BOTETOURT APA 136

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 22 August 1944 - Launched 19 October 1944


1. USS BOTETOURT APA-136
   Commissioned 31 January 1945 - Decommissioned 5 June 1946
   Recommissioned 23 September 1950 - Decommissioned 27 April 1956
   
   Struck from Naval Register 1 July 1961
   Laid up July 1961 in National Defense Reserve Fleet
   
   Sold 14 August 1974 for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS Botetourt APA-136 Covers Page 1    (1945-56)

 

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 March 5 1945 - Disestablished May 21 1946

 

Locy Type 2# (Br. #15686)

1946-03-30

Note:

 

Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. B-46e

1945-12-07

Jinsen Korea. NOT listed in USCS Postmark Catalog, 1995 Edition.

 

Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. B-46f

1946-01-18

Portland Oreg. NOT listed in USCS Postmark Catalog, 1995 Edition.

 

Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. B-46a

1946-02-06

Balboa Canal Zone

 

Locy Type F (Tokyo Bay at top of dial) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. B-46

1945-09-02

Censored cover from a member of the 2nd Engineer Special Brigade, US Army. R/S ship cachet in Tokyo Bay.

 

Locy Type LDPS F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. B-46b

1946-05-20

Last Day Postal Service

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Post Office Reestablished October 3 1950 - Disestablished March 9 1956

 

Locy Type FDPS 2

1950-10-13

First Day Postal Service

 

Locy Type 2 USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. B-46c

1951-06-11

Note:

 

Locy Type 2 USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. B-46d

1956-03-09

Post Office Discontinued on this day, cachet is for Last Day of Postal Service on March 12 1956.

 

Locy Type 9efu

1956-03-09

Post Office Discontinued on this day, cachet is for Last Day of Postal Service on March 12 1956.

 

Locy Type LDPS 2

1956-03-12

Last Day Postal Service

 

Locy Type LDPS 9efu

1956-03-12

Last Day Postal Service. NOT listed in USCS Postmark Catalog, 1995 Edition.

 

Other Information

USS BOTETOURT APA-136 was at Tokyo Bay September 2 1945 for the Japanese surrender

USS BOTETOURT earned the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp), the National Defense Service Medal and the Philippines Liberation Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Named for a county in Virginia. It is centrally located in the western portion of the state, west of the Blue Ridge Mountains astride the Valley of Virginia or Great Appalachian Valley.

 

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