OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE UNIVERSAL SHIP CANCELLATION SOCIETY

VOL. XXXV. NO. 12 MARCH 1969 * WHOLE NUMBER 424

Wash ing ton Readies for — Out of the Past 1969 USCS Convent ion

Franc i s T . Boylan (H-2612) ' v — = = = = ^ . — L

With all commi t tees meeting weekly, the 1969 Convention is well beyond the planning s tage . A prospec tus for exhibi tors and bourse dea le r s has been completed. Anyone wishing a copy wr i t e to : William F . Luckett, J r . , Apt. 712, Warner T o w e r s , 511 'Four Mile Road, Alexandria, Virginia 22305.

The banquet, always the highlight of the USCS Convention, will be held at 7 p .m. on Saturday, 17 May, in the Off icers ' Club at the Washington Navy Yard. T h e r e the awards and p r i z e s will be . presented . The featured speaker will be our • Pas t Pres ident , Capta i r rHerber t Fox Rommel . Tickets may be r e s e r v e d — the p r i ce will be announced l a t e r , but it will be no more than $5 — by writing the General Chairman 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 ions . The f r ames will hold 16 pages , with a fee of $4 a f r ame . More than 100 f rames will be immediate ly avai lable, with an additional 300 ready to be used if needed. Thus , .a l l exhibi tors should be comfortably cared for.

T h e r e is an official entry form available from Bill Luckett . All entry fo rm s , accompanied by the exhibit and entry fees , should be received not la ter than 5 May 1969 by Thomas H. Nichols, Exhibit Chai rman, Box 6223, Washington, D.C. 20015.

Judging of these ent r ies will be on an open b a s i s . I n -accordance with our name, Universal Ship Cancellation Society, al l mar i t ime mater ia l will be equally eligible for awards .

Las t month we mentioned the genera l and special a w a r d s . Every entry is eligible for these awards , except that the F e r n a n ­dez Award and the Lpcy Award have been r e s t r i c t ed to en t r ies (that is en t r i e s , not individual m e m b e r s ) that have not received one o r the other of these awards in the pas t th ree y e a r s .

Fo r all o ther information wri te to the Co-Cha i rman: William F . Lawton, 6512 Fairfield St ree t , Alexandria, Va. 22312.

Finally, the re will be a hotel or motel near the Navy Yard that will be USCS. Headquar te rs . Next issue we will have the n a m e , location and fees ready for you. Meantime, l e t ' s make a da te for the Convention'. See you in the Sail Loft'.

USCS Convent ion A prospec tus outlining the 1969 Convention and Exhibition

of the Universal Ship Cancellation Society is now avai lable . All r eques t s should, be directed to Bill Luckett , Box'6223, Washington, D.C.,,.20015. "\-, -.

The convention; jto be held in 'Washington's Navy Yard, will fea ture an auction-?of Naval covers as 'well as a d e a l e r ' s b o u r s e . •-•"• ...

It is to be noted that this will be the f irs t USCS Convention to be held in conjunction with Armed F o r c e s Day. This is ex­pected to give added interest to the g roup ' s meeting and d i sp lays . • . ;

A specia l cachet also will be available for this event, de ­ta i ls of which will be made known'in the near future. As with • 'past Byrd Chapter cachets , it is expected to • have much popular i ty with co l l ec to rs .

1 March 1.942 USS HOUSTON (CA-30) was sunk by enemy forces in Sundra

S t ra i t , Java Sea.

5 March 1943 F i r s t an t i - submar ine operat ions by an e sco 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

recondit ioned.

23 March 1912 Funera l s e r v i c e s were held at Arlington National Cemete ry

for the bodies of 59 men removed from the hulk of USS MAINE.

24 March 1920 USS H - l , submar ine having grounded off Margar i ta Island,

Mexico, sank during salvage operat ions with the loss of four l ives .

Repor ts From Committees;

Appo in t i ve Officers Needed f • • > ;

•i T h e r e has been an unfortunately slow response 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 ac t iv i t ies . . '

I do not feel <that I' should each month or two wr i te those \ conce rned and ask how they a r e doing . . . . but that I should

. ' b e kept informed. F o r that reason 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 ";;,'•; hands by March 10 for inclusion in the April LOG. •X''.'"'--' J Ray Cos ta , Pres ident

Paid Your Dues Yet?? If you have not sent in your dues , now is the best t ime to

• do it . Send $3.00 in check or money o rde r , payable to "USCS" . to William H. Lawton, S e c r e t a r y - T r e a s u r e r , 6512Fa i r l andSt . ,

' Alexandria , VA 22312. : ' The l ist of those who have not renewed their m e m b e r ­

ship as of April 20, 1969, will be published in the May LOG.

