MAYFIELD VICTORY AK 232

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.

Boulder Victory Class Cargo Ship
Keel Laid August 10 1944 - Launched October 10 1944
Acquired by U.S. Navy November 19 1944


1. USS MAYFIELD VICTORY AK-232
   Commissioned November 19 1944 - Decommissioned April 5 1946
   
   Struck from Naval Register (Date unknown)
   Leased April 5 1946 to Alcoa SS Co.
   Leased January 21 1947 to Luckenbach SS Co.
   Laid up December 14 1947 in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Wilmington Group
   Chartered January 12 1951 to American Export Lines
   Laid up January 14 1954 in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Olympia Group
   Leased September 7 1966 to American Mail Lines Ltd.
   Laid up January 19 1970 in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay Group
   
   Sold July 2 1993 to Ever-Glitter Int'l. Ltd. New York, NY for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)

 

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	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

Locy Type 2z

1946-02-16

The "6" in the cancel was inserted upside down, thus reading 1949.

 

Other Information

MAYFIELD VICTORY earned one battle star for World War II service

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)

NAMESAKE - Former name retained

 

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