SAMUEL CHASE APA 26
Ship Name and Designation History
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.
Keel Laid August 31 1940 Launched August 23 1941 as AFRICAN METEOR Acquired by U.S. Navy February 5 1942 |
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- Samuel Chase Covers Page 1 (1942-46)
Postmarks
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. Within each set, the postmarks should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one postmark has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of earliest known usage.
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THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
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existing example.
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Postmark Type |
Date From to Date To |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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Locy Type |
1942-10-17 |
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As AP-56
Censored wartime (WWII) use
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Locy Type |
1946-10-27 |
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As APA-26
USCS Catalog of United States Naval Postmarks shows the Type 3z (BBT) on board this ship
This may be posted on another ship or station and SL added later...or an unlisted type
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Locy Type |
c 1942 |
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On Piece. USS Samuel Chase was manned by the US Coast Guard during World War II
Other Information
SAMUEL CHASE earned the Combat Action Ribbon, the American Campaign Medal, the Europe, Africa, Middle East Campaign Medal (w/ 5 Battle stars), the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) and the Philippines Liberation Medal during her Naval career.
NAMESAKE - Samuel Chase, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, was born on 17 April 1741 in Princess Anne, Somerset County, Md. He was admitted to the bar in 1761 and was a member of the Maryland Assembly from 1764 to 1784. In 1774, he became a member of the Maryland Committee of Correspondence and a delegate to the first Continental Congress, and served Congress intermittently until 1788 during which time he was a member of many important committees. After several years in private business, he became a judge in Maryland in 1788 and was appointed to the Supreme Court in 1796. Justice Chase died on 19 June 1811. {DANFS}
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