navy's single tactical command ship (NORTHAMPTON,
CLC-1) was redesignated as a command ship (CC) in 1961.
Originally, prior to being commissioned as a tactical command
ship, NORTHAMPTON was designated as a heavy cruiser
(CA-125).
Since redesignation of NORTHAMPTON, two other CC's
have been designated. Both of these later ships were originally
small carriers (CVL). Presently, only two command ships are
on the Navy List, SAIPAN (CC-3) having been redesignated
AGMR-2 in 1964.
The command ship is designed for the exclusive use of a
force commander. She can be shifted rapidly from one type of
operation to another. In addition, command ships can furnish
command facilities for almost any type of operation. They are
liberally equipped with communications and electronic equipment.
DESTROYER (DD)
Destroyers are fast ships with exceptionally large power
plants for their size. Since they have no protective armor, they
depend mainly on speed and maneuverability for protection.
The primary use of destroyers is against submarines; but
they are multi-purpose in function, useful in almost any kind of
operation. Other important tasks are to operate offensively
and defensively against surface ships, to defend against airborne attack, and to provide gunfire support for amphibious
assaults. They are also used on patrol, search, and rescue
missions.
Armament on a conventional destroyer consists of fiveinch guns and rapid-fire three-inch anti-aircraft guns; also,
torpedoes, depth charges, hedgehogs, rockets, and other antisubmarine weapons.
OTHER DESTROYER-TYPE SHIPS (DDE, DDG, DDR, DL)
Anti-submarine Destroyers (DDE) are used primarily
against enemy submarines, as are DD's. They are used as
convoy escorts, and as screens to protect naval forces and
shipping.

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Guided Missile Destroyers (DDG); have the same characteristics as to speed, configuration and armament as other DD
types, except that they are equipped with surface-to-air missile (SAM) launchers. Being also equipped with improved
ASW weapons, their detecting and "killing" capabilities are
much greater than the conventional DD.
Radar Picket Destroyers (DDR) are DD's equipped with
extra radar and communications equipment. DDR's are used to
extend the radar range of naval forces and to serve as longrange-warning picket ships against enemy aircraft.
FRIGATE (DL, DLG, DLGN)
Originally, the designation DL meant destroyer leader.
However, the designation was changed to frigate, the designa- tion symbol (DL) remaining the same.
Frigates carry the equipment and personnel necessary to
coordinate other ships and aircraft in submarine hunterkiller operations. They also serve as flagships for destroyer
screens attached to striking forces.
DL'-s carry conventional guns, torpedo tubes, and antisubmarine rockets called Weapon A. In addition to the armament carried by DL's, guided missile frigates (DLG's) and
nuclear-powered guided missile frigates (DLGN's) carry
TERRIER missile launchers.
(Continued Next Month)

USS S a g i n a w Chapter
Meets In Los Gatos
Members of the USS Saginaw Chapter met in Los Gatos on
February 9 at the chapter's after-the-show dinner following the
Filatelie Fiesta held in San Jose. The dinner meeting was highlighted by the attendance of Mrs. Charles A. Lockwood, widow
of Vice Adm. Charles Lockwood, "Mr. Submarine".
Big Jim Leary served as master of ceremonies and through
the course of the evening entertained the guests with his
stories, both seafaring and otherwise, and his skill playing
musical bottles. (This was beyond description it must be
heard!).
Officers of the chapter were introduced and national
officers, Ray Costa and Jack Howland, presented to the guests.
Following the affair, held at the Live Oaklnn, those whose
travel plans permitted time, met at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Bot Mitchell for an outstanding evening of cover exchanging and
club talk. The Mitchells were commended for their efforts in
arranging the affair.
Next meeting of the chapter was announced for March 9, at
one p.m., 1452 Amador, Vallejo, Ca. Members visiting the Bay
Area are invited to drop in on the meeting.

CACHETS
The USS CLEVELAND chapter of the USCS will sponsor
covers for the commissionings of USS PUFFER SSN-652,
USS SPADEFISH SSN-668, USS POGY SSN-647, USS FINBACK
SSN-670, in 1969.
Covers may be ordered for 25 cents each from Mrs.
John Judak, 4628 South Hills Dr., Cleveland, Ohio 44109.
Address labels appreciated.
Will give $ 1 0 . 0 0 for regular c a n d e l from U.S.S.
S-24, S-27, S-29, S-31, S-32, S-41, S-44, and S-48.
T h i s i s for the type 3 c a n c e l s u s e d around 1928Or will trade.
JAMES RUSSELL
2209 BRIGHTON S T R E E T
PHILADELPHIA, P E N N A . 19149

