APL 57

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.

APL-54 Class Non-self-propelled Barracks Ship Keel Laid 8 January 1945 - Launched 12 February 1945 Completed 19 May 1945 APL-57 Placed In Service 1 June 1945 - Out of Service (date unknown) Transferred 19 August 1991 to National Defense Reserve Fleet Struck from Naval Register 26 October 1993 Sold 28 September 2001 APL-57 (Commercial Service) Operated as a barge by T&M Barge Co., Milford, DE Fate unknown

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS APL-57 Covers Page 1     (1947)

 

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.
 
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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 25 September 1945 - Disestablished 27 May 1946

 

Locy Type 2(B)

1946-05-01

Official mail. From the Bob Govern collection.

 

Other Information

USS APL-57 earned the National Defense Service Medal (2 awards) during her Naval career.

 

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