FORT MANDAN LSD 21

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.

Casa Grande Class Dock Landing Ship Keel Laid January 2 1945 - Launched June 2 1945 USS FORT MANDAN LSD-21 Commissioned October 31 1945 - Decommissioned January 16 1948 Recommissioned October 25 1950 - Decommissioned January 23 1971 HNS NAFKRATOUSA L-153 (Greek Naval Service) Transferred to Greece January 23 1971 and renamed Struck from Naval Register and sold to Greece February 8 1980 Decommissioned by the Greek Navy in February 2000 Sold for scrap in November 2001

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1946-71)

 

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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1st Commissioning October 31 1945 - January 16 1948

 

Locy Type 2

1946-03-08

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2nd Commissioning October 25 1950 - January 23 1971

 

Locy Type 2 USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. F-22a

1952-02-15

Sailor's Mail

 

Locy Type F USCS Catalog Illustration F-22

1951-01-04

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Locy Type 2t(n+u) (LKA,USS) USS RANKIN LKA-103

1971-01-23

Last Day in Commission, cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson

 

Other Information

FORT MANDAN received the following awards during her US Navy career - Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation - American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Europe clasp) - National Defense Service Medal.

NAMESAKE - Fort Mandan was the settlement established by Lewis and Clark in 1804-05 in the vicinity of the Missouri River in North Dakota, the home of the Mandan Indian tribe.

 

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