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Northwest Coast N e w s
John Wager (4106)
Uniflite, Inc. of Bellingham, Wash., has been awarded an
additional contract for 22 more River Patrol Boats (PBR's)
at a price of $1,035,165, it was announced recently. The
shallow draft, reinforced fiberglass hulls with armored superstructure boats are similar to those built under several
previous orders.
The annual report of the Port of Portland (Oregon) for the
year of 1968 indicates the biggest year since World War n . The
Port District operates the drydock facilities at Swanlsland for
local ship repair and construction companies. Among the larger
companies, Gunderson Brothers are completing construction of
68 Navy Assault Patrol Boats and a group of Utility Landing
Craft. Wisco is converting the USS GEN. E. T. COLLINS
AP-147 to a container ship and the overhaul of the USS
COMSTOCK LSD-19 was completed last week. Northwest
Marine is outfitting the DE STEIGUER AGOR-12 and BARTLETT AGOR-13, modernizing the GEN. H.H. ARNOLDAGM-9,
and the Army Engineers hopper dredge HARDING. The largest
drydocking last year was the 760 foot salt carrier ARGYLL,
listed at 24,830 tons when emptied.
The Coast Guard announced last week that the contract
with the Bisso Marine Company of New Orleans to raise the
buoy tender WHITE ALDER, sunk after a collision with a Nationalist Chinese freighter in the lower Mississippi River, will
be terminated. Divers have found that the hull has diverted the
river current and 30 feet of silt has built up over the vessel.
Memorial services will be scheduled for the 17 men lost in the
sinking on 7 December.
The six Coast and Geodetic Survey ships based at Seattle
have received their assignments for 1969. The SURVEYOR is
underway to her area of the Operation Polar Front, a study of
the physical and chemical activities at the boundry of the subarctic and subtropical water masses. She will also service the
instrumental oceanographic data-gathering buoys set out by the
Scripps Institute of Oceanography. She is due to return in May to
outfit for her summer season in Norton Sound, Alaska. The
PATHFINDER will assist her, and also take measurements of
the earth's magnetic field, then spend three months charting
the ocean botton in the Pacific Missile Range area off the
California coast. She will return in April to outfit for her
summer cruise to Cook Inlet, Alaska.
The RAINIER and FAIRWEATHER have been idle this
winter, due to a cut in ESSA funds. The RAINIER leaves 6 Feb.
for Gulfport, Miss., to be equipped with special instrumentation
for the Barbados Oceanographic and Meterological Expedition,
to be called COMEX. The OCEANOGRAPHER, DISCOVERER
and MT. MITCHELL will also participate in this project,
which will investigate the interaction between oceans and the
atmosphere in a tropical environment.
The other two Seattle based ships, the FAIRWEATHER
and DAVIDSON, will be given their assignments in a few
weeks.
The last of three Guided Missile destroyers being built
by Bath for the West German Navy was christened by the
widow of General Erwin Rommel, for whom the ship was
named, on Feb. 1. Her two like sisters, the LUTJEAN and the
MOLDERS, were launched in May, 1967, and April, 1968,
respectively.
Recent inquiries directed to Navy offices around Puget
Sound about a red submarine being sighted in Admiralty Inlet
brought assurance that it is one of ours, the GURNARD SSN-662,
in fact. She had been painted bright red to assist in visual
tracking during tests of sonar and electronic systems.
Seventy-three key employees from the Puget Sound Naval
Shipyard have departed Bremerton to' assist in repair operations on the Carrier ENTERPRISE'in Pearl Harbor. A special
1,000-man task force is engaged in around the clock repairs
on the giant carrier, damaged in a flash explosion and fire
during training exercises 75 miles from Hawaii on 14 January.
The repairs are expected to require three months, and leaves
the Seventh Fleet short one carrier in operations in Southeast
Asia.

March 1969

LATE LOGS
From time to time we get complaints about late delivery
of the LOG. The LOG is usually published by the 1st and is also
mailed on or before that date. Second class mailing should get
preferential treatment, but I'm sure some of our larger post
offices hold it up. While we would like to break this jam, it is
beyond our control. I don't know if it would help if you complained to your postmaster or not on late delivery. Must apologize for the late February LOGs. The printer ran into some
difficulties which are now corrected. The February LOG didn't
go out until the 8th, which was most unusual.
From time to time.I get requests for first class or airmail
treatment of the LOG.This is possible if you will send a number
of #10 envelopes, self addressed and franked with postage for
2 oz. of mail, 12 cents first class or 20 cents airmail. The
envelopes should also be marked as to the type of service, i.e.
first class/airmail. Foreign rates are 20 cents per 1/2 ounce
for airmail and 13 cents for the first ounce and 8 cents each
additional ounce for first class surface.
Special notice to our European members. We have had a
dock strike along the Atlantic coast. As a result the post office
has only accepted airmail for Europe. Your January LOGs are
still here and I'm not sure if your February are on the way back
or on the way to you. As soon as this is cleared, all will be
sent. At the rates quoted above, it was impossible to airmail
your LOGs. Also am holding a few postcard orders until this
clears up.