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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 Driggs-Schroeder. 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. " • . . • •

. 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. . . •

From the President's Desk 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.

March 1969 USCS LOG Page 3

RUSSELL'S COLUMN Ship Notes James Russell (H-692) . Eugene Schelcher

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 remodern-ization. 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.

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 metero-

logical 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 con­

venient, and less noisy. (9) Established 20 manned space flight world records in

Mercury and Gemini projects which include nearly 2,000 man-hours 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 core" 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 Submarine

CONVENTIONAL WORLD WARE FLEET TYPE SUBMARINE.

&M.I/£$P£R

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. SEA-WOLF 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 SEA-DRAGON 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. The 2n cancel used in 1967 had the second paren even with the bot tom of the top ki l ler ba r . In 1968, the paren was sl ightly 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 cance l .

AUCT ON

USS Blackfin (SS-322) Jack Howland

A ve te ran of th ree wars and two movies , the BLACKFIN is now at Mare Island for overhaul . Built in 1944, she p a r t i c i ­pated in five combat pa t ro ls during World War II, supported United Nations forces in Korea and has recent ly come from West PAC deployment off the Vietnam coast .

This submar ine , whose skipper i s C d r . John G. F le t che r , USN, will ce lebra te he r 25th birthday this yea r , appropr ia te ly , on the Fourth of July.

Her sponsor at launching, 12 March 1944, was M r s . Cha 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. Underseas fo rces in the Pacific during World War II.

The BLACKFIN compiled a r emarkab le record on four w a r pa t ro l s , even though t rage ts were hard to come by in the waning months of the Pacific conflict. She was setting out on her fifth pa t ro l when peace came . In her brief World War II c a r e e r , she sank 5,500 tons and damaged 20,000 tons of enemy merchant and naval shipping.

In 1948 she was decommissioned and placed in the Inactive R e s e r v e Flee t . She returned to active se rv ice in 1950 and rece ived a Guppy 1A conversion. Since that t ime , she has had nine deployments in the Pacif ic .

The 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 year ago she and her crew s t a r r e d in the motion p ic tu re , " I ce Station Z e b r a " which featured her as the nuc lear attack submar ine " T i g e r f i s h " .

Now nearly a qua r t e r - cen tu ry l a te r , BLACKFIN rema ins r e a d y , willing and able to c a r r y out her special ized miss ions as ass igned.

C d r . F le tcher indicated that a 25th ann ive rsa ry celebrat ion is in the forming s tages with the possibil i ty of it being held at M a r e Is land.

The BLACKFIN has special meaning to the USS SAGINAW CHAPTER #59 m e m b e r s for severa l reasons:VADMLockwood was the speaker at the 1967 USCS National Convention held in San F r a n c i s c o . He was also an honorary member of the chap te r . Mrs . Lockwood was the guest of honor at the chap te r ' s luncheon-meet ing held in Februa ry .

Covers have been received from John Mcintosh. The fol­lowing cove 's will be sold on April 20 with proceeds going into the catalog le fund. Not that the l is t in las t month's LOG is goofed. Th s lots l is ted in the F e b r u a r y LOG will be sold March 20tri-Lot Minimum

• 190 BON HOMME RICHARD CVA-31 1/20/58 2n, Watchdog BS 9fu 20

191 BON HOMME RICHARD CVA-31 10/27/67 2t(nu), Navy Day 10

192 BON HOMME RICHARD CVA-31 4 /19 /61 7n, 9fu, F , Watchdog 30

193 BON HOMME RICHARD CVA-31 10/27/66 2n, fa i r , Navy Day 10

194 BONITA SS-165 6 /4 /37 5hks, LDC 35 195 BOOTH DE 170 1/22/46 2z, NPU 10 196 BORDELON DDR-881 5 /8 /53 2n, PC 10 197 BOWDITCH AG-30 5 /9 /40 3A BBT 1st Day/Cancel . . .30 198 BOXER LPH-4 9 /26/62 2n 10 199 BOXER LPH-4 3 /17/66 7t(nu) GTA-8 25 200 BOXER LPH-4 2/26/66 7t(nu), F i r s t Apollo 25 201 BRADLEY DE-1041 3 /26/64 San F ranc i s co , Lau . . . .15 202 BRADLEY DE-1041 5/15 , 2n, fair , FDC 25 203 BRAINE DD-630 9 /15/52 2r 10 204 BRAINE DD-630 4 /18 /63 2n 10 205 BRAMBLE WAGL-392 4 /22 /64 Detroi t River Sta.,

