HABERSHAM AK 186

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.

Alamosa Class Cargo Ship Keel Laid 1944 - Launched 7 June 1944 Completed and delivered to the Maritime Commission 23 November 1944 Acquired by the US Navy 26 April 1945 USS HABERSHAM AK-186 Commissioned 12 May 1945 - Decommissioned 9 April 1946 Returned to the Maritime Commission 11 April 1946 Struck from the Naval Register (date unknown) ROSA THORDEN (Commercial Service) Sold by the Maritime Commission 6 February 1947 to Thorden Line and renamed PUSAN (Commercial Service) Resold, and renamed, in 1952 to the Korean Shipping Corp. SAM DAE (Commercial Service) Renamed (date unknown) Scrapped in Korea in 1979

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS Habersham AK-186 Covers Page 1     (Date)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type SLb(n+) (72x3) (Closing parenthesis missing)

1946-03-12

Ships Straight-line Marking.

 

Locy Type 7z*

1946-03-12

N/A

This machine cancel did not originate from this ship, it posted from another ship or shore unit. This ship had no postal facilities.

 

Locy Type 7z*

1946-03-12

N/A

This machine cancel did not originate from this ship, it posted from another ship or shore unit. This ship had no postal facilities.

 

Other Information

USS HABERSHAM earned the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, the World War II Victory Medal and the Navy Occupation Service Medal w/ Asia clasp during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - A county in Georgia.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. Carl Gray, Jr.

 

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