U S GRANT AP 29

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.

Steel-hulled screw steamer Keel Laid as the German Passenger Liner KOENIG WILHELM II Launched 20 July 1907 Seized by U.S. Government April 6 1917 USS KOENIG WILHELM II ID-3011 Commissioned August 27 1917 USS MADAWASKA TT-3011 Renamed September 1 1917 Decommissioned September 2 1919 Struck from Naval Register (Date unknown) Turned over to War Department for use as Transport USAT U.S. GRANT Renamed June 3 1922 Reacquired by U.S. Navy 1940 USS U.S. GRANT AP-29 Commissioned June 16 1941 - Decommissioned November 14 1945 Returned to War Department Struck from Naval Register November 28 1945 Transferred by War Department to Maritime Commission for disposal Sold February 24 1948 for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. USAT U.S. Grant Covers Page 1    (1935-40)
2. U.S. Grant Covers Page 1    (1941-45)

 

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

 

Manuscript Date Locy Type Fz USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. M-5

1919-04-12

As USS MADAWASKA TT-3011
Real-photo postcard

 

Manuscript Date Locy Type Fz USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. M-5

1919-04-12

As USS MADAWASKA TT-3011
Real-photo postcard

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WAR DEPARTMENT ARMY TRANSPORT SERVICE

1940-07-15 to 1940-07-16

As USAT U.S. GRANT

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Locy Type FDPS 3 (A.M.)

1941-08-11

First Day of Postal Service, cachet by Walter Czubay
Note: Ship's name misspelled in the cancel. The proper name of the ship should be "USS U.S. Grant" not "USS Grant".

 

Locy Type FDPS 3 (P.M.)

1941-08-11

First Day of Postal Service, cachet by Artcraft.
Note: Ship's name misspelled in the cancel. The proper name of the ship should be "USS U.S. Grant" not "USS Grant".

 

Locy Type FDPS 9v

1941-08-11

First Day Postal Service

 

Locy Type FDPS 9x

1941-08-11

First Day of Postal Service, cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson
Note: Ship's name mispelled on the cachet and in the cancel. The proper name of the ship should be "USS U.S. Grant" not "USS Grant".

 

Locy Type P (3z, "USS/U.S. GRANT in killers)

1945-11-09

Note:

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Locy Type 2z*

1945-05-29

Censored Marine's Mail. Postmark did not originate from USS U. S. GRANT.

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Ulysses Simpson Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant, April 27 1822 – July 23 1885)
Ulysses S. Grant was an American General and the 18th President of the United States (1869–1877).

Three ships of the US Navy have been named in his honor; USS U.S. Grant Steamer (1872-1906), USS U.S. Grant AP-29, and USS Ulysses S. Grant SSBN-631.

 

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