GEMINI AP 75

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.

Stratford Class Transport Completed 1919 as Lake-type Freighter Launched (Date unknown) as COPERAS Renamed AETNA 1937 Renamed SAGINAW (Date unknown) Acquired by U.S. Navy September 27 1941 Renamed and designated as Miscellaneous Auxiliary AG-38 Reclassified Cargo Ship (AK) January 7 1942 USS MATINICUS AK-52 Commissioned August 4 1942 USS GEMINI AP-75 Redesignated Transport (AP) and renamed August 15 1942 Decommissioned April 8 1946 Struck from Naval Register April 17 1946 Laid up June 30 1946 in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay Purchased November 21 1947, by the Saganaw Deck & Terminal Co. RAMSDAL (Finnish Registry) Resold to Oly Fenno S.S. Co. Ltd. December 2 1947 and renamed TRANSDAL Resold 1965 to Tramppilaiva O/Y, Turku, Finland and renamed Broken up 1968

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1946)

 

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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Post Office Established April 20 1943 - Disestablished June 21 1945

 

Locy Type 2z*

1945-05-07

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Other Information

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
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)

NAMESAKE - A constellation

 

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