MOUNT McKINLEY LCC 7

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.

Mount McKinley Class Amphibious Force Flagship Keel Laid July 31 1943 as Maritime Commission type (C2-S-AJ1) hull Launched September 27 1943 as CYCLONE Name changed December 12 1943 Acquired by U.S. Navy December 27 1943 USS MOUNT McKINLEY AGC-7 Commissioned Amphibious Force Command Ship (AGC) May 1 1944 USS MOUNT McKINLEY LCC-7 Redesignated Amphibious Command Ship (LCC) January 1 1969 Decommissioned March 26 1970 Struck from Naval Register July 30 1976 Sold September 22 1977

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1944-69)

 

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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Post office established April 29 1944 - Disestablished 1970

 

Locy Type 2

1955-02-24

As AGC-7

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1948-12-25

As AGC-7

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (USS)

1964-02-21

As AGC-7

 

Locy Type 2t(n+u) (LCC,USS)

1969-05-16

As LCC-7

 

Locy Type 2# (Br. #13987)

1946-08-04

As AGC-7

 

Locy Type 2# (Br. #13987)

1946-08-26

As AGC-7
Branch #13987 (POE August 15, 1944) was assigned to the 37th Medical Unit embarked in MOUNT McKINLEY. The branch was transferred to and renamed for the ship on January 15, 1947.

 

Locy Type 2z

1944-11-08

As AGC-7

 

Locy Type 9efu

1954-04-30 to 1954-05-09

As AGC-7
Mark from back of cover

 

Locy Type P (2z with "TOKYO JAPAN" in bars)

1945-11-07

As AGC-7
Listed as "TOKYO BAY" in USCS postmark Catalog

 

Locy Type SLKb (71x6)

1946-08-04

Unlisted Straight Line

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U.S. NAVY FLEET POST OFFICE

1946-07-01

Operation Crossroads
Not ship's cancel

 

Other Information

MOUNT McKINLEY earned 5 battle stars for World War II
* Western Caroline Islands operation
Capture and occupation of southern Palau Islands, Peleliu, September 6 to October 14 1944
* Luzon operation
Lingayen Gulf landings, January 9 1945
* Leyte operation
Ormoc Bay landings, November 9-29 1944
* Manila Bay - Bicol operations
Zambales Subic Bay, January 29-31 1945
* Okinawa Gunto operation
Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, March 26 to May 22 1945

Earned 8 battle stars for Korean War service
* North Korean Aggression
July 17-24 1950
September 18 to November 2 1950
* Communist China Aggression
November 3 1950 to January 24 1951
* Inchon Landing
September 13-17 1950
* First UN Counter Offensive
January 25 to March 17 1951
* Communist China Spring Offensive
April 29 to May 1 1951
* Second Korean Winter
April 9-13 1952
* Korean Defense Summer-Fall 1952
May 2-5 1952
June 8-14 1952
June 19 to July 23 1952
September 1-2 1952
November 25-30 1952
* Third Korean Winter
December 1-2 1952
January 5-7 1953

Earned 3 campaign stars for Vietnam War service
* Vietnamese Counteroffensive
June 29-30 1966
* Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase II
July 1-6 1966
* Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase III
July 28 to August 4 1967
August 17 to September 4 1967
September 9 to October 12 1967
October 26 to November 16 1967

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Navy Unit Commendation - Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation - Navy Expeditionary Medal (1-Cuba) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (5) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal (2) - Korean Service Medal (8) - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (1-Lebanon, 1-Cuba, 6-Vietnam) - Vietnam Service Medal (3) - Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation (6) - United Nations Service Medal - Philippine Liberation Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal (retroactive) - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal

NAMESAKE - The highest mountain in North America, elevation 20,269 feet, located in south‑central Alaska

 

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