PRESIDENT ADAMS APA 19

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.

President Jackson Class Transport
Keel Laid June 6 1940 as Maritime Commission type (C3 P & C) hull
Launched June 31 1941
Acquired by U.S. Navy June 5 1941 and converted for Naval service


1. USS PRESIDENT ADAMS AP-38
   Commissioned Transport (AP) November 19 1941
   
   
2. USS PRESIDENT ADAMS APA-19
   Redesignated Attack Transport (APA) February 1 1943
   Decommissioned June 14 1950
   
   Struck from Naval Register October 1 1958
   Scrapped in Taiwan 1974

 

Naval Covers

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1. President Adams Covers Page 1     (1941-50)

 

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). 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	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

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Post Office Established November 28 1941 - Disestablished March 15 1950

 

Locy Type FDPS 3 Nov 28, 1941 "FIRST DAY / ISSUE"

1941-11-28

As AP-38
First Day of Postal Service and Censored
Cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson

 

Locy Type 2tnu

1950-03-14

As APA-19

 

Locy Type 3 (A-BTT)

1941-12-04

As AP-38

 

Locy Type 3 (A-BTT)

1947-01-09

As APA-19

 

Locy Type 9v

1947-01-09

As APA-19

 

Locy Type 9efw

1941-12-05

As AP-38

 

Locy Type 9efw

1947-01-09

As APA-19

 

Locy Type 9x

1947-01-09

As APA-19

 

Locy Type Fz USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. P-45

1943-08-09

As APA-19
Censored wartime (WWII) use

 

Other Information

PRESIDENT ADAMS earned 9 battle stars during World War II

NAMESAKE - John Adams, 2nd President of The United States

 

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