WAUKESHA AKA 84

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.

Tolland Class Attack Cargo Ship
Keel Laid July 3 1944 as Maritime Commission type (C2-S-AJ3) hull
Launched September 6 1944


1. USS WAUKESHA AKA-84
Commissioned September 20 1944 - Decommissioned July 10 1946
Returned to Maritime Commission
Struck from Naval Register July 31 1946


2. MARY LUCKENBACH (Commercial Service)
Sold 1947 to Luckenbach Steamship Co. N.Y. and renamed
Collided with USNS BENEVOLENCE T-AH-13 August 25 1950 off San Francisco
BENEVOLENCE sank as a result of the collision


3. BAYOU STATE (Commercial Service)
Sold 1960 to States Marine Line and renamed

Sold September 29 1970 to Taiwan Shipbreakers for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1945)

 

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.

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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 2z

1945-07-14

Censored sailor's mail.

 

Locy Type 2z

1945-09-07

Note:

 

Locy Type F USCS Catalog Illustration W-49

1945-08-24

Censored wartime (WWII) use

 

Other Information

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

NAMESAKE - A county in southeastern Wisconsin

 

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