LAFAYETTE APV 4

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.

Lafayette Class Transport Built in 1935 as SS Normandie Acquired by the US Navy, 27 December 1941 LAFAYETTE AP-53 Renamed Lafayette and designated Naval Transport (AP-53) Severally damaged from fire and capsizing, 9-10 February 1942 Uprighted, refloated on 8 August 1943, and towed to Brooklyn Naval Shipyard for lay up LAFAYETTE APV-4 Redesignated Transport and Aircraft Ferry (APV-4) 15 September 1943 Struck from the Naval Register, 11 October 1945 Transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal Final Disposition, sold for scrapping3 October 1946

Naval Covers

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Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type 7z

1943-10-27

The ship had no postal facilities.

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Marie Joseph du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, born at Chateau Chavaniac, Auvergne, France, on 6 September 1757, entered the French Army at the age of 14, and six years later left France to assist the American colonists in their fight for independence from Great Britain. His military contributions to the victory of the Americans were climaxed by the final campaign in which his skillful maneuvering played a major part in the defeat of the British at Yorktown.
Taking the gratitude of the American people with him, he returned to France in 1781 and later aided his own people in the disturbed days of the French Revolution. As commander of France's eastern Army, Lafayette was captured by the Austrians in August 1792. He was imprisoned for five years, and released after Napoleon's rise to power. For the rest of his life he actively participated in movements for liberty and freedom in France and the world. He died in Paris on 20 May 1834.

 

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