BOULDER VICTORY AK 227

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 June 18 1944 as Maritime Commission type (VC2-S-AP2) hull Launched August 31 1944 USS BOULDER VICTORY AK-227 Commissioned October 12 1944 - Decommissioned January 4 1946 Struck from Naval Register January 21 1946 Transferred to Maritime Commission January 11 1946 for disposal SS BOULDER VICTORY (Merchant Service) Turned over to Parry Navigation Co. for operation by Maritime Commission 1946 Inactivated at Wilmington, N.C., 1947 Reactivated for commercial operations by Isbrantsen Co. Inc, 1951 Turned over for commercial operations to American-Hawaiian Steamship Co. (Date unknown) Inactivated 1953 Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun BAy, Benecia, CA Scrapped mid-1980s

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.

A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
 
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NO BOULDER VICTORY POSTMARKS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME

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Other Information

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Campaign Medal
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
World War II Victory Medal

NAMESAKE - Named for the city of Boulder, Colorado

 

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