ROCKWALL APA 230
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.
- Haskell Class Attack Transport
- USS ROCKWALL APA-230 Commissioned 14 January 1945 - Decommissioned 15 March 1947
Keel Laid 9 September 1944 - Launched 5 November 1944
Acquired by U.S. Navy 14 January 1945
Recommissioned 3 March 1951 - Decommissioned 28 September 1955
Struck from Naval Register 1 December 1958
Disposed of August 1983
Fate unknown
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- USS Rockwall APA-230 Covers Page 1 (1945-1955)
Postmarks
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). 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 Date |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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1st Commissioning 14 January 1945 to 15 March 1947
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Locy Type 2z |
1945-08-24 |
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Locy Type F |
1945-09-25 |
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Note:
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Locy Type P |
1946-07-01 |
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Cachet by M. Fay Muridge, sponsored by the John Paul Jones Chapter No. 2, USCS
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Locy Type |
1946-12-13 |
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From the Bob Govern collection.
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Locy Type |
1946-12-13 |
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From the Bob Govern collection.
2nd Commissioning 3 March 1951 to 28 September 1955
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Locy Type |
1951-04-16 |
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First Day Postal Service, cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson. Pencil strengthened.
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Locy Type 2 |
1954-03-12 |
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Redirected Marine's mail
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Locy Type |
1952-11-07 |
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Locy Type |
1955-04-05 |
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Last Day Postal Service, cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson.
Other Information
USS ROCKWALL earned the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 1 Battle star, the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal w/ Asia clasp and the National Defense Service Medal during her Naval career.
NAMESAKE - A county in Texas.
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