AKUTAN AE 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.

Lassen Class Ammunition Ship Keel Laid June 20 1944 - Launched September 17 1944 USS AKUTAN AE-13 Commissioned February 15 1945 - Decommissioned October 19 1946 Laid up in The Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Texas Group, Orange, March 8 1960 Transferred to The National Defense Reserve Fleet, Beaumont, TX., June 30 1960 Struck from Naval Register July 1 1960 Sold February 16 1978 to B.S. & S. Inc. Beaumont, TX for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1945-46)

 

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). 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 February 15 1945 - Disestablished September 9 1946

 

Locy Type 3z (BOB)

1945-07-25

Note:

 

Locy Type P USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. A-11

1946-07-08

USCS Postmark Catalog only lists this as Type LDPS

 

Locy Type LDPS P Sep 10, 1946 USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. A-11

1946-09-10

Last Day Postal Service

 

Other Information

AKUTAN earned 2 Battle Stars (WWII)
* Okinawa Gunto operation
Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, May 21 to June 18 1945
* 3rd Fleet operations against Japan
July 15 to August 15 1945

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (2) - World War II Victory Medal - Philippine Liberation Medal

NAMESAKE - An island and an active volcano in the Aleutian Islands

 

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