SHOSHONE AKA 65

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.

Tolland Class Attack Cargo Ship Keel Laid May 12 1944 - Launched July 17 1944 USS SHOSHONE AKA-65 Ferry Commission August 31 to September 4 1944 Commissioned September 24 1944 - Decommissioned June 28 1946 Struck from Naval Register July 19 1946 Sold by Maritime Commission for commercial service 1947 Purchased by Oceanic Steamship Corp. 1947 and renamed ALAMEDA Traded to Matson Lines 1961 and renamed HAWAIIAN TRADER Sold to Waterman Steamship Corp. 1961 and renamed SHORT HILLS Renamed COLORADO in 1964 Sold to AEC Shipping Corp. NY, 1966 and renamed U.S. MATE Scrapped February 1971

 

Naval Covers

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1. 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 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.

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

 

Locy Type 2z

1945-07-06

Censored Sailor's mail, airmail rate.

 

Locy Type 2rtz

1946-02-27

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Locy Type 2rtz

1946-04-09

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Locy Type 9efu

1946-02-27

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Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. S-43

1946-02-27

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Locy Type LDPS 9efu

1946-06-26

Last Day of Postal Service.

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Locy Type SL

1946-02-27

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Other Information

SHOSHONE earned the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (w/ 2 Battle stars), the World War II Victory Medal and the Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - A river in Wyoming.

Three ships of the US Navy have been named SHOSHONE - USS Shoshone ID#1760, USS Shoshone AKA-65 and USNS Shoshone T-AOT-151.

 

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