WAKEFIELD AP 21

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.

Wakefield Class Transport Keel Laid December 6 1930 Launched December 5 1931 as MANHATTAN Acquired by U.S. Navy June 14 1941 USS WAKEFIELD AP-21 Commissioned June 15 1941 Suffered fire damage September 1942 and Decommissioned Recommissioned February 10 1943 - Decommissioned June 15 1946 Laid up in Atlantic Reserve Fleet, New York 1954 Declared surplus June 7 1957 Transferred to National Defense Reserve Fleet, Hudson River Group Struck from Naval Register 1959 Sold March 5 1965 to Union Minerals & Alloys Corp for scrap

S.S. MANHATTAN

Naval Covers

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1. Manhattan Covers Page 1     (1935-37)
2. Wakefield Covers Page 1     (1942-44)

 

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

 

U.S. GER. SEA POST Machine

1935-08-19

As S.S. MANHATTAN

 

U.S. GER. SEA POST Duplex

1937-09-11

As S.S. MANHATTAN

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1st Commissioning June 15 1941 to September 1942

 

Locy Type 3z (OBO)

1942-03-31

As WAKEFIELD AP-21

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2nd Commissioning February 10 1943 to June 15 1946

 

Locy Type 2z

1944-09-23

As WAKEFIELD AP-21
Censored wartime (WWII) use

 

Other Information

WAKEFIELD earned 1 Battle Star for WWII service

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive, January 30 1942, Singapore) - American Defense Service Medal (with Fleet clasp and "A" clasp) - American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal - Philippines Defense Medal

Personnel Awards...
Purple Heart (5-KIA, 9-WIA, Singapore, January 30 1942)

NAMESAKE - Named for the city of Wakefield, VA...The birthplace of George Washington

 

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