DEUEL APA 160

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.

Haskell Class Attack Transport
Keel Laid June 17 1944 as Maritime Commission type (VC2-S-AP5) hull
Launched September 9 1944


1. USS DEUEL APA-160
   Commissioned October 13 1944 - Decommissioned May 17 1946
   Recommissioned October 23 1950 - Decommissioned June 27 1956
   
   Struck from Naval Register (Date unknown)
   Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River Group Fort Eustis, VA
   
   Fate unknown

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1944-56)

 

Postmarks

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POSTMARK TYPE	DATE FROM to DATE TO	THUMBNAIL LINK TO CLOSE-UP IMAGE	THUMBNAIL LINK TO FULL COVER IMAGE

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1st Commissioning October 13 1944 to May 17 1946

 

Locy Type 2z

1944-10-24

Censored wartime (WWII) use
 

Locy Type P USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. D-26

1945-09-02

Censored wartime (WWII) use
Tokyo Bay

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2nd Commissioning October 23 1950 to June 27 1956

 

Locy Type FDPS 2

1950-12-06

First Day of Postal Service
 

Locy Type 2

1951-02-15

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Locy Type 2r

1956-03-12

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Locy Type 9efu

1955-02-04

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Other Information

DEUEL earned 2 Battle Stars for WWII service

DEUEL APA-160 was at Tokyo Bay September 2 1945 for the Japanese surrender

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (2) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal - Philippines Liberation Medal

NAMESAKE - Named for counties in Nebraska and South Dakota

 

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