BOTETOURT APA 136

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.

Haskell Class Attack Transport
Keel Laid August 22 1944 - Launched October 19 1944


1. USS BOTETOURT APA-136
   Commissioned January 31 1945 - Decommissioned June 5 1946
   Recommissioned September 23 1950 - Decommissioned April 27 1956
   
   Struck from Naval Register July 1 1961
   Laid up July 1961 in National Defense Reserve Fleet
   
   Sold August 14 1974 to Union Minerals & Alloys Corp. for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1945-56)

 

Postmarks

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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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1st Commissioning January 31 1945 to June 5 1946

 

Locy Type 2# (Br. #15686)

1946-03-30

Note:

 

Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. B-46

1945-02-06

Balboa Canal Zone

 

Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. B-46

1946-01-18

Portland Oreg

 

Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. B-46 (Tokyo Bay at top of dial)

1945-09-02

Censored cover from a member of the 2nd Engineer Special Brigade, US Army. R/S ship cachet in Tokyo Bay.

 

Locy Type LDPS F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. B-46b

1946-05-20

Last Day Postal Service

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2nd Commissioning September 23 1950 to April 27 1956

 

Locy Type FDPS 2

1950-10-13

First Day Postal Service

 

Locy Type 2 USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. B-46c

1951-06-11

Note:

 

Locy Type 2 USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. B-46d

1956-03-09

Post Office Discontinued on this day, cachet is for Last Day of Postal Service on March 12 1956.

 

Locy Type 9efu

1956-03-09

Post Office Discontinued on this day, cachet is for Last Day of Postal Service on March 12 1956.

 

Other Information

BOTETOURT APA-136 was at Tokyo Bay September 2 1945 for the Japanese surrender

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

NAMESAKE - Named for a county in Virginia. It is centrally located in the western portion of the state, west of the Blue Ridge Mountains astride the Valley of Virginia or Great Appalachian Valley

 

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