HAMPTON APA 115

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.

Bayfield Class Attack Transport Keel Laid (Date unknown) - Launched 25 August 1944 Acquired by US Navy 17 February 1945 USS HAMPTON APA-115 Commissioned 17 February 1945 - Decommissioned 30 April 1946 Returned to Maritime Commission 1 May 1946 Struck from Naval Register (Date unknown) SS P&T EXPLORER Sold to Pope and Talbot Lines 1947 and renamed Scrapped 1973

Naval Covers

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1. USS Hampton APA-115 Covers Page 1     (1945-1946)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1946-04-16

Note:

 

Locy Type 2rtz

1945-04-23

Note:

 

Locy Type 3z "AOMORI / JAPAN"

1945-09-24

Not listed in the USCS Postmark Catalog. Courtesy of the Foster M. Miller, III collection.

 

Locy Type 9# (Br. #15514)

1945-11-29

Add-on cachet by Michael Hebert (Mh Cachets)

 

Locy Type LDPS 2(n)

1946-04-30

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

 

Other Information

USS HAMPTON earned the China Service Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, the World War II Victory Medal and the Navy Occupation Service Medal w/ Asia clasp during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Named after a county in South Carolina.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. Harry Gilmore.

Four ships of the US Navy have borne the name HAMPTON - USS Hampton ID-3049, USS Hampton APA-115, USS Hampton PCS-1386 and USS Hampton SSN-767.

 

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