LST 657

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-491 Class Tank Landing Ship
Keel Laid December 16 1943 - Launched February 25 1944


1. USS LST-657
   Commissioned April 10 1944 - Decommissioned February 1946
   
   
2. Q-071 (SCAJAP)
Transferred to Commander Naval Forces Far East (COMNAVFE) Shipping Control Authority for the Japanese Merchant Marine (SCAJAP) and redesignated
Transferred to Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS)


3. USNS T-LST-657
   Placed In Service March 31 1952 - Out of Service May 1 1961
   
   
4. TELUK MENADO (Indonesian Naval Service)
   Transferred to Indonesia 1961
   
   Struck by Indonesia 1983
   Fate unknown

 

Naval Covers

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1. LST-657 Covers Page 1     (1944)

 

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

 

NO POSTMARKS REPORTED

POSTMARK DATE

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Other Information

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
China Service Medal (extended) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)

 

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