STARLIGHT AP 175

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.

Storm King Class Transport Keel Laid October 9 1943 as Maritime Commission type (C2-S-AJ1) hull Launched December 23 1943 Acquired by U.S. Navy February 15 1944 Converted into Auxiliary Transport USS STARLIGHT AP-175 Commissioned February 15 1944 - Decommissioned August 12 1946 Transferred to Maritime Commission August 14 1946 for disposal Struck from Naval Register August 28 1946 FLORENCE LUCKENBACH (Commercial Service) Sold April 2 1948 to Luckenbach Steamship Corp and renamed BADGER STATE (Commercial Service Sold October 1959 to States Marine Lines, N.Y. and renamed LOST December 26 1969 due to explosion of ammunition cargo

 

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 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.

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

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Post office established April 18 1944 - Disestablished July 23 1946

 

Locy Type 2z

1946-04-17

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Locy Type 9efu

1946-06-28

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USPO Machine San Francisco, Calif

1954-03-06

As FLORENCE LUCKENBACH

 

Other Information

STARLIGHT received four battle stars for World War II service
* Marianas operation
Capture and occupation of Guam, July 21-29 1944
* Leyte operation
Leyte landings, Dulag, October 20 and November 18 1944
* Luzon operation
Lingayen Gulf landings, Binmaley Beach, January 9 1945
* Okinawa Gunto operation
Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, March 25 to June 17 1945

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
China Service Medal (extended) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (4) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - Philippines Liberation Medal (2)

NAMESAKE - The light given off by stars

 

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