HAMMONDSPORT AKV 2
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.
- Kitty Hawk Class Aviation Transport
- USS HAMMONDSPORT APV-2
Commissioned December 11 1941
- USS HAMMONDSPORT AKV-2
Redesignated Cargo Ship and Aircraft Ferry (AKV) September 15 1943
Decommissioned March 7 1946
Struck from Naval Register March 7 1946
Transferred to Maritime Commission for disposal
- SEATRAIN HAVANA
Resold to Seatrain Lines May 10 1946, reverted to original name
Sold March 13 1973 to Hua Eng Copper and Iron Industrial Co. Ltd. Taiwan for scrap
Keel Laid January 20 1932
Launched September 26 1932 as SEATRAIN HAVANA
Acquired by U.S. Navy December 11 1941 and renamed
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- Hammondsport Covers Page 1 (1943)
Postmarks
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Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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Locy Type |
1946-01-04 |
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As AKV-2
Cachet by Louis S. Pentel
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Locy Type |
1943-10-08 |
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As AKV-2
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Locy Type |
1946-03-01 |
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As AKV-2
Last Day of Postal Service, cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson
Other Information
HAMMONDSPORT received the following awards during her Naval career: American Defense Service Medal - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal.
NAMESAKE - A village in New York
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