20 y r s . s e rv i ce (Welcome Aboard Sheet included). . . .25 206 BREAM SS-243 5 /13/63 Honolulu SS Base , SS-243 . . .25 207 BREESE DM-18 12/16 /39 3rA BBT F i r s t Day /

Postal Serv ice , FDPS 25 208 BREESE DM 18 7 /4 /35 3B BTT P e a r l H a r b o r /

Hawaii , USN, fair 10 209 BRINKLEY BASS DD-887 4 /20 /63 2n 10 210 BRISTER DER-327 4 /25 /63 2n, fair 10 211 BRISTOL DD-453 11 /1 /41 3A OTO, FDPS (?) 20 212 BRONSTEIN DE-1037 6 /15/63 2n, FDC 25 213 BRONSTEIN DE-1037 5/27/65 2n 10 214 BROOKE DEG-1 12/19/62 Seat t le , KL 10 215 BROOKE DEG-1 7/19/63 Seat t le , Lau 15 216 BROOKE DEG-1 3/12/66 2n, fa i r , FDC 20 217 BROOKLYN CL-40 11/30/36 Brooklyn Rev Ship, lau . .15 218 BROOME DD-210 7/4/34 F(B-61b) , ? 7/4 25 219 BROWN Arg DD 5 /7 /62 HNELEY, SM & Welcome to

Norfolk 20 220 BROWNSON DD-868 12 /5 /50 2n, fa ir , warsh ip 10 221 BRUMBY DE-1044 11/30/65 2n E r r o r (BRUNBY),

FDC . . . . • .25 222 BRUSH DD-745 5/27/65 2n 15 223 BRYCE CANYON AD-36, var ious dates 63/65 2t(nu). .10

KEY: Wording in pa rens descr ip t ion of cachet , other word­ing condition of cancel , / / # 1 0 p e n a l t y cove r s , SM Ships Mark­ing, £ co rne r ca rd , RC Recommiss ioned. 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 idder , o the r to second high bidder . All covers will be sold to the bidder @ 5<? over second high bid if under $1 and 25? if $1 or. over . Tie bids will be decided by the ea r l i e s t pos tmark . P l ea se be su re to wr i t e your name and a d d r e s s on the bid sheet . All p roceeds will go to the catalogue fund. All covers a r e sent by 1st c l a ss mai l and postage charges a r e added to bi l l . Insurance if r e ­ques ted . 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 s t i l l t ime to bid on the covers l is ted in the F e b r u a r y LOG as these covers will go on sa le March 20, 1969. BID NOW!

AVAILABLE, USCS CATALOGUE OF NAVAL POSTMARKS This catalogue covers the l e t t e r s J thur Z . 260 pages cost $12. Includes many i l lus t ra t ions . Over 260 pages in loose-leaf form. Complete cost of the available portion is ?12. This is available in sma l l e r sections at $1 each, total 12 sec t ions . O r d e r now from H. C. Koeppen, Brookwood School, Genoa City, Wis. 531.28. 8tf

Dowle Memorial Library Eugene Schelcher has sent in P a r t V 1865,Civil War Naval

Chronology to the l i b r a r y . This is available for a $1 deposi t . Contact H. C. Koeppen for information in regard to the L i b r a r y .

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Naval Cancel Notes Clarence L. Gwynne (26)

Type 1 cancels issued in 1908 and 1909 Type I s cancels appeared in 1909 Type lu cancels appeared in 1910 Type Iz cancels appeared in 1918 Type 2 cancels appeared in January , 1911 Type 2r cancels appeared in 1912 Type 2rz cance ls appeared in 1918 and in 1943-1945 Type 2s cancel issued to one ship in 1932, the USS CALI­

FORNIA. Type 2 cancels again appeared in 1945 with many minor

var ia t ions and is the most used pos tmark in today's navy. NOTE: The Type 1 and the e a r l y T y p e 2 cancels were used

by the ships up and through the yea r s until the end of 1919. T h e s e types a r e the s a m e as used in smal l U.S. post offices of that per iod.

Type 3 cance ls appeard in December , 1912 Type 3 rz cancels appeared in-1918 and again in 1941-1943 Type 3f cancels appeared in 1927 and used up to 1930 The Type 3 cancels have many minor var ia t ions and were

used up to 1943. A few ships used Type 3 cancels in the y e a r s 1945, 1946 and 1947. One vesse l , the USS RAINIER, used one on March 20, 1961.

