ROCKWALL APA 230

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.

Haskell Class Attack Transport
Keel Laid 9 September 1944 - Launched 5 November 1944
Acquired by U.S. Navy 14 January 1945


1. USS ROCKWALL APA-230
Commissioned 14 January 1945 - Decommissioned 15 March 1947
Recommissioned 3 March 1951 - Decommissioned 28 September 1955

Struck from Naval Register 1 December 1958
Disposed of August 1983
Fate unknown

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS Rockwall APA-230 Covers Page 1     (1945-1955)

 

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 14 January 1945 to 15 March 1947

 

Locy Type 2z

1945-08-24

Note:

 

Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. R-27a

1945-09-25

Note:

 

Locy Type P USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. R-27

1946-07-01

Cachet by M. Fay Muridge, sponsored by the John Paul Jones Chapter No. 2, USCS

 

Locy Type LDPS P USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. R-27

1946-12-13

From the Bob Govern collection.

 

Locy Type LDPS 9# (15038)

1946-12-13

From the Bob Govern collection.

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2nd Commissioning 3 March 1951 to 28 September 1955

 

Locy Type FDPS 2

1951-04-16

First Day Postal Service, cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson. Pencil strengthened.

 

Locy Type 2

1954-03-12

Redirected Marine's mail

 

Locy Type 9efu

1952-11-07

Note:

 

Locy Type LDPS 2

1955-04-05

Last Day Postal Service, cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson.

 

Other Information

USS ROCKWALL earned the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 1 Battle star, the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal w/ Asia clasp and the National Defense Service Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - A county in Texas.

 

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