DIPHDA AKA 59

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.

Andromeda Class Amphibious Cargo Ship Keel Laid (Date unknown) as Maritime Commission type (C2-S-B1) hull Launched May 11 1944 Acquired by U.S. Navy July 7 1944 USS DIPHDA AKA-59 Commissioned July 8 1944 - Decommissioned February 5 1952 Transferred to Military Sea Transportation Service USNS DIPHDA T-AKA-59 Placed In Service February 1952 - Out of Service November 1952 USS DIPHDA AKA-59 Recommissioned November 11 1952 - Decommissioned May 11 1956 Laid up in Pacific Reserve Fleet Struck from Naval Register July 1 1961 Transferred to National Defense Reserve Fleet Fate unknown

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1946-55)

 

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. 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.

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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 July 8 1944 to February 5 1952

 

Locy Type 2z

1946-02-01

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2nd Commissioning November 11 1952 to May 11 1956

 

Locy Type 2r

1952-11-04

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Locy Type 9efu

1955-06-29

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Other Information

DIPHDA earned 1 Battle Star for WWII and 6 Battle Stars for Korea service

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal - Korean Service Medal (6) - United Nations Service Medal - Philippines Liberation Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal (retroactive)

NAMESAKE - A star in the constellation Cetus

 

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