ALSHAIN T-AKA 55

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.

Andromeda Class Amphibious Cargo Ship
Keel Laid October 29 1943 as a Maritime Commission type (C2-S-B1) hull
Launched January 26 1944
Acquired by U.S. Navy March 31 1944


1. USS ALSHAIN AKA-55
   Commissioned April 1 1944
   Assigned to Naval Transportation Service (NTS) 1946
   Transferred to the newly created Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) October 1 1949
   
   
2. USS ALSHAIN T-AKA-55
   Decommissioned January 14 1957
   
   Struck from Naval Register July 1 1960
   Scrapped 1978

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS Alshain AKA-55 Covers Page 1     (1945-52)

 

Postmarks

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

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Post Office Established March 31 1944 - Disestablished June 20 1946

 

Locy Type 2z

1946-01-30

Note:

 

Locy Type 9efu

1945-09-05

As AKA-55
Mark from back of cover

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Post Office Reestablished January 1 1952 - Disestablished August 15 1955

 

Locy Type 2

1954-11-19

As T-AKA-55

 

Locy Type 9efu

1952-03-18

As AKA-55

 

Other Information

ALSHAIN earned five battle stars for her World War II service
* Marianas operation
Assault and occupation of Guam, July 21 to August 3 1944
* Leyte operation
Leyte Gulf landings, October 20-23 1944
* Luzon operation
Lingayen Gulf landings, January 9 1945
* Manila Bay-Bicol operation
Zambales-Subic Bay, San Narciso-San Felipe, January 29 1945
* Okinawa Gunto operation
Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, April 1-5 1945

Earned three battle stars for Korean War service
* North Korean Aggression
August 2-4 1950
October 11-31 1950
* Communist China Aggression
November 14-18 1950
* Inchon Landing
September 15-17 1950

USS ALSHAIN earned the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ one silver star, the World War II Victory Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Service Medal w/ 3 Campaign stars, the United Nations Service Medal and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Named for a star in the constellation Aquila.

 

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