NOTE: The Type 3 and the Type 5 cancels had spaces between the ki l ler b a r s for port locations and s logans , which made these cancels so popular with the co l lec tors of naval c a n c e l s .

Type 5 cancels appeared in November, 1928, and with a few minor var ia t ions were used up to Pea r l Harbor , 1941.

NOTE: Not all ships were issued Type 5 cance ls . Type 6 cancels appeared around 1926 and were used up to

the outbreak of World War H. Type 6f cancels appeared in 1928 and some were used up to

the end of 1932. NOTE: The Type 6 cancels were used in Naval Shore Sta­

t ions from 1918 until the use of ships s ta r ted in the mid " 2 0 ' s " . T h e s e Type 6 var ia t ions a r e the s ame as used in all U.S. post offices.

Type 7 cancels appeared in July, 1919, and with s eve ra l var ia t ions used through the yea r s and in today's Navy.

Type 8 (flag) cancels appeared in 1828 and went out in 1832, but used by the USS TEXAS for a few years longer .

Type 9 cancels being par t of all sh ip ' s postal equipment

Financial Report Cash Balance, January 1, 1969 $2,007.27

RECEIPTS: Dues $1,933.99 Catalogue 14.00 Auction 32.21 Advert is ing 17.53 Pos t ca rds 17.54 Old Logs 1.75 Postage 9.09 Miscel laneous 1.19

TOTAL RECEIPTS $2,027.30

CASH BALANCE AND RECEIPTS • $4,034.57

DISBURSEMENTS: Log ' $ 247.23 Postage 24.34 Print ing and Stat ionery 5.66 Recruit ing 15.70 Miscel laneous 1.00

TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS $ - 293.93

Cash Balance, F e b r u a r y 1, 1969 $3,740.64 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

f rom 1908 to 1969. The re a r e ever so many var ia t ions of the popular Type 9 pos tmarks .

VESSELS OF THE NAVY IN COMMISSION OCTOBER 20, 1908

•From Magazine "The Navy" September , 1908 Abarenda, Ajax, Alabama, Albany, Alexander , All iance,

Annapolos, Are thusa , Arkansas , Atlanta, Bagley, Bainbridge, Barney , Birmingham, Bru tus , Buffalo, C e a s a r , California, Cal lao , Cast ine, Char les ton , Chattanooga, Chauncey, Ches t e r , Chicago, C leve land ,Colorado ,Concord ,Connec t i cu t ,Cons te l l a ­t ion, Culgoa, Cuttlefish, Dale, Davis, Decatur , DeLong, Denver, Des Moines, Dubuque, Dolphin, Eagle , F a r r a g u t , For tune , Fox, F rank l in , Galveston, Georgia , Glac ie r , Goldborough,Grampus .

Hancock, Hannibal, Har t ford , Helena, His t , Hopkins, Hull, Idaho, I l l inois , Independence, Indiana, I r i s , I roquoist , Jus t in , 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 , Lawrence , Lebanon, Louis iana, Maine, Manley, Mar ie t ta , Maryland, Mayflower, Milwaukee, Minnesota, Miss i ss ipp i , Missour i , Mohican, Monad-nock, Montana, Monterey, Montgomery, N o r r i s , Nanshan, Ne­b r a s k a , Nero , Nevada, Newark, New Hampsh i r e , New J e r s e y , Nina, North Carol ina , Octopus, Ohio, Olympia, Wilmington, Wisconsin, Wolverine, Wompatuck, Wyoming, Yankee, Yankton, Yorktown.

Osceola , Paducah, Pan ther , Pennsylvania , Pensacola , P e o r i a , P e r r y , Philadelphia, Pike , P i sca taqua , Pompey, P o ­tomac , P r a i r i e , P r e g l e , Rainbow, Ranger , Relief, Rhodeis land, Rowan, Salem, Samar , Saturn, Scorpion, Savern, Solace, South Dakota, Southery, Ster l ing, Stewart , St. Louis , Str ingham, Supply, Sylph, Tacoma , Taran tu la , T e n n e s s e e , T e x a s , Thornton, Tingey, Truxtun, Uncas, Vermont , Vi l la lobos, Viper , Virginia , Wabash, Washington, West Virginia , Whipple.

Fellow co l l ec to r s , how many a r e you miss ing from this l i s t ?

Navy Day Cancel? M. Longseth(3699)

I l lustrated he re is a cancel from the Russian MS ALEX-ANDR PUSHKIN cancelling a Canadian s tamp on 27 October 1968. The PUSHKIN is operated by the Black Sea Lines and occasionally cal ls at Canadian por t s for freight and p a s s e n g e r s . Her home port is Odessa , USSR.

