LACKAWANNA AO 40
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.
Authorized as MC type (T2-SO) tanker hull CONASTOGA Renamed (Date unknown) Keel Laid December 27 1941 - Launched May 16 1942 Acquired by U.S. Navy June 20 1942 |
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).
Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date range for covers on that page.
- Covers Page 1 (1942-45)
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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Postmark Type |
Date From to Date To |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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Locy Type |
1945-08-11
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Censored wartime (WWII) use
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Locy Type |
1945-09-10
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Sailor's Mail, Airmail rate. Postmark enhanced for viewing purposes.
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Locy Type F |
1945-09-10
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Sailor's Mail, Airmail rate. Postmark enhanced for viewing purposes.
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Locy Type Fz |
late 1942
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Censored, Sailor's Mail. Airmail rate. The date of use is based on research, and the opinions of others, based on when and where the ship was and the type of censoring device used. However, this postmark could have applied at a shore station. Postmark enhanced for viewing purposes.
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Locy Type Fz |
late 1942
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Close-up view of the entire cover and censor marking.
Other Information
LACKAWANNA received the following awards during her US Navy career - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (with eight battle stars) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - Philippines Liberation Medal.
USS Lackawanna AO-40 was manned by the US Coast Guard during World War II.
NAMESAKE - A river in Pennsylvania.
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