TROUSDALE AKA 79

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.

Tolland Class Attack Cargo Ship Keel Laid April 22 1944 - Launched July 3 1944 Acquired by U.S. Navy July 24 1944 USS TROUSDALE AKA-79 Commissioned December 1 1944 - Decommissioned April 29 1946 Returned to Maritime Commission April 30 1946 Struck from Naval Register May 8 1946 LAFAYETTE (Commercial Service) Sold 1947 to Waterman Steamship Co. and renamed GREEN DALE (Commercial Service) Sold 1962 to Central Gulf Steamship Corp. and renamed Reported to have been sold for scrap 1970

 

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

 

Locy Type 9# (Br. #15080)

1946-02-23

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Locy Type LDC RECD USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. CD-R2

1946-04-29

Last Day of Commission, cachet by George Neumann

 

Other Information

TROUSDALE earned the following awards during her Naval career - China Service Medal - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (w/ 1 battle star) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)

NAMESAKE - A county in northern Tennessee named for William Trousdale.
Born on September 23 1790, Trousdale fought in the Creek War, the War of 1812, the Seminole War, and the Mexican War. Wounded twice at the Battle of Chapultepec, he was made a brevet brigadier-general in the United States Army on September 13 1847. After serving as Governor of Tennessee from 1849 to 1851, he became Minister to Brazil in 1852 and held that post until he retired from public life in 1857. General Trousdale died at Nashville, Tenn., on March 27 1872. {DANFS}

 

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