LAKEWOOD VICTORY AK 236

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.

Boulder Victory Class Cargo Ship Keel Laid 16 September 1944 - Launched 17 November 1944 USS LAKEWOOD VICTORY AK-236 Commissioned 11 December 1944 - Decommissioned 16 May 1946 Transferred to the Maritime Commission 16 May 1946 Struck from the Naval Register 5 June 1946 MERCHANT SERVICE GAA Prudential SS Corp., 16 May 1946, San Francisco, CA. Chartered by Pacific Far East Lines, Inc., 9 January 1947 Sudden & Christenson, 15 June 1949 Chartered by Pacific Transportation Lines, Inc., 22 July 1950 GAA Pacific Transportation Lines, Inc., 2 June 1952, at Baltimore, MD. Laid up 31 July 1952 in the National Defense Reserve Fleet Lee Hall, VA. GAA Wessel, Duval & Co., 31 March 1953, James River Laid up 29 September 1953 in the National Defense Reserve Fleet GAA American Foreign Steamship Co. (MSTS operations), 7 December 1965 Laid up 24 October 1969 in the National Defense Reserve Fleet Sold for scrapping 9 August 1993

Naval Covers

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Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type 7# 10638 Branch Tacloban, Philippine Islands

1945-07-26

The ship had no postal facilities.

 

Other Information

USS LAKEWOOD VICTORY earned the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 2 Battle stars, the World War II Victory Medal and the Philippines Liberation Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Communities in California, Colorado, New Jersey, New York, and Ohio are named Lakewood.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. Edward A. Fitzgerald.

 

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