Prices Realized
The January Auction was quite surprising. A new record
of 63 bidders cast 517 individual bids. Twenty-six bidders
succeeded in getting one of the 61 covers available. A total of
$54 was raised for the catalogue fund. This is the highest since
January of 1967. With the stiff competition, prices are rather
high. The following are the selling prices of each lot.
Lot 75 $1 tie bid, 76 .70, 77. 75, 78 .'75 tie bid, 79 1.25, 80
.80, 81 .75 tie bid, 82 $ tie bid, 83 (18 sold before the sale @
.30 each), 84 $1, 85 $2.25, 86 $2.25, 87 $1.25, 88 .80, 89 .80,
90 .75 tie bid, 91 .35, 92 .40, 93 .55, 94 .55, 95 .40, 96 1.75,
97 .80, 98 1.50, 99 1.35, 100 .30, 101 1.25, 102 .80, 103 .35,
104 .30, 105 1.50, 106 1.25, 107 .45, 108 .30, 109 .80, 110 .20,
111 1.25, 112 .70, 113 .55, 114 .35 tie bid. Lot 85 was the most
popular with 36 bidders competing.

HELP!
The Byrd Chapter is sponsoring an auction of covers to help
pay for Convention expenses. This is important to the USCS as
well as the chapter. Donations of covers will be appreciated.
The response to date has been poor. Send your covers now to
Lewis E. Klotzbach, 6101 35th St. North, Arlington, VA 22213.
The auction will take place a"t the convention and will also
handle mail bids. Let's all support this worthwhile activity.

SCORPION CLOTH INSIGNIA PATCHES

A limited supply of Scorpion Jacket Patches are available
from the Nuclear Ships Chapter #61 and can be ordered
through Tom Stopka, 1041 N. Harding Ave., Chicago, 111.
60651. The Patches are approximately five inches in size.
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If requests are large enough, I will initiate the following:
A series of covers for the birthday of Commissioning and
others in the future such as Xmas with the fleet, Mem.
Day, July 4th. Sold in sets of 15 for $3.25 or 25? each.
These are printed in special multi-color plastic cachet.
Send address labels. Write Fred L, Karcher, 18 Village
Street, Millis, Mass. 02054.
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USCS LOG

Foreign Ships With

Postal Markings

USS Georgia BB-15

William J . Luetge (3938)

In a n s w e r to my question posed in the J a n u a r y LOG, M r .
Swensen w r i t e s : " T h e l e t t e r s in front of the name of a m e r c h a n t
s h i p indicate what form of power s h e u s e s . S/S means s t e a m
s h i p . M/S o r M/V m e a n s motor ship o r motor v e s s e l . T h i s is
t r u e of foreign m e r c h a n t ships although the initials may be different due to the p a r t i c u l a r language. T h e r e may also be the
l e t t e r s T E L o r T / S meaning Turbo e l e c t r i c o r turbine s h i p .
Our c o r r e s p o n d e n t in Japan has been t r a n s f e r r e d s o
m e m b e r s will now have to p u r c h a s e their J a p a n e s e s t a m p s from
s u p p l i e r s in this country o r from t h e i r own c o r r e s p o n d e n t s .
Continuing M r . Heaton's l i s t , we find the following British
s h i p s have a form of postal m a r k i n g . All have the prefix HMS:
A s s a u l t Ships: FEARLESS L - 1 0 ; INTREPID L - l l . * (* m e a n s
may not reply). Tank Cleaning Ships:' FOULNESS A - 3 4 2 ;
GRAEMSAY A-340; LUNDY A-366; SKOMA A-338 andSWITHA
A-346.
G u n / T o r p e d o Boats: BRAVE BORDERER P-1011 and
BRAVE SWORDSMAN P-1012. Surveying V e s s e l s : VIDAL A 200; ECHO A-80; ENTERPRISE A - 7 1 ; EGERIA A-72; WATERWITCH; WOODLARK; HECLA A - 1 3 3 ; HEGATE A-137; HYDRA
A-144; BEAGLE and BULLDOG.
Support Ships: TRIUMPH R-16; STALKER L-3515; MANXMAN N-70; FORTH A-187; TYNE A-194 and ENGADINE K - 0 8 .
The following ships mentioned in my D e c e m b e r , 1968,
column a r e no longer in c o m m i s s i o n : ZERSTORER 6, BIENE,
B R E M S E , BRUMMER, HUMMEL, WESPE, GNEISENAU,
SCHARNHORST, HIPPER, GRAFF S P E E , SCHEER, RAULE,
and BROMMY. Detlev Mehlis, 1 B e r l i n 28, B e r l i n e r S t r . 65,
West B e r m a n y , is sponsoring cachets for n e a r l y all foreign
s h i p s visiting Hamburg. He is s e r v i c i n g c o v e r s for German
c o l l e c t o r s in the following way: Everyone who wants to r e c e i v e
such visit c o v e r s d r o p s him a s h o r t notice with his a d d r e s s ,
nothing e l s e . T h i s is all he has to do to get the c o v e r s . Mehlis
is writing the envelopes, with t y p e w r i t e r , putting the s t a m p s
on the c o v e r s and sending them to the s h i p s . Every six months
he w r i t e s a bill. The s u b s c r i b e r has only to pay for those
c o v e r s he r e c e i v e s . F o r c o v e r s which do not r e t u r n Mehlis
is paying. He calculating 20 cents p e r c o v e r , which isn't too
much, since the s u b s c r i b e r has r e a l l y nothing to do.
C. V. Penkewich, J r . , w r i t e s : "In the l a s t t h r e e months I
have r e c e i v e d c o v e r s from the following list of s h i p s . All with
s o m e ship marking o r posted at s e a , e t c . All a r e U.S. postage,
and a d d r e s s e s a r e included for a l l . " :
Matson L i n e s , 437 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y.
10022, SS LURLINE, SS. MARIPOSA and SS MONTEREY.
United States L i n e s , One Broadway, New York, N.Y. 10004,
SS UNITED STATES, SS PIONEER MART, SS PIONEER MILL,
SS PIONEER MINX, SS AMERICAN LANCER, SS AMERICAN
LEGION and SS AMERICAN RESOLUTE.
Moore McCormack L i n e s , 2 Broadway, New York, N.Y.
10004, SS MORMACCAPE, SS MORMACDRACO, SS MORMACISLE, SS NORMACLYNX, SS MORMACPRIDE and SSMORMACVEGA (typed c o r n e r c a r d ) .
G r a c e Line, 3 Hanover Square, New York, N.Y. 10004,
SS SANTA BARBARA, SS SANTA CRUZ, SS-SANTA ELENA,
SS SANTA LUCIA, SS SANTA MARIA and SS SANTA PAULA.
WHEN IN THE.CHICAGO AREA VISIT M O F F E E T CHAPTER.
Next meeting March 28 at the home of T o m Stopka on Harding
Avenue. F o r further details contact L a w r e n c e G r o h , 13 2W.
97th, g h i c a g o , I L . Phone HI5-3655. ..
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WANTED: All types of cancels and c a c h e t s from the ships
a r m e d with guided m i s s i l e s including, the MISSISSIPPI
A G r 1 2 8 from 9 August 1952 to Dec;- 1:954. Also wanted:
Any type of information about these s h i p s . Have l a r g e
selection of CA SSN,, SSBN, CL, CV,' CVE. ,For best deal
contact John'Hudak, J r . , 4628 South'Hills Dr.," Cleveland,
Ohio 44109.
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Ralph E . Lewis (2339)

