SUFFOLK AKA 69

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.

Tolland Class Attack Cargo Ship Keel Laid July 11 1944 - Launched September 15 1944 USS SUFFOLK AKA-69 Commissioned October 23 1944 - Decommissioned June 27 1946 Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River Group Struck from Naval Register July 19 1946 Sold 1947 and renamed SOUTHPORT Sold 1961 to United States Lines and renamed AMERICAN RETAILER Sold to Alcoa Steamship Co. and renamed ALCOA MASTER Sold and renamed COLUMBIA STAR Sold and renamed ANTILLIAN STAR Scrapped 1971 at Kaohsiung, Taiwan

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1944)

 

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	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

Locy Type 2z

1944-11-21

Censored wartime (WWII) use

 

Locy Type 9# 15132 Branch

1946-05-14

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Other Information

SUFFOLK received one battle star for World War II

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
China Service Medal (extended) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)

NAMESAKE - Counties in Massachusetts and New York

 

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