GENERAL J C BRECKINRIDGE T-AP 176

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.

General John Pope Class Transport
Keel Laid as Maritime Commission type (P2-S2-R2) hull
Launched March 18 1945
Acquired by U.S. Navy June 29 1945


1. USS GENERAL J. C. BRECKINRIDGE AP-176
   Commissioned June 30 1945 - Decommissioned October 1 1949
   Transferred to Military Sea Transport Service (MSTS)
   
   
2. USNS GENERAL J. C. BRECKINRIDGE T-AP-176
   Placed In Service October 1 1949 - Out of Service December 1 1966
   
   Struck from Naval Register December 1 1966
   Sold 1987 for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1954-58)

 

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.

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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 2

1954-02-18

As T-AP-176

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (T-AP)

1964-04-20

As T-AP-176

 

Locy Type 2t(nu)

1947-10-07

As AP-176

 

Locy Type 2t(nu)

1947-10-12

As AP-176
Columbus Day, cachet by Donald Graf

 

Locy Type 2t(nu) (T-AP)

1958-10-29

As T-AP-176

 

Locy Type 2# (Br. #16015)

1946-10-05

As AP-176

 

Locy Type 2# (Br. #16015)

1947-01-15

As AP-176

 

Locy Type 9efu

1955-02-19 to 1955-02-21

As AP-176

 

Locy Type 9# (Br. #16015)

1947-01-15

As AP-176

 

Locy Type 2# (Br. #16015)

1947-01-15

As AP-176
Close-up view of the ship's return address

 

Other Information

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
China Service Medal - American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal - Korean Service Medal (4 stars) - Vietnam Service Medal (1 star) - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal.

NAMESAKE - Lieutenant General James Carson Breckinridge, USMC (September 13 1877 - March 2 1942).
Breckinridge was commissioned a Second Lieutenant for the Spanish American War in 1898. He saw service in the Phillipines, China, and Central America in the years that followed, and commanded a Marine detachment on "USS Utah" at the capture of Vera Cruz in 1914. General Breckinridge commanded the Washington Marine Barracks 1923-25 and the Marine detachment at the American Legation at Peking, China, 1930-32. He also commanded Marine Corps schools at Quantico, Va., and Parris Island, S.C.

 

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