Authorized in 1899, the USS GEORGIA was put in c o m m i s s i o n on September 24, 1906. She had a s t a n d a r d d i s p l a c e ment of 14,948 tons and a full load d i s p l a c e m e n t of 16,094 tons.
H e r length was 441 ft., t h r e e i n . , a n d h e r b e a m was 76 ft., 2 - 1 / 2
in. T r i p l e expansion engines developing 25,463 shaft h o r s e
power gave h e r a t r i a l speed of 19.26 knots. She mounted: four
12 inch/40 c a l i b e r , e i g h t 8 in./45 c a l i b e r , and twelve 6 i n . / 5 0
c a l i b e r b r e e c h loading r i f l e s , plus '2 t h r e e i n . / 5 0 c a l i b e r quick
fire guns and four 21 in. s u b m e r g e d torpedo tubes.
Serving most of h e r active c a r e e r in t i m e s of p e a c e ,
GEORGIA was another ship that took p a r t in the Around the
World C r u i s e of the Battle F l e e t . On the first leg from
Hampton Roads to San F r a n c i s c o the GEORGIA, under Capt. H.
M c C r a e , s e r v e d a s F l a g s h i p for R e a r A d m i r a l W. H. E m o r y ,
who commanded the Second Division. At San F r a n c i s c o R e a r
A d m i r a l Richard Wainwright took over Divisional command
and Capt. E. F . Qualtrough b e c a m e the GEORGIA'S new s k i p p e r .
T h i s was t r u e for the r e m a i n d e r of the c r u i s e .
World War I saw the GEORGIA serving as a training ship
off our Atlantic coast and at the end of the w a r helping to r e t u r n A m e r i c a n s o l d i e r s from F r a n c e .
'Under the p r o v i s i o n s of the Washington T r e a t y the GEORGIA
w a s scheduled for s c r a p p i n g and was s t r i c k e n from the list in
1923.
Cancellations of any type from this ship a r e not too readily
c o m e by and the e a r l i e r dates and Type 9 a r e c e r t a i n l y c l a s s i c s .
T h e following cancellation types a r e known to have been used
on board and a r e followed by their date of first u s e : Type 1
(1910), T l z (1918), T 3 (1914), T 3 r z (1915), T 9z (1918), and
T 9v.

