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Keel Laid 20 May 1944 - Launched 22 May 1944<br/> | Keel Laid 20 May 1944 - Launched 22 May 1944<br/> | ||
Acquired by U.S. Navy 18 August 1944<br/><br/> | Acquired by U.S. Navy 18 August 1944<br/><br/> | ||
<li>'''USS VALENCIA AKA-81'''< | <li>'''USS VALENCIA AKA-81'''</li> | ||
Commissioned 9 January 1945 - Decommissioned 8 May 1946 | Commissioned 9 January 1945 - Decommissioned 8 May 1946<br/> | ||
Struck from Naval Register 21 May 1946<br/><br/> | Struck from Naval Register 21 May 1946<br/><br/> | ||
<li>''' | <li>'''GENEVIEVE LYKES''' (Commercial Service)</li> | ||
Sold 1947 to Lykes Lines and renamed<br/><br/> | Sold 1947 to Lykes Lines and renamed<br/><br/> | ||
<li>''' | <li>'''GARDEN CITY''' (Commercial Service)</li> | ||
Resold 1947 to T. J. Stevenson and Co. Inc. New York and renamed<br/><br/> | Resold 1947 to T. J. Stevenson and Co. Inc. New York and renamed<br/><br/> | ||
Scrapped May 1970 at Kaohsiung, Taiwan | Scrapped May 1970 at Kaohsiung, Taiwan | ||
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<h3>Naval Covers</h3> | <h3>Naval Covers</h3> | ||
Latest revision as of 22:32, 27 June 2024
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.
Keel Laid 20 May 1944 - Launched 22 May 1944 Acquired by U.S. Navy 18 August 1944 Struck from Naval Register 21 May 1946 Scrapped May 1970 at Kaohsiung, Taiwan |
This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each name of the ship (for example, Bushnell AG-32 / Sumner AGS-5 are different names for the same ship so there should be one set of pages for Bushnell and one set for Sumner). Covers should be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).
Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date range for covers on that page.
- USS Valencia AKA-81 Covers Page 1 (DATE RANGE)
Postmarks
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. 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.
A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an
image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN
THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.
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Postmark Date |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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Locy Type 2z |
1946-04-28 |
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Locy Type 9# |
1946-02-07 |
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Cut square mounted on index card. From the Richard F. Hoffner collection.
Other Information
USS VALENCIA earned the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 1 Battle star, the World War II Victory Medal and the Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) during her Naval career.
NAMESAKE - A county in western New Mexico.
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