CASA GRANDE LSD 13

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 Lend-Lease Act as British Mechanized Artillery Transport BAPM-5 Reclassified Landing Ship Dock (LSD) July 1 1942 Keel Laid November 11 1943 as HMS SPEAR LSD-13 Reclassified/Named HMS PORTWAY F-144 Lend-Lease canceled or modified (never commissioned in Royal Navy) Launched April 11 1944 USS CASA GRANDE LSD-13 Commissioned June 5 1944 - Decommissioned October 23 1946 Recommissioned November 1 1950 - Decommissioned February 6 1970 Struck from Naval Register October 11 1976 Sold April 6 1992

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1946-69)

 

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 June 5 1944 to October 23 1946

 

Locy Type 2z

1946-07-18

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2nd Commissioning November 1 1950 to February 6 1970

 

Locy Type FDPS 2

1950-12-07

First Day Postal Service

 

Locy Type 2

1950-12-12

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Locy Type 2(n+) (USS)

1967-06-05

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Locy Type 2t(nu)

1964-03-20

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Locy Type LDPS 2(n+)

1969-09-15

Last Day Postal Service

 

Other Information

CASA GRANDE earned 3 Battle Stars (WWII)
* Leyte operation, Leyte landings, October 1944
* Luzon operation, Lingayen Gulf landing, January 1945
* Okinawa Gunto operation, Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, April - 3 June 1945

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
China Service Medal - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (3) - 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 - Casa Grande, a dwelling near Phoenix, Ariz., was built by the Salado Indians about 1350. It is now a national monument

 

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