News From Our Chapters

T h e newest c h a p t e r of the USCS, R a r i t a n Valley, has been
meeting r e g u l a r l y at the h o m e s of its m e m b e r s . F o r information
on the next meeting contact George L. L o n c s a k , 505 Allgair
A v e . , North Brunswick, N.J 09902, phone 5 4 5 - 0 0 1 1 . T h i s
c h a p t e r welcomes v i s i t o r s as well as active support of m e m b e r s
in the a r e a .
T h e r e o r g a n i z e d N u c l e a r Ships C h a p t e r has been meeting
r e g u l a r l y in the Chicago a r e a . T h e r e is a lot of e n t h u s i a s m in
this group. T h e i r chief project is the Nuclear Newsletter:. F o r
f u r t h e r information contact Bill Schwartz, 15W608 D i v e r s e y ,
E l m h u r s t , IL 60126.
Saginaw C h a p t e r , home of our P r e s i d e n t , publishes an
i n t e r e s t i n g news l e t t e r about'local a f f a i r s . Contact Jim L e a r y ,
E d i t o r , 4014 21st St., San F r a n c i s c o 94114, phone 8 2 4 - 3 2 1 1 ,
T h e chapter also has c o v e r s o f M a r e Island events available.
Contact J a c k Howland, 1206 Coronel, Vallejo 94590, for l i s t .

AVAILABLE
-' C o v e r s with cachet from the U S S S A L M O N S S - 5 7 3 a r e a v a i l able thru L t . David T . B y r n e s Sun Dev Group 1, TRIESTE II,
F l e e t Station PO, San Diego, CA 92132. L t . B y r n e s is a s t a m p
- c o l l e c t o r - a n d is glad t o ' h e l p . When requesting c o v e r s , include a
few s t a m p s for his c o l l e c t i o n . ' T h i s " w i l l ' b e a good PR'offer.

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USCS LOG

March 1969

NATO Offers 20th

Anniversary Cachet

The first ship cover exhibition in Berlin will be held Mar.

22, 1968, at the Philatelic-Center of Berlin, Augustiner-Keller
am Zoo. The show whil be opened from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The following exhibits will be shown: l.Kaiserlich Marineschiffspost (W. Leichnitz/Braunschweig)2.GermanSeapostbefore and past 1945 (E. Eliasch/Augsburg) 3. German Merchant
Vessels and passenger liners (J. Schubert/Koblenz) 4. Destroyer of the German Navy (after 1945) (Hans-J. Rautschke/
Berlin) 5. Foreign Naval Visits to German Ports (D. Mehlis/
Berlin) 6. U.S. Navy in the Second World War (H. Rommel/
Schonach) 7. Battleships of the U.S. Navy (W. Leichnitz/
Braunschwag) 8. Nuclear powered submarines of the western
world (Major Mittl/Rottenburg) 9. Danish Polarships in Antarctica (B. Lukas/Berlin).
The Berlin Post Office Department will issue a special
postmark on March 22nd to honor this exhibition. The postmark shows a part of the USCS coat of arms and reads:
1. Schiffspost Ausstellung/USCS/GRAF VON SPEE CHAPTER.
During the exhibition the Berlin Post Office Department
will establish a counter where all stamps of West Germany
and Berlin will be available as well as the special postmark.
The GRAF VON SPEE CHAPTER will sponsor following
covers:
1. Cover with two-colored cachet showing the mailsteamer
"Prinz Waldemar" from 1893 and the nuclear powered submarine "Skate" at the North Pole. This cover is under the
motto "Ships in the change of-times". Covers franked with the
two new airmal stamps of West Germany (50Pfg) and serviced
with the snow cancellation are 25 cents each and five for $1.
Addressed labels will be appreciated.
."" 2. German Reply Postal card with a two-colored printed
cachet (design: USCS coat of arms). The first part of the card
will be mailed from the show to the German destroyer
HAMBURG, the homeport of which is Wilhelmshaven. The
second part of the card will be cacheted with a special caceht of
the ship commemorating the fifth anniversary of commissioning; Both parts of the card will be sent from Wilhelmshaven
to the collectors "(airmail). This card is available for 60 cents.
3. Cover with two-colored cachet showing the USN icebreaker "Glacier" and additional words, "MitLuftpost BerlinAntarctica" ("By Air Mail from Berlin to Antarctica"). This
cover will be flown from Berlin via Frankfurt and via FPO
San Francisco to the postoffice US NAVY 17038 BF (Antarctica). After a couple of days the covers will be returned to
the senders after having received the cancel of this post office
as receiving postmark. This cover will also be stamped with
the two new airmail stamps of Germany and may be ordered
for 50 cents each. Addressed labels will be appreciated.
All orders must be received by March 17. Please send
mint U.S. stamps, or cash, or your personal check.
All orders and requests should be sent to: Hans-J.
Rautschke, Exhibition Chairman, 1 Berlin 28, P.O. Box 280 260,
West Germany.

