SAMARITAN AH 10

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.

Chaumont Class Transport Built 1920 Acquired by U.S. Navy November 3 1921 USS CHAUMONT AP-5 Commissioned November 22 1921 - Decommissioned August 28 1943 USS SAMARITAN AH-10 Recommissioned as Hospital Ship (AH) March 1 1944 Decommissioned June 25 1946 Struck from Naval Register (Date unknown) Turned over to Maritime Commission for disposal August 29 1946 Sold 1948 for scrap Naval Covers This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Covers should be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined). Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date range for covers on that page. Chaumont Covers Page 1    (1924-41) Samaritan Covers Page 1     (1946)   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. 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.   >>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the existing example.   Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text Date From to Date To Thumbnail Link To Close-Up Image Thumbnail Link To Full Cover Image USS CHAUMONT AP-5 Post office established February 6 1922 - Disestablished August 28 1943   Locy Type 3 (A) "SHANGHAI / CHINA" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. C-34b 1927-03-14 Note:   Locy Type 3 (B-BBT) "HONOLULU / T.H." 1933-09-28 Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell   Locy Type 3 (AC-TBB) "BALBOA / CANAL ZONE" 1936-02-03 Cachet by A.J. Harvath, Navy Mail Clerk aboard the Chaumont.   Locy Type 3 (AC-TBB) "SAN / FRANCISCO" 1936-02-21 Cachet by A.J. Harvath, Navy Mail Clerk aboard the Chaumont.   Locy Type 3 (AC-TBB) "HONOLULU / HAWAII" 1936-03-11 Cachet by A.J. Harvath, Navy Mail Clerk aboard the Chaumont.   Locy Type 3 (AC-TBB) "CROSSING / 180 MERIDIAN" 1936-03-19 Note:   Locy Type 3 (AC-TBB) "APRA HARBOR / GUAM M I" 1936-03-26 Cachet by A.J. Harvath ,Navy Mail Clerk aboard the Chaumont.   Locy Type 3 (AC-TBB) "MANILA / P I" 1936-04-01 Cachet by A.J. Harvath, Navy Mail Clerk aboard the Chaumont.   Locy Type 3 (AC-TBB) "CHINWANGTAO / CHINA" 1936-04-15 Note:   Locy Type 3 (AC-TBB) "HOMEWARD / BOUND" 1936-05-05 Cachet by A.J. Harvath, Navy Mail Clerk aboard the Chaumont.   Locy Type 3 (AC-TBB) "EASTBOUND / GAIN ONE DAY" 1936-05-17 Cachet by A.J. Harvath, Navy Mail Clerk aboard the Chaumont.   Locy Type 3 (AC-TBB) "SAN / FRANCISCO" 1936-06-14 Flag Day Cachet by A.J. Harvath, Navy Mail Clerk aboard the Chaumont.   Locy Type 3 (AC-TBB) "TRANSIT / CANAL" 1936-07-04 Cachet Director - H.E. Howes USCS #911 Cachet Sponsor - Coco Solo Chapter #41, Coco Soco Panama Canal Zone   Locy Type 3 (AC-TBB) "CROSSING / 180 MERIDIAN" 1937-09-09 to 1937-09-10 Note: The USS Chaumont left San Diego on 08/30/37 and arrived in Shanghai China on 09/19/37. 21 days in transit! She was carrying the 6th Regiment USMC to go assist the 4th Marines already in Shanghai. Together, the 4th Marines and the 6th Marines made up the 2nd Marine Brigade. Cachet signed by A.J. Harvath ,Navy Mail Clerk aboard the Chaumont.   USPO Duplex Paquebot Christobal CZ 1938-05-09 No Image Mother's Day   Locy Type 3 (AC-TBB) "MANILA / P.I." 1938-11-24 Thanksgiving Day Add-on cachet by Bruce D. Liddell   Locy Type 3 (A-TBT) "PORTSMOUTH / VA." 1939-12-25 Note:   Locy Type 3 (A-BBT) "HONOLULU / T.H." 1941-03-23 Note:   Locy Type 3 (A-TTT) 1941-08-26 Keel Laying of USS Herndon DD-638 Cachet by C. Wright Richell, sponsored by Tazewell G. Nicholson.   Locy Type 3 (A-TTT) "HONOLULU / HAWAII" 1940-08-28 Incoming mail to a USMC Officer. On the back are postmarks from USS Luzon PR-7 and Asiatic Fleet.   Locy Type 5hks " / CANAL ZONE" 1932-10-12 Columbus Day Note: Although no year date is in the dial, the USCS Postmark catalog states it is from 1932.   Locy Type 5bhks "NAVY DAY / SAN FRANCISCO" 1932-10-27 Note: Although no year date is in the dial, the USCS Postmark catalog states it is from 1932.   Locy Type 9(C) 1924-06-02 Note:   Locy Type Fake USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-3b, "E" 1941-11-04 Note: USS SAMARITAN AH-10 Post office established March 15 1944 - Disestablished June 6 1946   Locy Type 2z 1946-05-19 As SAMARITAN AH-10   Other Information CHAUMONT NAMESAKE - A French community, site of the General Headquarters, American Expeditionary Force, in World War I. Le Ray de Chaumont was a French citizen who made a major contribution to the American Revolution by purchasing, outfitting, and supplying American ships in French ports. He was a good friend and confidant of Benjamin Franklin and John Adams SAMARITAN SAMARITAN earned 4 Battle Stars for WWII service * Marianas operation Capture and occupation of Saipan June 24 to August 14 1944 Capture and occupation of Guam August 15-18 1944 * Western Caroline Islands operation Capture and occupation of Southern Palau Islands - Peleliu September 6 to October 14 1944 * Iwo Jima operation Assault and occupation of Iwo Jima, February 20 to March 7 1945 * Okinawa Gunto operation Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto April 13 to June 25 1945 Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons... China Service Medal (extended) - American Defense Service Medal - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (4) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) NAMESAKE - The term refers to people, real or fictional, known for unselfish charity     If you have images or information to add to this page, then either contact the Curator or edit this page yourself and add it. See Editing Ship Pages for detailed information on editing this page.   Copyright 2024 Naval Cover Museum