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<h3>Ship Name and Designation History</h3>
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during 
its lifetime.
The list is in chronological order.
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<ol>Haskell Class Amphibious Transport<br/>
Keel Laid June 3 1944 - Launched August 17 1944<br/> 
Acquired by U.S. Navy on loan-charter<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS TALLADEGA APA-208'''<br/>
Commissioned Attack Transport (APA) October 31 1944<br/>
Decommissioned December 27 1946<br/>
Recommissioned December 8 1951<br/>
Placed In Commission (In Reserve) December 1967<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS TALLADEGA LPA-208'''<br/>
Redesignated Amphibious Transport (LPA) January 1 1969<br/>
Decommissioned July 1969<br/><br/>
Temporary custody assigned to Maritime Administration October 20 1969<br/>
Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Olympia, WA<br/>
Permanent custody to Maritime Administration September 1 1971<br/>
Towed to National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, Benecia, CA July 1972<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register September 1 1976<br/>
Sold October 1 1982 to C.W. Enterprise and Investment Co. for scrap
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<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
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.
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<li>[[USS TALLADEGA LPA-208_Covers_Page_1 | Talladega Covers Page 1  ]] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1945-52)</li>
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<h3>Postmarks</h3>
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.
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>>> 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<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
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Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>
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<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
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<h4>1st Commissioning October 31 1944 to December 27 1946</h4>

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Locy Type<br/>2z*
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1946-03-12
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[[Image:JonBurdett talladega apa208 19460312 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:JonBurdett talladega apa208 19460312.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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As APA-208
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Locy Type<br/>9efu
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1946-01-20
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The cancel was applied to the reverse of the cover.
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Locy Type F<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. T-6
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1945-09-02
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[[Image:JonBurdett talladega apa208 19450902 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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As APA-208<br/>Censored wartime (WWII) use
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<h4>2nd Commissioning December 8 1951 to July 1969</h4>

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Locy Type<br/>2 
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1951-12-08
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[[Image:JonBurdett talladega apa208 19521208 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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As APA-208<br/>Recommissioned, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Tazewell_G_Nicholson_ | Tazewell G. Nicholson]]<br>USCS Catalog of United States Naval Postmarks lists Dec 28 1951 as the First Day of Postal Service (FDPS), other postmarks are backdated.
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Locy Type<br/>2 
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1952-04-25 
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Talladega_APA208_19520425_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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As APA-208<br/>USCS 5th National Convention (1950) cover  
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Locy Type<br/>9efu 
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1952-03-15 
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As APA-208<br/>Proof strike on a 3x5 card signed by all the NMC's  
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Locy Type<br/>9efu 
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1952-04-25 
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As APA-208<br/>USCS 5th National Convention (1950) cover  
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
TALLADEGA earned the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (w/ two battle stars), the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp), the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Service Medal (w/ two battle stars), the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (7-Quemoy-Matsu, 3-Vietnam), the Vietnam Service Medal (w/ three campaign stars), the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation Medal (3 awards), the Philippines Liberation Medal, the Philippines Independence Medal, the United Nations Service Medal and the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal during her Naval career.<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Named for the city of Talladega, Alabama
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