The headquarters of NATO's Supreme Allied Commander

Atlantic (SACLANT), Norfolk, Va., will provide collectors
with cachet and cancellation services to mark the 20th anniversary of the North Atlantic Alliance.
The North Atlantic Treaty was signed in Washington, D.C.,
on April 4, 1949. NATO's 20th anniversary is being celebrated
throughout 1969 in the Alliance's 15 nations. A special cachet
has been designed which will be applied to envelopes submitted
to SACLANT headquarters prior to the anniversary date.
Collectors desiring to receive the Nato cachet should mail
self-addressed envelopes pre-stamped with U.S. postage to
reach SACLANT headquarters no later than March 22, for cancellation on April 4, the anniversary of the treaty signing.
Envelopes not bearing stamps must be accompanied by International Reply Coupons to defray the cost of postage. Money
should not be sent. A maximum of six envelopes will'be
accepted from each individual collector.
Covers for cancellation should be sent to: Headquarters,
Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic, Norfolk, Virginia, 23511.

Society Members Win

A w a r d s At Fi late lie Fiesta
Three members of the Society were recipients of awards
at the recent Filatelic Fiesta held at San Jose, California,
Feb. 8-9, 1969.
In the Asia, Africa and Latin American section, Dr. F . O.
Brasch received a gold medal and the APS medal for an outstanding display of the Shanghai issues 1890-93, Diagram of
Plating and for his research and skillful presentation of the
War Covers and Postal History - 1899-1902 US.
In Philippines Insurrection exhibit, David Howell was
presented with a gold award and novice award.
Robert Mitchell's World War II Submarine Losses brought
him a bronze award for his efforts.
Jury of Selection included Cyrus Thompson, Chairman;
Everett Erie; Joseph Clary; William Aichele; Fred Wolf; John
Bain; and apprentice judges, Adrrienne O'Neill and William
Oliver.

Jacket Patches For Sale

M. Longseth (3699)
Send check or money order to the Public Affairs Officer
of the following units for jacket patches:
Alagash AO-97 A, $1.00
Belle Grove LSD-2 P, $1.20
Fremont LPA-44 A, $1.50
Graham County LST-1176 A, $.65
Grand Canyon AD-28 A, $1.00
Lexington CVT-16 A, $.65
Mattaponi AO-41 P, $1.00
Norton Sound AVM-1 P, $.60
Ticonderoga CVA-14 P, $1.60 (Ship's patch plus Tico
Tiger Patch)
William R. Rush DD-714 A, $1.00
Destroyer Squadron 4 A, $1.00
Submarine Division 7 P, $1.00
Naval Air Facility, Lajes, APO NY, 09406, $1.50
Naval Facility, Eleuthera, FPO NY, 09556, $1.50

CORRECTIONS
The article on Page 3 of the February LOG entitled
"Japan Building Nuclear-Powered Ship" was written by James
Klinger.
John D. Shuron (5211) lives at 2497 Fogg St., not 4797 as
reported in the January LOG.

Cachet A v a i l a b l e
A cachet and corner card is available from the Research
Vessel MILLER. Send to Bureau of Commercial Fisheries
Biological Laboratory, 2725 Montlake Blvd. East., Seattle, WA
98102.

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USCS LOG

N e w Cancels
Longseth (3699)
Ship
B a r n e y DDG-6 A
Denver L P D - 9 P
Gyatt DD-712 A
Mispillion AO-105 P .
Moale DD-693 A
M o n t r o s e APA-212 P
Mullinnix DD-944 A
New DD-818 A .
Newport News CA-148 A
Paricutin AE-18 P
Paul R e v e r e L P A - 2 4 8 P
Pickaway L P A - 2 2 2 P,

New'
Old
2n (DDG-6)
2n (DDG6)
9fnu
9fnu (NY)
9fnu (N.Y.)
9fnu (USS)
9fnu (U.S.S.)
2n (U S S)
2n (U.S. S.)
2n
2t(nu)
.9fnu (NY)
2fnu (N.Y.)
2n
P(2n)
2t(nu)(U.S.S.) 2t(nu)(USS)
2n (U S S)
2n (USS)
2t(nu)(LPA)
25(nu)(APA)
2t(nu)(LPA)
2t(nu)(APA)
9ft(nu)(LPA)
9fnu (APA)
Piedmont AD-17 P
2t(nu)(U.S.S.) 2t(nu)(USS)
Pocono LCC-16 A
2t(nu)(LCC)
2t(nu)(AGC)
9ft (nu)
9fu
Princeton LPH-5 P
9fu (old)
9fue
Same cancel used before
P y r o AE-24 P
2n
2t(nu)
Raleigh L P D - 1 P
2t(nu)
2n
R a m s e y DEG-2 P
9fnue
Rich DD-820 A
2n
P(2n)
Richard E. K r a u s DD-849 A 9fnu
9fu
Robert H. McCard DD-822 A 9fnu(small ltrs)9fnu(all c a p s )
2an
R u p e r t u s DD-851 P
2t(nu)
2n
Samuel B. Roberts DD-823 A 2n
2t(nu)
Sandoval LPA-194 A
2t(nu)(LPA)
2n (A PA)
Shadwell LSD-15 A
9fu (old)
2fnu
Same cancel us ed before
Shelton DD-790 P
9fnu
9fu
Simon Lake AS-33 A
2t(nu)
2n
9ft (nu)
9fnu
Skagit LKA-105 P
2t(nu)(LKA)
2t(nu)(AKA)
S o m e r s DDG-34 P
9fnu

