SHAKAMAXON AN 88

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.

Cohoes Class Net Laying Ship Keel Laid as Yard Net Tender June 30 1944 Launched September 9 1944 SHAKAMAXON YN-114 SHAKAMAXON AN-88 Redesigned Net Laying Ship January 17 1945 USS SHAKAMAXON AN-88 Commissioned May 5 1945 - Decommissioned April 21 1947 Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet, San Diego Group Struck from the Naval Register July 1 1963 Transferred to the Maritime Administration (MARAD), 1 July 1963, for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, Benecia, CA Reacquired by the US Navy in 1968 and transferred to the Department of the Interior HAFA ADAI (Commercial Service) Assigned to the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, Saipan, Micronesia and renamed Transferred to the Maritime Administration, 13 September 1977 Sold for non-transportation use, 13 September 1977 Final Disposition, fate unknown

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1946-47)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type 2# Branch #13746

1946-04-09 to 1946-04-09

USS Shakamaxon had no post office but this penalty cover was postmarked at a mobile post office aboard LST-861. At this time, USS Shakamaxon was part of the Bikini Salvage Group, designated TF 1.2.7.

 

Locy Type CD-R3

1946-12-06 to 1946-12-06

USS Shakamaxon had no post office but she did have a "Received" marking. This example is on the back of the cover and is not used to postmark the cover.

 

Locy Type 2 "Navy 128 (Pearl Harbor) Branch" Honolulu Hawaii Fleet Post Office

1947-01-07 to 1947-01-07

Front of the 1946-12-06 USS Shakamaxon cover.

 

Other Information

USS SHAKAMAXON received the following awards during her Naval career - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal.

NAMESAKE - Chief Village of the Delaware Indians (now Kensington, Pa.) where an important treaty was signed on 23 June 1683 between William Penn and Chief Tammanen.

Two ships of the US Navy have been named SHAKAMAXON - USS Shakamaxon (1863 - Seagoing Monitor - never finished) and USS Shakamaxon AN-88.

 

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