OGLETHORPE AKA 100

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.

Andromeda Class Attack Cargo Ship
Keel Laid December 26 1944 - Launched April 15 1945


1. USS OGLETHORPE AKA-100
   Commissioned June 6 1945
   Assigned to the Naval Transportation Service (NTS) 1946
   Transferred to MSTS October 1 1949
   Decommissioned November 1 1968
   
   Struck from Naval Register November 1 1968
   Scrapped 1969

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1945-54)

 

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.

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

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Post Office Established May 23 1945 to July 9 1947

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1946-12-18

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Locy Type 2(n)

1947-06-01

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Locy Type 2# (Br. #15881)

1945-06-06

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Locy Type 9ef(nu)

1947-06-01

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Post Office Established April 20 1951 to 1968

 

Locy Type FDPS 2

1951-04-20

First Day of Postal Service

 

Locy Type 2

1954-03-27

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Locy Type 2(n+)

1964-04-02

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Locy Type 9efu

1954-03-27

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Locy Type 9ef(n+)y (USPO)

1964-04-02

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Other Information

OGLETHORPE received the following awards during her Naval career: American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - Navy Expeditionary Medal - National Defense Service Medal - Korean Service Medal - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal.

NAMESAKE - A county in Georgia named in honor of James Oglethorpe, founder of the state.

 

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