HAMMONDSPORT AKV 2

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.

Kitty Hawk Class Aviation Transport
Keel Laid 20 January 1932 as SS SEATRAIN HAVANA
Launched 26 September 1932


1. SS SEATRAIN HAVANA (Commercial Service)
   
   Acquired by US Navy 11 December 1941 and renamed
   
   
2. USS HAMMONDSPORT APV-2
   Commissioned 11 December 1941
   
   
3. USS HAMMONDSPORT AKV-2
   Redesignated Cargo Ship and Aircraft Ferry (AKV) 15 September 1943
   Decommissioned 7 March 1946
   
   Struck from Naval Register 7 March 1946
   Transferred to Maritime Commission for disposal
   
   
4. SS SEATRAIN HAVANA (Commercial Service)
   Resold to Seatrain Lines 10 May 1946, reverted to original name
   Sold 13 March 1973 for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS Hammondsport AKV-2 Covers Page 1    (1943-1946)

 

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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Post Office Established 7 April 1942 - Disestablished 1 March 1946

 

Locy Type 2rtz

1945-10-25

AKV-2.

 

Locy Type 3 (A-BBT)

1946-01-04

AKV-2. Cachet by Louis S. Pentel

 

Locy Type 3z

1943-10-08

AKV-2.

 

Locy Type 9v

1946-02-06

AKV-2.

 

Locy Type 9x

1946-02-06

AKV-2.

 

Locy Type 9efu ("U.S.S." omitted)

1946-02-06

AKV-2.

 

Locy Type LDPS 3 (A-BBT)

1946-03-01

AKV-2. Last Day of Postal Service, cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson

 

Locy Type SL

1945-10-25

AKV-2.

 

Other Information

USS HAMMONDSPORT earned the American Defense Service Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - A village in New York.

 

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