BARNSTABLE APA 93

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.

Bayfield Class Attack Transport
Keel Laid May 6 1943 as Maritime Commission type (C3-S-A2) hull
Launched August 5 1943 as SS SEA SNAPPER
Acquired by U.S. Navy October 30 1943


1. USS BARNSTABLE (Ferry Commission)
   Placed in Reduced Commission October 30 1943
   Fitted out as Attack Transport (APA) November 3 1943
   
   
2. USS BARNSTABLE APA-93
   Placed in Full Commission May 22 1944 - Decommissioned March 25 1946
   Returned to War Shipping Administration March 26 1946
   
   Struck from Naval Register April 12 1946
   
   
3. SS STEEL FABRICATOR (Merchant Service)
   Sold April 18 1947 to The Isthmian Steamship Co. and renamed
   
   
4. SS RELIANCE DYNASTY (Merchant Service)
   Sold (Date unknown) and renamed
   
   
5. SS GRAND VALOR (Panamanian Registry)
   Sold early 1970s to Valor Navigation Co. and renamed
   
   Scrapped 1974

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1945)

 

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

 

Locy Type 2z

1945-06-12

Censored wartime (WWII) use

 

Locy Type 9efu

1945-08-20 to 1945-08-30

Mark from back of cover

 

Other Information

BARNSTABLE earned 4 Battle Stars (WWII)

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (4) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Medal (with Asia Clasp) - Philippine Liberation Medal (2)

NAMESAKE - Named for a county in southeastern Massachusetts

 

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