List Available In Apri l , 1969, F rank Strobel , 2145 El 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 re la ted 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 mate r ia l at nominal p r i c e s . Send an SSAE #10 for l i s t .

POST CARDS AVAILABLE. Set of 50 colored ca rds $2.50 plus 40 cents postage. Limited quanti t ies of fo rmer ca rd s on hand. Send SSAE #10 for l is t . Many interest ing ca rds left in both B/W and color . Send to H. C. Koeppen, Brook-wood school , Genoa City Wis. 53128. . tf

March 1969 USCS LOG Page 7

U.S. Navy 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 carr iers (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 five-inch 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.

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 long-range-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 hunter-killer 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 Saginaw 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 $10.00 for regular candel from U.S.S. S-24, S-27, S-29, S-31, S-32, S-41, S-44, and S-48. Th i s i s for the type 3 c a n c e l s used around 1928-Or will trade.

JAMES RUSSELL 2209 BRIGHTON STREET

PHILADELPHIA, PENNA. 19149

P a g e 8 . USCS LOG March 1969

Northwest Coast News LATE LOGS 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 BART-LETT 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 carr ier , 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.

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. P-3

March 1969 USCS LOG Page 9

Foreign Ships With Postal Markings

William J . Luetge (3938)

In answer to my question posed in the January LOG, M r . Swensen wr i t e s : "The l e t t e r s in front of the name of a merchant sh ip indicate what form of power she u s e s . S/S means s t eam ship . M/S o r M/V means motor ship or motor ves se l . This is t r u e of foreign merchant ships although the initials may be dif­ferent due to the pa r t i cu la r language. The re may also be the l e t t e r s T E L o r T /S meaning Turbo e lec t r i c or turbine sh ip .

Our correspondent in Japan has been t r ans fe r r ed so m e m b e r s will now have to purchase their Japanese s tamps from supp l i e r s in this country o r from the i r own cor respondents .

Continuing Mr . Heaton 's l i s t , we find the following Bri t ish sh ips have a form of postal marking. All have the prefix HMS: Assaul t Ships: FEARLESS L-10; INTREPID L - l l . * (* means may not reply) . Tank Cleaning Ships:' FOULNESS A - 3 4 2 ; GRAEMSAY A-340; LUNDY A-366; SKOMA A-338 andSWITHA A-346 .

Gun/Torpedo 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-71 ; EGERIA A-72; WATER-WITCH; WOODLARK; HECLA A-133; 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-08 .

The following ships mentioned in my December , 1968, column a r e no longer in commiss ion: ZERSTORER 6, BIENE, B R E M S E , BRUMMER, HUMMEL, WESPE, GNEISENAU, SCHARNHORST, HIPPER, GRAFF SPEE, SCHEER, RAULE, and BROMMY. Detlev Mehlis , 1 Ber l in 28, Ber l ine r St r . 65, West Bermany, is sponsoring cachets for near ly all foreign ships visit ing Hamburg. He is servic ing covers for German co l l ec to r s in the following way: Everyone who wants to rece ive such visi t covers drops him a shor t notice with his a d d r e s s , nothing e l se . This is all he has to do to get the cover s . Mehlis is writ ing the envelopes, with typewri te r , putting the s tamps on the covers and sending them to the sh ips . Every six months he wr i tes a bi l l . The subsc r ibe r has only to pay for those cove r s he r ece ive s . Fo r covers which do not re turn Mehlis is paying. He calculating 20 cents pe r cover , which isn ' t too much, s ince the s u b s c r i b e r has rea l ly nothing to do.

C. V. Penkewich, J r . , wr i t es : "In the las t th ree months I have received covers from the following l is t of sh ips . All with some ship marking or posted at sea , 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 Lines , 437 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10022, SS LURLINE, SS. MARIPOSA and SS MONTEREY.

United States Lines , 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 Lines , 2 Broadway, New York, N.Y. 10004, SS MORMACCAPE, SS MORMACDRACO, SS MORMAC-ISLE, SS NORMACLYNX, SS MORMACPRIDE and SSMORMAC-VEGA (typed co rne r card) .

