DE SOTO COUNTY LST 1171

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.

LST-1171 De Soto County Class Tank Landing Ship Keel Laid September 15 1956 - Launched February 28 1957 USS DE SOTO COUNTY LST-1171 Commissioned June 10 1958 - Decommissioned July 17 1972 Struck from Naval Register May 8 1992 NAVE GRADO L9890 (Italian Naval Service) Sold to Italy July 17 1972 and renamed Sold by the Italian government 1989 for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1963-72)

 

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	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

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Post Office Established July 23 1958 - Disestablished June 30 1972

 

Locy Type 2(n) (USS)

1972-02-01

Decommissioning of USS SAGAMORE ATA-208, cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson.

 

Locy Type 2n (lettering fills dial)

1969-12-01

USCS Postmark Catalog Lists as Type 2n...Parenthesis clearly visible
Decommissioning of USS Palm Beach AGER-3, cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson

 

Locy Type 2t(n+u)

1965-12-27

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Locy Type 9ef(n+u) (USS)

1971-07-04

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Locy Type 9fu

1963-05-10 to 1963-05-11

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Locy Type LDPS 2(n+) (small letters) Jun 30, 1972

1972-06-30

Last Day Postal Service

 

Locy Type LDPS 9ef(n+u)

1972-06-30

Last Day Postal Service

 

Other Information

DE SOTO COUNTY earned the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon, the Navy Expeditionary Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal and the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Counties in Florida, Louisiana, and Mississippi

 

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