MANDERSON VICTORY AK 230

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 4 July 1944 - Launched 23 September 1944 Acquired by the US Navy 3 November 1944 USS MANDERSON VICTORY AK-230 Commissioned 3 November 1944 - Decommissioned 10 May 1946 Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown MERCHANT SERVICE Chartered, 6 June 1947, by United States Lines - Returned to the Maritime Commission, 2 September 1948 Chartered, 31 August 1950, by United States Lines - Returned to the Maritime Commission, 17 October 1953 Chartered, 29 July 1966, by Farrell Lines Inc. - Returned to the Maritime Commission, 1 January 1970 Sold for scrapping 4 August 1993

Naval Covers

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1. USS Manderson Victory AK-230 Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type 2z

1945-07-05

N/A

The ship had no postal facilities. Official Mail. Courtesy of Bill Pagel, in honor of his father, Wilbert Pagel, a crewmember on this ship.

 

USPO Machine Postmark Port Townsend, WA

1946-01-06

N/A

The ship had no postal facilities.

 

Other Information

USS MANDERSON VICTORY earned the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 1 Battle star and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Manderson is a town in northern Wyoming near the Bighorn River.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. Florence Robertson.

 

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