Grace 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 MOFFEET CHAPTER. Next meeting March 28 at the home of Tom Stopka on Harding Avenue. For further detai ls contact LawrenceGroh , 13 2W. 97th, gh icago , IL. Phone HI5-3655. ..• ' P - 3

WANTED: All types of cancels and cachets from the ships a r m e d with guided miss i l e s including, the MISSISSIPPI AG r128 from 9 August 1952 to Dec;- 1:954. Also wanted: Any type of information about these sh ips . Have l a rge

•selection of CA SSN,, SSBN, CL, CV,' CVE. ,For best deal contact John'Hudak, J r . , 4628 South 'Hil ls Dr.," Cleveland, Ohio 44109. ' '" " '

USS Georgia BB-15

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Ralph E . Lewis (2339)

Authorized in 1899, the USS GEORGIA was put in com­miss ion on September 24, 1906. She had a s tandard d i sp l ace ­ment of 14,948 tons and a full load displacement of 16,094 tons. Her length was 441 ft., t h r e e i n . , a n d h e r beam was 76 ft., 2 -1 /2 in. T r ip le expansion engines developing 25,463 shaft ho r se power gave her a t r ia l speed of 19.26 knots . She mounted: four 12 inch/40 ca l iber , e ight 8 in. /45 ca l ibe r , and twelve 6 in . /50 ca l ibe r b reech loading r i f les , plus '2 th ree in . /50 cal iber quick fire guns and four 21 in. submerged torpedo tubes.

Serving most of her active c a r e e r in t imes of peace , GEORGIA was another ship that took par t in the Around the World Cru i se of the Battle F lee t . On the f irs t leg from Hampton Roads to San F ranc i sco the GEORGIA, under Capt. H. McCrae , served a s F lagship for Rea r Admira l W. H. Emory , who commanded the Second Division. At San F ranc i sco Rear Admira l Richard Wainwright took over Divisional command and Capt. E. F . Qualtrough became the GEORGIA'S new skipper . This was t rue for the remainder 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 war helping to r e ­turn American so ld ie r s from F r a n c e .

'Under the provis ions of the Washington T r e a t y the GEORGIA was scheduled for scrapping and was s t r icken from the l is t in 1923.

Cancellat ions of any type from this ship a r e not too readi ly come by and the e a r l i e r dates and Type 9 a r e cer ta in ly c l a s s i c s . The following cancellation types a r e known to have been used on board and a r e followed by their date of f i rs t use : 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 The newest chapter of the USCS, Rar i tan Valley, has been

meeting regular ly at the homes of its m e m b e r s . Fo r information on the next meeting contact George L. Loncsak, 505 Allgair Ave. , North Brunswick, N.J 09902, phone 545-0011. This chap te r welcomes v i s i to r s as well as active support of m e m b e r s in the a r e a .

The reorganized Nuclear Ships Chapter has been meeting r egu la r ly in the Chicago a r e a . The re is a lot of enthusiasm in this group. The i r chief project is the Nuclear Newsletter:. Fo r fur ther information contact Bill Schwartz, 15W608 Diversey, E lmhur s t , IL 60126.

Saginaw Chapter , home of our Pres iden t , publishes an in teres t ing news l e t t e r about ' local affa i rs . Contact J im Lea ry , Ed i to r , 4014 21st St. , San Franc i sco 94114, phone 824-3211, The chapter also has c o v e r s o f Mare Island events avai lable . Contact Jack Howland, 1206 Coronel , Vallejo 94590, for l i s t .

AVAILABLE • -'•• Cover s with cachet from the USSSALMONSS-573areava i l -able thru Lt . David T . Byrnes Sun Dev Group 1, TRIESTE II, F lee t Station PO, San Diego, CA 92132. Lt . Byrnes is a s tamp

-col lec tor-and is glad to 'he lp . When request ing covers , include a few s t amps for his co l l ec t ion . 'Th i s "wil l 'be a good PR'offer .

Page 10 USCS LOG March 1969

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 Marine-schiffspost (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 Berlin-Antarctica" ("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.

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.

NATO Offers 20th Anniversary Cachet

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 Awards 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

Cachet Avai lable 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.

March 1969 USCS LOG ' page 11

N e w Cancels Longseth (3699)

Ship Barney DDG-6 A Denver LPD-9 P Gyatt DD-712 A Mispillion AO-105 P . Moale DD-693 A Montrose APA-212 P Mullinnix DD-944 A New DD-818 A . Newport News CA-148 A Par icu t in AE-18 P Paul Revere LPA-248 P Pickaway LPA-222 P,

Piedmont AD-17 P Pocono LCC-16 A

Princeton LPH-5 P

Pyro AE-24 P Raleigh LPD-1 P Ramsey DEG-2 P Rich DD-820 A Richard E. Kraus DD-849 A Robert H. McCard DD-822 A

Ruper tus DD-851 P Samuel B. Roberts DD-823 A Sandoval LPA-194 A Shadwell LSD-15 A

