ALSTEDE AF 48

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.

Alstede Class Stores Ship Keel Laid September 30 1944 as Maritime Commission type (R2-S-BV1) hull Launched November 28 1944 Delivered May 4 1945 to War Shipping Administration Operated by United Fruit Co. as OCEAN CHIEF Returned to Maritime Commission Acquired by U.S. Navy May 10 1946 USS ALSTEDE AF-48 Commissioned May 17 1946 - Decommissioned October 31 1969 Struck from Naval Register October 31 1969 Sold June 2 1970 to N.W. Kennedy, Ltd, Vancouver, Canada for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1961-69)

 

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.

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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

1961-07-20

Note:

 

Locy Type 2e(n+) (USS)

1961-11-20

R/S marking on back from Desmond D. Jagyi

 

Locy Type 2e(n+) (USS)

1962-05-17

16th Anniversary, cachet by Morris W. Beck

 

Locy Type 2e(n+) (USS)

1966-09-11

Greetings from Norfolk, cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson

 

Locy Type 2et(n+u) (USS)

1969-05-17

Launching of USS El Paso LKA-117, cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson

 

Locy Type LDPS 2et(n+u)

1969-10-23

Last Day Postal Service

 

Other Information

ALSTEDE earned the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Service Medal (w/ 4 Battle Stars), the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, the United Nations Service Medal and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Name means a minor planet or asteroid.

 

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