NAVARRO LPA 215
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 27 June 1944 - Launched 3 October 1944 Acquired by US Navy from Maritime Commission on loan-charter Recommissioned 2 December 1950 Decommissioned 20 August 1970 Returned to Maritime Administration 20 August 1970 Disposed of by MARAD exchange 19 February 1982 Fate unknown |
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This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each name of the ship (for example, Bushnell AG-32 / Sumner AGS-5 are different names for the same ship so there should be one set of pages for Bushnell and one set for Sumner). Covers should be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).
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- USS Navarro APA-215 / LPA-215 Covers Page 1 (1951-1966)
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.
A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an
image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN
THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.
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2nd Commissioning 2 December 1950 to 20 August 1970
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Locy Type |
1951-01-12 |
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APA-215. First Day Postal Service
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Locy Type |
1966-10-27 |
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APA-215. Navy Day, cachet by William Eaton (USCS #4375) and Charles T. French (USCS #2603). Contributed by Tom Kean.
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Locy Type |
1966-10-27 |
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APA-215
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Locy Type |
1952-10-21 |
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APA-215
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Locy Type |
1960-04-06 |
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APA-215
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Locy Type |
1952-12-19 |
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APA-215
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Locy Type |
1963-05-06 |
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APA-215
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Locy Type |
1969-10-31 |
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LPA-215. Last Day of Postal Service. Rubber stamp cachet. From the Bob Govern collection.
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Locy Type |
1969-10-31 |
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LPA-215. Last Day of Postal Service. Rubber stamp cachet. From the Bob Govern collection.
Other Information
USS NAVARRO earned the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon, the China Service Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 1 Battle star, the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal w/ Asia clasp, the National Defense Service Medal (2 awards), the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal w/ 4 Campaign stars, the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation Ribbon and the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal during her Naval career.
NAMESAKE - A county in northeast Texas.
The ships sponsor was Mrs. Anne Jones.
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