RUCHAMKIN LPR 89

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.

Crosley Class High-speed Transport Keel Laid February 14 1944 as DE-228 Launched June 15 1944 Reclassified High-speed Transport (APD) July 17 1944 USS RUCHAMKIN APD-89 Commissioned September 16 1945 - Decommissioned February 27 1946 Laid up in Atlantic Reserve Fleet Recommissioned March 9 1951 - Decommissioned August 13 1957 Laid up in Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Boston Naval Shipyard Recommissioned November 18 1961 USS RUCHAMKIN LPR-89 Redesignated Amphibious Transport Small (LPR) January 1 1969 Decommissioned November 24 1969 ARC CORDOBA DT-15 (Colombian Naval Service) Transferred to Colombia November 24 1969 and renamed Struck from Naval Register October 31 1977 Scrapped by Colombia 1980 Hull and superstructure are now an exhibit at The Colombian Naval Museum

Naval Covers

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1. Ruchamkin Covers Page 1     (1945-66)

 

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 September 16 1945 to February 27 1946

 

Locy Type FDC 2

1945-09-16

Commissioning, Cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson.

 

Locy Type 2

1945-10-29

As APD-89

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2nd Commissioning March 9 1951 to August 13 1957

 

Locy Type 2

1953-02-06

As APD-89

 

Locy Type 9efu

1952-10-30

As APD-89

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3rd Commissioning November 18 1961 to November 24 1969

 

Locy Type 2(n) (USS)

1966-02-24

As APD-89

 

Other Information

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Navy Unit Commendation - Navy Expeditionary Medal (2-Cuba) - American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (1-Dominican Republic)

NAMESAKE - Seymour David Ruchamkin (February 7 1918 - November 13 1942)
Ruchmakin graduated from the University of California in 1940 and shortly thereafter, on July 13, enlisted in the U.S. Naval Reserve. Appointed Midshipman on September 16, he attended the USNR Midshipman School at Northwestern University and reported to Destroyer USS CUSHING DD-376 on January 24 1941. On November 13 1942, Lieutenant (junior grade) Ruchamkin was killed during action against Japanese forces off Savo Island, Solomon Islands. He was posthumously awarded The Navy Cross for " ... extraordinary heroism as first lieutenant aboard the USS CUSHING ... While under vigorous bombardment by hostile naval units ... Ruchamkin ... efficiently directed the fighting of fires and the efforts to control damage. Leading his party to an area below decks to extinguish flames which were raging there, he never returned."

 

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