VERMILION LKA 107

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 Amphibious Cargo Ship Keel Laid October 17 1944 as Maritime Commission type (C2-S-AJ3) hull Launched December 12 1944 USS VERMILION AKA-107 Commissioned Attack Cargo Ship (AKA) June 23 1945 Decommissioned August 26 1949 Recommissioned October 16 1950 USS VERMILION LKA-107 Redesignated Amphibious Cargo Ship (LKA) August 14 1968 Decommissioned April 13 1971 Struck from Naval Register January 1 1977 Sunk 1988 as part of a barrier reef 40 miles off the coast of Myrtle Beach SC

Naval Covers

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1. Vermilion Covers Page 1    (1945-70)

 

Postmarks

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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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1st Commissioning June 23 1945 to August 26 1949

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1946-01-25

As AKA-107

 

Locy Type 2# (Br. #15790)

1945-11-08

As AKA-107

 

Locy Type 9# (Br. #15790)

1945-11-08

As AKA-107

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2nd Commissioning October 16 1950 to April 13 1971

 

Locy Type 2 USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. V-6

1953-09-28

As AKA-107

 

Locy Type 2 USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. V-6a

1963-01-15

As AKA-107

 

Locy Type 2(n) (USS)

1964-07-04

As AKA-107

 

Locy Type 2(n) (USS)

1967-03-19

As AKA-107
"Welcome to Norfolk" cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson
Turkish Naval Ship IZMIR (ex Van Valkenburgh DD-656) visiting.

 

Locy Type 2t(n+u) (LKA,USS)

1969-02-08

As LKA-107

 

Locy Type 9eft(n+u) (LKA,USS)

1969-02-08

As LKA-107

 

Locy Type 9efu

1964-07-04

As AKA-107

 

Other Information

VERMILION received the following awards during her Naval career - Navy Expeditionary Medal - American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (3).

NAMESAKE - A parish in far southern Louisiana bordering on the Gulf of Mexico and a county in eastern Illinois bordering on Indiana.

 

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