LATIMER APA 152

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.

Haskell Class Attack Transport
Keel Laid as Maritime Commission Type (VC2-S-AP5) hull
Launched July 4 1944
Aquired by U.S. Navy August 28 1944


1. USS LATIMER APA-152
   Commissioned August 28 1944 - Decommissioned February 26 1947
   Recommissioned September 23 1950 - Decommissioned May 15 1956
   Returned to Maritime Administration February 1960
   
   Struck from Naval Register July 1 1960
   Sold October 1971 for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1944-52)

 

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). 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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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

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1st Commissioning August 28 1944 to February 26 1947

 

Locy Type 2z

1945-01-15

Censored wartime (WWII) use

 

Locy Type 9efu

1944-11-04 to 1944-11-22

Marking from back of cover

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2nd Commissioning September 23 1950 to May 15 1956

 

Locy Type FDPS 2

1950-11-01

First Day Postal Service

 

Locy Type 2

1952-05-24

Note:

 

Locy Type 2r

1952-12-09

Note:

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - A county in eastern Oklahoma

 

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