APL 30

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.

APL-17 Class Non-self-propelled Barracks Ship Keel Laid June 1 1944 - Launched September 6 1944 APL-30 Placed In Service April 11 1945 - Out of Service (Date unknown) Placed In Service 1969 - Out of Service (Date unknown) Towed to Naval Base Subic Bay April 1975 in poor material condition Sold February 1 1975 for scrap

Naval Covers

This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each name of the ship (for example, Bushnell AG-32 / Sumner AGS-5 are different names for the same ship so there should be one set of pages for Bushnell and one set for Sumner). Covers should be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).

Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date range for covers on that page.

1. Covers Page 1    (1950-69)

 

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.

A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
 
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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 October 26 1950 - Disestablished February 25 1958

 

Locy Type FDPS 2

1950-11-05

First Day of Postal Service

 

Locy Type 2+

1950-11-22

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Locy Type 2+

1955-02-07

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Locy Type 9+efu

1955-02-07

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Post Office Reestablished 1969 - Disestablished 1969

 

Locy Type 2r (USS)

1969-04-14 to 1969-05-14

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Locy Type 9fu

1969-04-14 to 1969-05-14

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Other Information

APL-30 earned 10 Campaign Stars for Vietnam service
* Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase V
July 1 to November 1 1968
* Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase VI
November 2 1968 to February 22 1969
* Tet 69 Counteroffensive
February 23 to June 8 1969
* Vietnam Summer-Fall 1969
June 9 to October 31 1969
* Vietnam Winter-Spring 1970
November 1 1969 to April 30 1970
* Sanctuary Counteroffensive
May 1 to June 30 1970
* Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase VII
July 1 1970 to June 30 1971
* Consolidation I
July 1 to November 30 1971
* Consolidation II
December 1 1971 to March 29 1972
* Vietnam Ceasefire
March 30 1972 to January 28 1973

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Presidential Unit Citation - Navy Unit Commendation (3) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal - Vietnam Service Medal (10) - Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation (1) - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal

 

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