HEWELL AKL 14

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.

Camano Class Light Cargo Ship Keel Laid (Date Unknown) as FS-391 for the US Army Launched (Date Unknown) FS-391 (U.S. Army) Delivered to the US Army Transportation Service, c. April-December 1944 Acquired by the US Navy, 2 February 1948 USS HEWELL AG-145 Commissioned Miscellaneous Auxiliary (AG) 5 June 1948 USS HEWELL AKL-14 Reclassified Light Cargo Ship (AKL) 9 June 1949 Used in the movie Mister Roberts in 1954 Decommissioned 15 March 1955 Struck from the Naval Register 1 November 1959 Sold 2 June 1960 to Steve Pickard Scrapped at Lake Union, Seattle circa 1973

Naval Covers

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1. USS Hewell AKL-14 Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

USPO Machine Postmark Honolulu, HI "FLEET POST OFFICE / NAVY 128 / PEARL HARBOR BR"

1949-10-07

As AKL-14. The ship had no postal facilities.

 

Other Information

USS HEWELL earned the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Service Medal w/ 7 Campaign stars, the United Nations Service Medal and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - An island off the coast of Maine.

 

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