COMET AP 166

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.

La Salle Class Transport Keel Laid (Date unknown) as Maritime Commission type (C2-S-B1) hull Launched December 21 1942 USS COMET AP-166 Commissioned February 15 1944 - Decommissioned August 14 1946 Struck from Naval Register (Date unknown) PIONEER REEF (Commercial Service) Sold 1948 to American Pioneer Lines and renamed AUSTRALIAN REEF (Commercial Service) Sold 1965 and renamed Sold May 1970 for scrap

Naval Covers

This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each name of the ship (for example, Bushnell AG-32 / Sumner AGS-5 are different names for the same ship so there should be one set of pages for Bushnell and one set for Sumner). Covers should be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).

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1. Covers Page 1     (1944-45)

 

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

 

Locy Type 2z

1946-04-04

The ship of origin is identified by a 9efu cancel on the reverse. This 2z cancel is not identified with the ship, so the cover was posted either on another ship or ashore.

 

Locy Type 2z*

1944-04-11

A "Thank You for the Cigarettes" reply card.

 

Locy Type 9efu

1944-12-16 to 1944-12-21

Mark from back of cover

 

Other Information

COMET earned 3 Battle Stars (WWII)
* Marianas operation, Capture and occupation of Saipan, June 1944
Capture and occupation of Guam, July 1944
* Leyte operation, Leyte landings, October 1944
* Luzon operation, Lingayen Gulf landings, January 1945

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive, June 15 1944, Saipan) - China Service Medal (extended) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (3) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - Philippines Liberation Medal

NAMESAKE - A luminous astronomical body, commonly with a long nebulous tail, and following a fixed orbit around the sun

 

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