WINGED ARROW AP 170

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.

La Salle Class Transport Keel Laid January 26 1943 at Moore Dry Dock Co., Oakland, CA Launched April 3 1943 WINGED ARROW (Cargo Ship) Delivered to the War Shipping Administration on 12 June 1943 Operated by McCormick Steamship Company Acquired by U.S. Navy April 21 1944 and renamed USS WINGED ARROW AP-170 Commissioned April 21 1944 - Decommissioned August 2 1946 Struck from Naval Register August 28 1946 Laid up October 23 1946 in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay FAIRHOPE (Commercial Service) Sold to Waterman SS Corp. October 18 1949 and renamed SUSAN (Commercial Service) Sold to Admiralty Steamship Corp, S.A., Panama,in 1 February 1954 and renamed NOORDZEE (Commercial Service) Sold, 6 January 1955, to Compania Maritima Unidas, S.A., Monrovia, Liberia and renamed Sold, 1 May 1956, to Overzeese Scheepvaart-Maatschappij, N.V. GREEN BAY (Commercial Service) Chartered 20 January 1959 to Central Gulf Steamship Corp and renamed WINGED ARROW (Commercial Service) Returned to the Maritime Commission 6 August 1965. Original name restored Wrecked 1965 Transferred October 3 1965 to Maritime Administration, for disposal Sold August 7 1970 to Union Minerals and Alloys Corp. for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1945-46)

 

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. 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	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1946-03-29

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Locy Type 2z

1945-02-08

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Other Information

WINGED ARROW received 4 battle stars for World War II service

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
China Service Medal (extended) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (4) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - Philippines Liberation Medal (1)

 

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