LA SALLE AP 102

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.

La Salle Class Transport
Keel Laid 29 April 1942 at Moore Dry Dock Co., Oakland, CA
Launched 2 August 1942


1. HOTSPUR (U.S. Maritime Commission)
Acquired by U.S. Navy 18 March 1943


2. USS HOTSPUR AP-102
Commissioned 31 March 1943


3. USS LA SALLE AP-102
Renamed 6 April 1943 - Decommissioned 24 July 1946
Transferred to MARCOM 25 July 1946
Struck from Naval Register 20 August 1946


4. LA SALLE (U.S. Maritime Commission)
Lloyd's Register of Shipping 1947 lists the owner as "Mississippi Shipping Co. Inc" [which seems a little suspect] and
indicates the ship was renamed to HOTSPUR
Official Number: 242701


5. HOTSPUR (Commercial Service)
Original name restored in 1946
Lloyd's Register of Shipping 1947 lists the owner as "United States Maritime Commission" [this is more reasonable]
Leased to Waterman SS Corp., under a GAA agreement, 6 February 1948
Sold 18 August 1948 to Waterman SS Corp


6. STONEWALL JACKSON (Commercial Service)
Renamed in 1948


7. JOHN C. (Commercial Service)
Resold June 1953 to Atlantic Carriers, Inc. and renamed

Wrecked and sold 11 December 1968 for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS La Salle AP-102 Covers Page 1    (1943-1946)

 

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 6 August 1943 - Disestablished 18 July 1946

 

Locy Type 2z

1944-01-05

Censored, WWII use

 

Locy Type 2z*

1943-09-12

Note:

 

Locy Type 9efu

1946-04-06

Note:

 

Other Information

USS HOTSPUR / LA SALLE earned the Combat Action Ribbon (2 awards), the China Service Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 8 Battle stars, the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal w/ Asia clasp, the Philippines Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon and the Philippines Liberation Medal (2 awards) during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - A town and county in Illinois named after Rene Robert Chevalier de La Salle, one of the most celebrated explorers and builders of New France in the 17th century.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. Naomi S. Kehoe.

 

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