Shelton DD-790 P Simon Lake AS-33 A

Skagit LKA-105 P Somers DDG-34 P Southerland D D - 7 4 3 P YRBM-18 P

New' 2n (DDG-6) 9fnu 9fnu (NY) 9fnu (USS) 2n (U S S) 2n

.9fnu (NY) 2n 2t(nu)(U.S.S.) 2n (U S S) 2t(nu)(LPA) 2t(nu)(LPA) 9ft(nu)(LPA) 2t(nu)(U.S.S.) 2t(nu)(LCC) 9ft (nu) 9fu (old)

Old 2n (DDG6)

•

9fnu (N.Y.) 9fnu (U.S.S.) 2n (U.S. S.) 2t(nu) 2fnu (N.Y.) P ( 2 n ) 2t(nu)(USS) 2n (USS) 25(nu)(APA) 2t(nu)(APA) 9fnu (APA) 2t(nu)(USS) 2t(nu)(AGC) 9fu 9fue

Same cancel used before 2n 2t(nu) 9fnue 2n 9fnu

2t(nu) 2n

P ( 2 n ) 9fu

9fnu(small l t rs)9fnu(al l caps) 2an 2t(nu) 2n 2t(nu)(LPA) 9fu (old) Same cancel us 9fnu 2t(nu) 9ft (nu) 2t(nu)(LKA) 9fnu 9fnu 2r

2n 2t(nu) 2n (A PA) 2fnu

ed before 9fu 2n 9fnu 2t(nu)(AKA) — P (9fnu). —

*5B fssR u 21 r e

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Secretary's Report

NEW MEMBERS J-6276 BYRNES, John F . , J r . , CMR Box 33,

La redo A F B , TX 78040 Jagyi • I, III, VI (BB, CV, DD, C r u i s e r s ) , IX

6277 GMEINWEISER, F rank , 7824 Lake Rd., Bergen, NY 14416 Rood III, VI (SS), X (Space)

J -6278 HUNTER, Joseph R., 3909 F o r e s t Grove Dr . , 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, Aust ra l ia Jagyi I, II, III, IV, V, IX, X (All types of covers )

6281 MOSTIPAK, Alex P . , 7 F i r s t Ave., Broadalbin NY 12025 i n , X (Space) Koeppen

6282 WRIGHT, Miss N o r a h , 5 , Eglinton Park , Dun Laoghaire Co. Dublin, I re land . Wickard

• X (Irish ship cance l s ; ships wi th l r i sh name or connection) 6283 PRESSLY, George W., J r . , 1201 Bi l tmore Dr . ,

Char lo t te , NC 28207 Koeppen I, IV, X (Stamps and cove r s , world wide)

6284" CRESTANA, F r a n c i s c o , c /o Clark , Vision Inc. , 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 ma te r i a l )

6287 LANDIS, J a m e s V. , 321 Edgewater Dr . , Pensacola , FL 32507 I, II, III Jagyi

6 288 LOGAN, John B . , 801 West i a k e Ave., Spring Lake , NJ 07762 I Wickard

6289 STARNER, Lawrence W., 1718 Oakwood Ave., Akron, OH 44301 I NS Chapter #61

6290 WATSON, SSGT Rober t , USAF, Det. 8, 601 TCS, CMR 2894 APO New York 09130 Lawton I, IE (SS), IV, X (Oceanographic)

J-2691 OVER, Je ro ld , 654 Warwick Rd., Deerfield, IL 60015 I Strobel

6292 ABNEY, David W., Box 530, Madigan General Hospital , Tacoma , 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 Cover s ; Air Mail Covers )

6294 PETKEVICH, Char les J . , 7201 N.W. 11th Ct. , Plantat ion, F L 33313 I Schmidt

6295 ANDERSON, Samuel E, J r . , 140 Eastwood C i rc l e , Spar tanburg, SC 29302 Schelcher I, VIII (Deepfreeze), X (US FDCs hand-cancel led)

6296 WALKER, William C , 102 Elizabeth St., Clearf ield, PA 16830 Koschmann X (Type F cance l s ; 19th and 20th century fancy cance l s ; Civil War pat r io t ic covers )

J -6297 ROGERS, Nathan, 1915 N.E. 78th Ave., Por t land, 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, Ufers t rasse 12, Germany 5626 BIELECK, Leon, 1401 N. Ridgeway, Chicago, IL 60651 4664 CARTER, Pa t r i ck H., 3908 N. Ashland Ave. ,

