GUILFORD APA 112

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) as a MC type (C3-S-A2) hull Launched July 14 1944 Acquired by U.S. Navy May 14 1945 USS GUILFORD APA-112 Commissioned May 14 1945 - Decommissioned May 29 1946 Returned to Maritime Commission May 31 1946 Struck from Naval Register (Date unknown) P&T NAVIGATOR (Commercial Service) Sold 1947 to Pope & Talbot Lines and renamed AMERICAN ORIOLE (Commercial Service) Sold 1963 to American Foreign Steamship Co. and renamed Scrapped 1973

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

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1946-01-02

Note:

 

Locy Type 2z

1945-06-22

Censored wartime (WWII) use

 

Locy Type 9# (Br. #15635)

1945-08-09 to 1945-08-13

Mark from back of cover

 

Locy Type LDPS 2(n)

1946-05-23

Last Day Postal Service

 

Locy Type LDPS 9ef(nu)

1946-05-23

Last Day Postal Service

 

Other Information

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

NAMESAKE - A county in North Carolina.

 

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