Southerland D D - 7 4 3 P
9fnu
P (9fnu).
YRBM-18 P
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Secretary's Report
NEW MEMBERS
J - 6 2 7 6 BYRNES, John F . , J r . , CMR Box 33,
L a r e d o A F B , TX 78040
Jagyi
I, III, VI (BB, CV, DD, C r u i s e r s ) , IX
6277 GMEINWEISER, F r a n k , 7824 Lake Rd.,
B e r g e n , NY 14416
Rood
III, VI (SS), X (Space)
J - 6 2 7 8 HUNTER, Joseph R., 3909 F o r e s t Grove D r . ,
Annandale, VA 22003
I
Jagyi
6279-SASSE, Duane, 2901 Georgia St.,
Vallejo, CA 94590
VI (SS)
Costa
6280 ADAMIK, F r a n c i s H., P . O . Box 24,
Beaconsfield, NSW 2015, A u s t r a l i a
Jagyi
I, II, III, IV, V, IX, X (All types of c o v e r s )
6281 MOSTIPAK, Alex P . , 7 F i r s t Ave.,
Broadalbin NY 12025
i n , X (Space)
Koeppen
6282 WRIGHT, M i s s N o r a h , 5 , Eglinton P a r k , Dun L a o g h a i r e
Co. Dublin, Ireland
.
Wickard
X (Irish ship c a n c e l s ; ships w i t h l r i s h name or connection)
6283 PRESSLY, G e o r g e W., J r . , 1201 B i l t m o r e D r . ,
C h a r l o t t e , NC 28207
Koeppen
I, IV, X (Stamps and c o v e r s , world wide)
6284" CRESTANA, F r a n c i s c o , c / o C l a r k , Vision I n c . ,
635 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10022
Lawton
I, II, IV
6285 BARNES, J a m e s A., 604 Woodlawn Ave.,
Beckley, WV 25801
I, II, III
Koeppen
6286 TEAGUE, M r s . Carolyn M., Box 67
Moody, TX 76557
Jagyi
I, V, IX, X (Seabees m a t e r i a l )
6287 LANDIS, J a m e s V . , 321 Edgewater D r . ,
P e n s a c o l a , F L 32507
I, II, III
Jagyi
6 288 LOGAN, John B . , 801 West i a k e Ave.,
Spring L a k e , NJ 07762
I
Wickard
6289 STARNER, L a w r e n c e W., 1718 Oakwood Ave.,
Akron, OH 44301
I
NS C h a p t e r #61
6290 WATSON, SSGT R o b e r t , USAF,
Det. 8, 601 T C S , CMR 2894
APO New York 09130
Lawton
I, IE (SS), IV, X (Oceanographic)
J - 2 6 9 1 OVER, J e r o l d , 654 Warwick Rd.,
Deerfield, IL 60015
I
Strobel
6292 ABNEY, David W., Box 530, Madigan General Hospital,
T a c o m a , WA 98431
I, X (German Navy)
Spice
6293 HAYES, Robert H., 71-25 68th St., Glendale,
New York, NY 11227
Donoghue
I, III, X ( F i r s t Day C o v e r s ; Air Mail C o v e r s )
6294 PETKEVICH, C h a r l e s J . , 7201 N.W. 11th Ct.,
Plantation, F L 33313
I
Schmidt
6295 ANDERSON, Samuel E, J r . , 140 Eastwood C i r c l e ,
S p a r t a n b u r g , SC 29302
Schelcher
I, VIII (Deepfreeze), X (US FDCs hand-cancelled)
6296 WALKER, William C , 102 Elizabeth St.,
Clearfield, PA 16830
Koschmann
X (Type F c a n c e l s ; 19th and 20th century fancy c a n c e l s ;
Civil War p a t r i o t i c c o v e r s )
J - 6 2 9 7 ROGERS, Nathan, 1915 N . E . 78th Ave.,
P o r t l a n d , OR 97213
Jagyi
I, III, VI, VI (BB), X (Space Recovery)
MEMBERSHIP TOTAL
F e b r u a r y 16, 1969

