LINDENWALD LSD 6

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.

Ashland Class Dock Landing Ship Authorized as Mechanized Artillery Transport APM-6 Reclassified Landing Ship Dock (LSD) July 1 1941 Keel Laid February 22 1943 - Launched June 11 1943 USS LINDENWALD LSD-6 Commissioned December 9 1943 - Decommissioned April 5 1947 Laid up in Pacific Reserve Fleet, San Francisco Group Recommissioned February 18 1949 - Decommissioned December 12 1956 Transferred to Military Sea Transportation Service USNS LINDENWALD T-LSD-6 Placed In Service December 12 1957 USS LINDENWALD LSD-6 Recommissioned July 1 1960 - Decommissioned November 30 1967 Struck from Naval Register December 1 1967 Sold September 25 1968 to Union Minerals and Alloys Corp for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1946-62)

 

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.

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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 December 9 1943 to April 5 1947

 

Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. L-14

1946-04-30

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2nd Commissioning February 18 1949 to December 12 1956

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1949-07-25

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Locy Type 2t(nu)

1949-04-13

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Locy Type 9ef(nu) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. L-14a

1954-11-24

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3rd Commissioning July 1 1960 to November 21 1967

 

Locy Type 2t(nu)

1962-09-26

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Locy Type 9ef(nu) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. L-14a

1962-09-26

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Other Information

LINDENWALD received five battle stars for World War II service

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive) - Navy Unit Commendation - Navy Expeditionary Medal (1-Cuba) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (5) - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (1-Cuba, 1-Dominican Republic) - Philippines Liberation Medal (2)

NAMESAKE - President Martin Van Buren’s home at Kinderhook, N.Y

 

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