CONSOLATION AH 15
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.
- Haven Class Hospital Ship
- USS CONSOLATION AH-15
Commissioned Hospital Ship (AH) May 22 1945
Decommissioned December 30 1955
- HOPE
Leased March 16 1960 to The People to People Health Foundation and renamed
Struck from Naval Register September 15 1974
Sold September 1 1974 for scrap
Keel Laid (Date unknown) as Maritime Commission type (C4-S-B2) hull
Launched August 1 1944 as MARINE WALRUS
Acquired by U.S. Navy August 30 1944
This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Covers should be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).
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- Covers Page 1 (1947-48)
Postmarks
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Locy Type |
1947-07-05 |
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Cachet by Louis S. Pentel
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Locy Type |
1948-10-27 |
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Navy Day
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Locy Type |
1947-05-30 |
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Memorial Day. Typed ship's name on the front.
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Locy Type |
1947-07-10 |
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Locy Type F |
1947-07-04 |
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Other Information
Earned 10 Battle Stars (Korea)
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North Korean Aggression, August - November 1950
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Inchon Landing, September 1950
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Communist China Aggression, November 1950 - January 1951
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First UN Counter Offensive, January - April 1951
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Communist China Spring Offensive, April - May 1951
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UN Summer-Fall Offensive, October - November 1951
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Second Korean Winter, November 1951 - April 1952
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Korean Defense Summer-Fall 1952, May - November 1952
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Third Korean Winter, December 1952 - April 1953
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Korea Summer-Fall 1953, may 1953
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
Korean Service Medal (10 stars)
United Nations Service Medal
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
NAMESAKE - The act of consoling; to comfort
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