LEEDSTOWN APA 56

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.

Windsor Class Attack Transport Keel Laid August 26 1942 as EXCHEQUER Assigned to U.S. Navy August 26 1942 as WOOD AP-101 Reclassified Attack Transport (APA) February 1 1943 Launched February 13 1943 Renamed March 17 1943 USS LEEDSTOWN APA-56 Commissioned July 16 1943 - Decommissioned March 7 1946 Struck from Naval Register (Date unknown) Returned to Maritime Commission for disposal July 1 1946 MINUTE MAN (Commercial Service) Sold 1947 to Shepard Steamship Co. and renamed EXILONA (Commercial Service) Resold (Date unknown) to American Export-Isbrandtsen Lines and renamed Sold April 1970 for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1945-46)

 

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	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

Locy Type 2z

1946-01-15

Note:

 

Locy Type 9efu

1945-11-23 to 1945-11-29

Mark from back of cover

 

Other Information

LEEDSTOWN was awarded 6 battle stars for World War II service

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (6) - World War II Victory Medal - Philippines Liberation Medal (2)

NAMESAKE - A city in Westmoreland County, Va., noted for the Leedstown Resolutions, which were drawn up by Richard Henry Lee during the Stamp Act crisis. The resolutions signed by 150 citizens, represented the first public defiance of the Stamp Act. Its principles were later embodied in the Declaration of Independence

 

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