HAVEN AH 12

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.

Haven Class Hospital Ship Keel Laid (Date unknown) as MARINE HAWK Launched June 24 1944 Acquired by U.S. Navy June 15 1944 USS HAVEN AH-12 Placed In Service June 15-19 1944 for transportation to her conversion yard Commissioned (Full) May 5 1945 USS HAVEN APH-112 Temporarily reclassified Evacuation Transport (APH) June 12 1946 USS HAVEN AH-12 Reclassified Hospital Ship (AH) October 1946 Decommissioned July 1 1947 Recommissioned September 15 1950 - Decommissioned June 30 1957 HAVEN AH-12 Placed In Reserve, In Service Laid up June 30 1957 as Floating Hospital at Long Beach, Calif Placed Out of Service March 1 1967 Struck from Naval Register March 1 1967 CLENDENIN (Commercial Service) Sold 1968 and renamed Fate unknown

Naval Covers

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1. USS Haven AH-12 Covers Page 1     (1945-52)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

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1st Commissioning May 5 1945 to July 1 1947

 

USPO Machine Postmark Brooklyn, NY Navy Yard Station

1945-05-05

Commissioning

 

Locy Type 2z

1945-12-04

Note:

 

Locy Type 9# (Br. #15570)

1945-07-25 to 1945-07-29

Mark from back of cover

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2nd Commissioning September 15 1950 to June 30 1957

 

Locy Type 2

1950-11-25

Cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson
(Originally for the First Day of Postal Service on October 13 1950)

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (USS)

1964-10-27

Navy Day, Cachet by the Admiral Joseph M. Reeves Chapter No. 14, USCS

 

Locy Type 2r

1952-10-14

Cachet by William T. (Duke) Gmahle

 

Locy Type 9efu USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. H-17

1952-10-14

Cachet by William T. (Duke) Gmahle

 

Other Information

USS HAVEN earned the following awards during her Naval career - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal - Korean Service Medal (w/ 9 Battle stars) - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal.

NAMESAKE - A place of refuge.

 

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