1585

CHANGE OF ADDRESS
4469 BEAN, John B., 938 So-. 24th St.", Quincy,- IL 62301
488.6 BERTLING, Axel,-2 Hamburg 22, U f e r s t r a s s e 12, G e r m a n y
5626 BIELECK, Leon, 1401 N. Ridgeway, Chicago, IL 60651
4664 CARTER, P a t r i c k H., 3908 N. Ashland Ave.,
Chicago, IL 60613
6040 CHANG, A i r m a n F r e d e r i c k O., AF18927399,
3478 Sq., C M R - 5 , Box 27744, K e e s l e r A F B , MS 39534
4375 EATON, William C , 8217 Outlook Lane,
P r a i r i e Village, KS 66208

March 1969

4649 FAY, Rimmon L . , 3916 McLaughlin Ave.,

L o s Angeles, CA 90066
5235 F E D Z E R , T h o m a s M., 548 Ulumalu St., Kailua, HI 96734
2275 FINN, P e t e r C , 11 Court St., Auburn, NY 13021
5362 HAYWARD, B e a t r i c e A., 2155 Middleton Beach Rd.,
Middleton, WI 53562
4582 HONEYMAN, Stanton, P . O . Box 291, E a s t Haven, CT 06512
5109 JALLITS, Ed, 526 B e r k l e y Ave., E l m h u r s t , IL 60126
5533 LACOUTURE, P e t e r V., 305-F Mansfield St.,
New Haven, CT 06511
4507 LINDROS, William A., 4343 Pinewood Ave.,
West Palm Beach, F L 33407
6073 MACAFEE, Donald W., 7207 Evanston Rd.,
Springfield, VA 22150
189 MEARS, Arthur W., Springhill Road, RR #6,
F r e d e r i c t o n , N . B Canada
5718 MITTAN, B a r r y , 419 G r e a t L a k e s Rd.,
T a l l a h a s s e e , F L 32301
6094 NONNEMACHER, PC3 Richard D., 2166 A s t e r Rd.,
Bethlehem, PA 18018
6118 OSBORNE, D e r m o t t C , 60 Nailcote Ave., T i l e Hill Village,
N r . Coventry, W a r k s , England
6203 ROUMEGUERE, Rene, Affaires M a r i t i m e s , 9 Boulevard de Verdun, St. N a z a i r e 4 4 , F r a n c e
4845 STUBKJAER, William L . , 2650 California St. #7,
Mountain View, CA 94040
5882 SWENSEN, Courtney N., Space 2 1 , Eton Mobile E s t a t e s ,
8901 Eton Ave., Canoga P a r k , CA 91304
3465 TULJCH, L T J G Eugene N., USCGR, R e s c u e Coordination
C e n t e r , Bldg. 125, G o v e r n o r s Island, NY.10004
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3751 VAN VLIET, J a c k , 15587 Blue Skies Ave.,
Livonia, MI 48150
5648 WALSH, SFC Donald P . , RA19250834, 8 5 1 0 L e o n a A v e . S W ,
T a c o m a , WA 98499 '"
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Coming Events
P e t e Kuyper (5183) and Howard Cooper (5828)
T h e following n a m e s r e c e n t l y have been announced: SAN
JOSE (AFS-7); STEIN (DE-1065); FANNING (DE-1076); JOSEPH '
HEWES (DE-1078); MOUNT WHITNEY (LCC-20); TUSCALOOSA .
(LST-1187).
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March

March
April
April
April
April
April
April

KEEL LAYINGS
SAN JOSE (AFS-7), National Steel and Shipbuilding
Co., San Diego, Calif.

LAUNCHINGS
FREDERICK (LST-1184), National Steel and Shipbuilding C o . , San. Diego Calif.
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BEACON (PG-99), P e t e r s o n B u i l d e r s , I n c . , S t u r geon Bay, W i s . 54235.
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GREEN BAY (PG-101), s a m e a d d r e s s as P G - 9 9 .
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MARVIN SHIELDS (DE-1066), Todd Shipyards
C o r p . , Seattle, Wash.
5 - INCHON (LPH-12), Ingalls Shipbuilding Division,
Litton S y s t e m s , Inc., P a s c a g o u l a , M i s s . 39567.
5
SUMTER (LST-1181), Philadelphia Naval Shipyard,
Philadelphia, P a . 19112.
12
HAWKBILL (SSN-666), San F r a n c i s c o Bay Naval
Shipyard, Vallejo, Calif. 94590. .
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April 5

COMMISSIONINGS
SAN DIEGO (AFS-6), Long Beach Naval Shipyard,
Long Beach, Calif.
KNOX (DE-1052), Puget Sound Naval Shipyard,
B r e m e r t o n , Wash. 98310.
TACOMA (PG-92), s a m e a d d r e s s as DE1052.
SEATTLE (AOE-3), s a m e a d d r e s s a s DE-1052.

WANTED: USS MEMPHIS cover dated June 1 1 , 1 9 2 7 . T h i s is

the .date C h a r l e s A. Lindbergh r e t u r n e d from his m e m o r a b l e
flight to P a r i s on h e r . Contact Elwyn D e a r b o r n , Box 644,
Browns Mills, NJ 08015.
P-3