SHADWELL LSD 15

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.

Casa Grande Class Dock Landing Ship
Authorized as British Mechanized Artillery Transport HMS TOMAHAWK BAPM-7
Reclassified Landing Ship Dock (LSD) July 1 1942
Contract awarded September 10 1942
Renamed HMS WATERWAY F-146
Lend-Lease canceled or modified, never commissioned in Royal Navy
Keel Laid January 17 1944
Launched May 14 1944


1. USS SHADWELL LSD-15
   Commissioned July 24 1944 - Decommissioned July 10 1947
   Recommissioned September 20 1950 - Decommissioned March 9 1970
   
   Struck from Naval Register November 1 1976
   To be disposed of as target or by test, Custodian, Fire Research Det. Little Sands Island Mobile Bay, Mobile AL

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1945-69)

 

Postmarks

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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 July 24 1944 to July 10 1947

 

Locy Type 2z*

1945-09-02

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Locy Type P USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. S-36

1946-05-14

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2nd Commissioning September 20 1950 to March 9 1970

 

Locy Type FDPS 2

1950-11-03

First Day Postal Service

 

Locy Type 2

1953-03-29

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Locy Type 2t(n+u)

1958-04-25

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Locy Type 9efu

1954-08-18

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Locy Type LDPS 2t(n+u)

1969-09-19

Last Day Postal Service

 

Other Information

SHADWELL earned 1 Battle Star (WWII)
* TF 78 Lingayen Gulf December 1944

SHADWELL LSD-15 was at Tokyo Bay September 2 1945 for the Japanese surrender

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Combat Action Ribbon - Navy Expeditionary Medal - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (2) - Philippine Liberation Medal

NAMESAKE - Named for a house in Albermarle County, Va. It was the birthplace and early home of Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence and third President of the United States

 

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