GENERAL E T COLLINS AP 147

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.

General G. O. Squier Class Transport Keel Laid (Date unknown) as Maritime Commission type (C4-S-A1) hull Launched January 22 1944 Acquired by U.S. Navy May 18 1944 USS GENERAL E. T. COLLINS AP-147 Commissioned July 20 1944 - Decommissioned June 17 1946 Transfered to U.S. Army Transportation Service June 17 1946 Struck from Naval Register July 3 1946 USAT GENERAL E. T. COLLINS Commissioned August 30 1946 - Decommissioned 1950 Reacquired by U.S. Navy March 1 1950 Assigned to Military Seat Transportation Service USNS GENERAL E. T. COLLINS T-AP-147 Placed In Service 1950 - Placed Out of Service October 1954 Laid up in Pacific Reserve Fleet Struck from Naval Register July 1960 Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, Benecia, CA Transferred to Maritime Commission March 21 1960 Permanent custody transferred to Maritime Administration June 30 1960 NEW ORLEANS (Commercial Service) Transferred September 10 1968 to Sea-Land Services Inc. and renamed Sold to Puerto Rico Maritime Shipping Authority September 10 1968 Converted into Containership 1968 GUAYAMA (Commercial Service) Renamed February 28 1972 Transferred April 2 1981 to United Southern Shipping Ltd. Panama EASTERN KIN (Commercial Service) Renamed April 28 1981 with Panamanian registry Scrapped January 1982

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1945)

 

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 2z

1945-06-25

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Locy Type 9efu

1946-03-28

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Other Information

GENERAL E. T. COLLINS received five battle stars for Korean War service

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal - Korean Service Medal (5) - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal (retroactive)

NAMESAKE - Edgar Thomas Collins (March 7 1873 - February 10 1933)
Collins graduated from the Military Academy in 1807. In the Spanish-American war he fought with the 1st Brigade in the battles of El Caney and San Juan Hill, and during the siege of Santiago. In the years that followed Collins served at various American and foreign posts, often as an instructor. He went to France in 1917 as an observer on the British and French fronts and returned in 1918 to become Chief of Staff, 85th Division. Later Collins rose to the post of Chief of Staff, 6th Corps, and was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal. Following the war, staff and infantry-instructor assignments led to his commanding the Infantry School, Fort Benning, Ga., in 1926. Retired as Assistant Chief of Staff May 31 1932, Major General Collins died February 10 1933 at Washington, D.C

 

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