STOKES AKA 68

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.

Tolland Class Attack Cargo Ship Keel Laid June 26 1944 - Launched August 31 1944 USS STOKES AKA-68 Commissioned October 12 1944 - Decommissioned July 9 1946 Laid up July 9 1946 in National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River Group Struck from Naval Register July 19 1946 SIERRA (Commercial Service) Sold May 9 1947 to Oceanic SS Co. and renamed HAWAIIAN BANKER Sold March 3 1961 to Matson Navigation Co. and renamed FANWOOD Renamed September 8 1961 Sold September 15 1961 to Sea-Land Services Inc. A & J DOCTOR MAX Sold April 20 1964 to Georgelis Mid-America Lines Inc. and renamed FANWOOD Repossessed July 10 1964 by Sea-Land Services Inc. name reverted Transferred to Maritime Administration May 13 1965 Sold April 22 1966 to Waterman Industries Corp. Sold May 15 1969 to Gatx/Boothe Corp. Sold September 4 1971 to Kenematsu-Gosho Ltd. Japan for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1946)

 

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	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

Locy Type LDC RECD USCS Catalog Illustration CD-R3

1946-07-09

Last Day in Commission

 

Other Information

STOKES received two battle stars for World War II service

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

NAMESAKE - A county in North Carolina named for Col. John Stokes, an officer during the American Revolution

 

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