ABSD 4

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.

AFDB-4 Class Large Auxiliary (7-section, non-self-propelled) Dry Dock Completed August 1944 ABSD-4 Placed In Service at Manus, Admiralty Islands, circa 1944 AFDB-4 Reclassified (Date unknown) Placed Out of Service (Date unknown) Struck from Naval Register 15 April 1989 Sunk on a reef at Manus Island Papua-New Guinea (Date unknown)

Naval Covers

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1. USS ABSD-4 Covers Page 1     (1944-1945)

 

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). 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.

A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
 
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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

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Post Office Established 15 February 1944 - Disestablished 1 April 1946

 

Locy Type 2z

1945-11-15

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Locy Type 2z*

1944-04-26

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Locy Type 9efu

1944-04-26

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Other Information

USS ABSD-4 earned the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.

 

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