BOTETOURT APA 136
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 BOTETOURT APA-136
Commissioned January 31 1945 - Decommissioned June 5 1946
Recommissioned September 23 1950 - Decommissioned April 27 1956
Struck from Naval Register July 1 1961
Laid up July 1961 in National Defense Reserve Fleet
Sold August 14 1974 to Union Minerals & Alloys Corp. for scrap
Keel Laid August 22 1944 - Launched October 19 1944
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- Covers Page 1 (1945-56)
Postmarks
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Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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1st Commissioning January 31 1945 to June 5 1946
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Locy Type |
1946-03-30 |
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Note:
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Locy Type F |
1945-02-06 |
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Locy Type F |
1945-09-02 |
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Censored cover from a member of the 2nd Engineer Special Brigade, US Army. R/S ship cachet in Tokyo Bay.
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Locy Type |
1946-05-20 |
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Last Day Postal Service
2nd Commissioning September 23 1950 to April 27 1956
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Locy Type |
1950-10-13 |
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First Day Postal Service
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Locy Type |
1951-06-11 |
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Note:
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Locy Type |
1956-03-09 |
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Post Office Discontinued on this day, cachet is for Last Day of Postal Service on March 12 1956.
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Locy Type |
1956-03-09 |
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Post Office Discontinued on this day, cachet is for Last Day of Postal Service on March 12 1956.
Other Information
BOTETOURT APA-136 was at Tokyo Bay September 2 1945 for the Japanese surrender
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal - Philippines Liberation Medal
NAMESAKE - Named for a county in Virginia. It is centrally located in the western portion of the state, west of the Blue Ridge Mountains astride the Valley of Virginia or Great Appalachian Valley
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