MONTICELLO AP 61

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.

Monticello Class Transport Built 1928 by Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino, Trieste, Italy SS CONTE GRANDE (Passenger Liner) Owned and operated by Lloyd Sabaudo Line Transferred 27 February 1942 to Brazilian registry with a Brazilian crew after the Italian crew were interned. Purchased by U.S. government 16 April 1942 USS MONTICELLO AP-61 Commissioned 16 April 1942 - Decommissioned 22 March 1946 Struck from the Naval Register, 12 April 1946 Transferred to War Shipping Administration 27 May 1946 Returned to Italian Government 16 March 1948 per Executive Order 9935 SS CONTE GRANDE (Commercial Service) Refitted for commercial service, name restored 1948 Broken up for scrap 1961 at La Spezia, Italy

Naval Covers

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1. USS Monticello AP-61 Covers Page 1     (1943-1945)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type 2z

1942-07-20

Official mail, from the Steve Shay collection.

 

Locy Type 2# (Br. #15859)

1945-10-26

Official mail

 

Locy Type 3z (BBT) "BUY WAR / BONDS"

1943-10-23

Official mail

 

Locy Type 9efsu

1945-07-24

Official mail. Mark from back of cover

 

Locy Type 9# (Br. #15859)

1945-10-26

Official mail. Mark from back of cover

 

Other Information

USS MONTICELLO earned the American Campaign Medal, the Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal w/ 1 battle star, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Home of President Thomas Jefferson near Charlottesville, Va., noted as a landmark in American domestic architecture, and designed by Jefferson himself.

 

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