LEAGUE ISLAND AKS 30

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.

LST-511 Class Tank Landing Ship
Keel Laid November 22 1944 - Launched January 16 1945


1. USS LST-1097
   Commissioned February 9 1945 - Decommissioned December 19 1946
   Redesignated Miscellaneous Auxiliary (AG) and named January 27 1949, while in reserve
   
   
2. USS LEAGUE ISLAND AG-149
   Commissioned January 3 1951
   
   
3. USS LEAGUE ISLAND AKS-30
   Redesignated General Stores Issue Ship (AKS) August 18 1951
   Decommissioned December 14 1956
   
   Struck from Naval Register April 1 1960
   Sold April 24 1961 to Hatch & Kirk Co. Seattle, WA for scrap
   Resold for commercial use (Date unknown)
   Sunk at Bahrain 1976
   Raised March 1980 and cut down to become a barge for operation in the Persian Gulf
   
   Fate unknown

 

Naval Covers

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1. LST-1097 Covers Page 1     (1946)
2. LEAGUE ISLAND Covers Page 1     (1951)

 

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

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Post office established February 9 1951 - Disestablished June 30 1956

 

Locy Type 2

1951-08-13

As AG-149

 

Locy Type 9efu

1951-08-13

As AG-149
NMC forgot to move the month forward.

 

Other Information

LST-1097 earned one battle star for World War II service
* Okinawa Gunto operation
Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, May 21 to June 30 1945

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal - Korean Service Medal - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal (retroactive)

NAMESAKE - The site of the Navy Yard, Philadelphia, Pa., at the junction of the Schlylkill and Delaware Rivers

 

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