HOPE AH 7

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.

Comfort Class Hospital Ship Keel Laid (Date unknown) Launched August 30 1943 as FRED MORRIS Acquired by U.S. Navy August 30 1943 and renamed USS HOPE AH-7 Commissioned August 15 1944 - Decommissioned May 9 1946 Transferred to the U.S. Army May 9 1946 USAAH HOPE Commissioned May 9 1946 - Decommissioned January 1950 Struck from Naval Register May 21 1946 Laid up January 5 1950 in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay Group Sold February 16 1978 to Union Minerals & Alloys Corp. for scrap

Naval Covers

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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

1944-08-15

Commissioning

 

Other Information

HOPE earned four battle stars of World War II service

NAMESAKE - To have confidence; trust

 

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