WAR HAWK AP 168
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
- WAR HAWK (Cargo Ship) Transferred to Waterman Steamship Corp., 18 November 1943, for operation for the War Shipping Administration
- USS WAR HAWK AP-168 Commissioned March 9 1944 - Decommissioned August 12 1946
- WAR HAWK (Commercial Service) Reacquired by Waterman Steamship Co. Inc., on 1 April 1948
- OCEAN DINNY (Commercial Service) Acquired by Ocean Transportation Co. Inc., NY, 1964 and renamed
- OVERSEAS DINNY (Commercial Service) Acquired by Overseas Carrier Corp. on 7 December 1965 and renamed
Keel Laid December 24 1942 - Launched April 3 1943
Acquired by U.S. Navy March 9 1944
Laid up August 13 1946 in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Olympia, WA
Struck from Naval Register October 8 1946
Purchased, 1 October 1948 by Waterman Steamship Co. Inc
Dropped from American Shipping Board Register 1970
Scrapped 1971
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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- 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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Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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Locy Type |
1946-07-28 |
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Censored wartime (WWII) use
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Locy Type |
1946-02-22 |
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Cachet by Day Lowry
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Locy Type |
1946-07-28 |
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Notes:
Other Information
Earned 3 Battle Stars (WWII)
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Marianas operation, Capture and occupation of Saipan, June 1944
- Capture and occupation of Guam, July 1944
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Leyte operation, Leyte landings, October 1944
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Luzon operation, Lingayen Gulf landings, January 1945
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive, Lingayen Gulf, January 10 1945)
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 Presidential Unit Citation
Philippines Liberation Medal (1)
Personnel Awards...
Purple Heart (61-KIA, Lingayen Gulf, January 10 1945)
NAMESAKE - Former name retained
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