GLACIER AK 183

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 (Date unknown) as Maritime Commission type (C1-M-AV1) hull
Launched April 22 1944
Completed and delivered to Maritime Commission March 29 1945
Acquired by U.S. Navy March 29 1945


1. USS GLACIER AK-183
   Commissioned April 14 1945 - Decommissioned February 19 1946
   Laid up February 22 1946 in National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River Group
   
   Struck from Naval Register March 12 1946
   Withdrawn March 1 1947 leased to Dickman, Wright & Pugh Inc.
   Returned to Maritime Commission April 17 1947 for disposal
   
   
2. HYDRA (Commercial Service)
   Sold April 17 1947 to Koninklijke NEDERLANDSCHE Stoomboot Mj. and renamed under Dutch registry
   
   
3. ASMA B. (Commercial Service)
   Sold to Saudi Arabia 1962 and renamed under Saudi registry
   
   Sold July 1970 for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. 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.

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Other Information

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal

NAMESAKE - Named for Glacier County, Montana

 

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