VALERIA AKA 48

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.

Artemis Class Attack Cargo Ship Keel Laid 8 April 1945 - Launched 29 May 1945 Acquired by US Navy 28 June 1945 USS VALERIA AKA-48 Commissioned 28 June 1945 - Decommissioned 18 March 1946 Struck from Naval Register 17 April 1946 Returned to the Maritime Commission 26 June 1946 Sold for scrapping 17 April 1967

Naval Covers

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1. USS Valeria AKA-48 Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type 2# (15943 Branch)

1946-02-04

Note:

 

Locy Type LDPS 2# (15943 Branch)

1946-02-06

Last Day of Postal Service. From the Bob Govern collection.

 

Locy Type LDPS 9# (15943 Branch)

1946-02-06

Last Day of Postal Service. From the Bob Govern collection.

 

Other Information

USS VALERIA earned the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Minor planet number 611, discovered on 24 September 1906 at Taunton, MA, by Joel Metcalf, a Unitarian minister and amateur astronomer, who made the initial identification of 41 minor planets.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. A. D. Hunter.

 

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