Chicago, IL 60613 6040 CHANG, Ai rman F r e d e r i c k O., AF18927399,

3478 Sq., CMR-5 , Box 27744, Kees l e r AFB, MS 39534 4375 EATON, William C , 8217 Outlook Lane,

P r a i r i e Vil lage, KS 66208

4649 FAY, Rimmon L. , 3916 McLaughlin Ave. , Los Angeles, CA 90066

5235 FEDZER, Thomas M., 548 Ulumalu St. , Kailua, HI 96734 2275 FINN, Pe te r C , 11 Court St. , Auburn, NY 13021 5362 HAYWARD, Beat r ice A., 2155 Middleton Beach Rd.,

Middleton, WI 53562 4582 HONEYMAN, Stanton, P .O. Box 291, Eas t Haven, CT 06512 5109 JALLITS, Ed, 526 Berkley Ave. , E lmhur s t , IL 60126 5533 LACOUTURE, Pe t e r V., 305-F Mansfield St.,

New Haven, CT 06511 4507 LINDROS, William A., 4343 Pinewood Ave.,

West Palm Beach, FL 33407 6073 MACAFEE, Donald W., 7207 Evanston Rd.,

Springfield, VA 22150 189 MEARS, Arthur W., Springhill Road, RR #6,

F rede r i c ton , N . B „ Canada 5718 MITTAN, Ba r ry , 419 Great Lakes Rd.,

Ta l l ahas see , F L 32301 6094 NONNEMACHER, PC3 Richard D., 2166 As t e r Rd.,

Bethlehem, PA 18018 6118 OSBORNE, Dermott C , 60 Nailcote Ave. , Ti le Hill Vil lage,

Nr . Coventry, Warks , England 6203 ROUMEGUERE, Rene, Affaires Mar i t imes , -

9 Boulevard de Verdun, St. Naza i re 44, F r a n c e 4845 STUBKJAER, William L. , 2650 California St. #7,

Mountain View, CA 94040 5882 SWENSEN, Courtney N., Space 21 , Eton Mobile E s t a t e s ,

8901 Eton Ave., Canoga Pa rk , CA 91304 3465 TULJCH, LTJG Eugene N., USCGR, Rescue Coordination

Cente r , Bldg. 125, Governors Is land, NY.10004 ' „ 3751 VAN VLIET, Jack , 15587 Blue Skies Ave. ,

Livonia, MI 48150 5648 WALSH, SFC Donald P . , RA19250834, 8510LeonaAve.SW,

Tacoma, WA 98499 '" :•''

Coming Events Pete Kuyper (5183) and Howard Cooper (5828)

The following names recent ly have been announced: SAN JOSE (AFS-7); STEIN (DE-1065); FANNING (DE-1076); JOSEPH ' HEWES (DE-1078); MOUNT WHITNEY (LCC-20); TUSCALOOSA . (LST-1187). ''•'

KEEL LAYINGS March 8 SAN JOSE (AFS-7), National Steel and Shipbuilding

Co. , San Diego, Calif.

LAUNCHINGS March 8 FREDERICK (LST-1184), National Steel and Ship­

building Co. , San. Diego Calif. Apri l ** BEACON (PG-99), Pe te r son Bui lders , Inc. , S tur ­

geon Bay, Wis. 54235. Apri l ** GREEN BAY (PG-101), s ame addres s as PG-99 . Apri l ** MARVIN SHIELDS (DE-1066), Todd Shipyards

Corp . , Seatt le , Wash. Apri l 5 - INCHON (LPH-12), Ingalls Shipbuilding Division,

Litton Sys t ems , Inc. , Pascagoula , Miss . 39567. Apri l 5 SUMTER (LST-1181), Philadelphia Naval Shipyard,

Philadelphia, Pa. 19112. Apri l 12 HAWKBILL (SSN-666), San F r a n c i s c o Bay Naval

•Shipyard, Vallejo, Calif. 94590. .

' COMMISSIONINGS Apri l ** SAN DIEGO (AFS-6), Long Beach Naval Shipyard,

Long Beach, Calif. Apri l ** KNOX (DE-1052), Puget Sound Naval Shipyard,

Bremer ton , Wash. 98310. Apri l **• TACOMA (PG-92), s ame a d d r e s s as DE1052. Apri l 5 SEATTLE (AOE-3), s a m e a d d r e s s as DE-1052.

WANTED: USS MEMPHIS cover dated June 11 ,1927.This is the .date Char les A. Lindbergh re turned from his memorab le flight to P a r i s on her . Contact Elwyn Dearborn , Box 644, Browns Mills , NJ 08015. P - 3