ANTRIM AK 159

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.

Alamosa Class Cargo Ship Keel Laid April 18 1944 as Maritime Commission type (C1-M-AV1) hull Launched July 17 1944 USS ANTRIM AK-159 Commissioned October 31 1944 - Decommissioned April 3 1946 Struck from Naval Register April 17 1946 Returned to Maritime Commission July 23 1946 KARS (Turkish Registry) Sold 1947 to The Republic of Turkey Resold to Deniz Nakliyati T.A.O., Turkey (Date unknown) Scrapped January 1983

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)

 

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.
 
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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 October 16 1944 - Disestablished June 30 1945

 

Locy Type 2z

1946-03-06

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Other Information

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

NAMESAKE - A lakeshore county in northwestern Michigan, organized in 1863; Bellaire is its county seat

 

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