RED OAK VICTORY AK 235
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 Class Cargo Ship
- USS RED OAK VICTORY AK-235
Commissioned December 5 1944 - Decommissioned May 21 1946
Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, Benecia, CA June 12 1946
Struck from Naval Register July 19 1946
- RED OAK VICTORY (Commercial Service)
Leased May 29 1947 to Luckenbach Gulf Steamship Company, Seattle, WA
Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet (Date unknown)
Re-actived December 21 1965 leased to American Mail Lines
Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet December 18 1968
Released from National Defense Reserve Fleet September 20 1998
for restoration at the Richmond, CA. Museum of History
Keel Laid September 9 1944 - Launched November 9 1944
Acquired by U.S. Navy December 5 1944
This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each name of the ship (for example, Bushnell AG-32 / Sumner AGS-5 are different names for the same ship so there should be one set of pages for Bushnell and one set for Sumner). Covers should be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).
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- Covers Page 1 (1946)
Postmarks
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1946-03-21
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1946-03-21
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Mark from back of cover
Other Information
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Philippines Liberation Medal - US Merchant Marine Korean Service Medal - US Merchant Marine Vietnam Service Medal - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal - Republic of Korean War Service Medal
NAMESAKE - Red Oak is a town in Southwestern Iowa
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