REGISTER APD 92
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.
- Rudderow Class Destroyer Escort
- USS REGISTER APD-92 Commissioned January 11 1945 - Decommissioned March 31 1946
- TAI SHAN PF-38 (Taiwanese Naval Service) Transferred 1970 to The Republic of China and renamed
Keel Laid October 27 1943 as DE-233
Launched January 20 1944
Converted to Crosley Class High Speed Transport (APD) June 17 1944
Struck from the Naval Register September 1 1966
Struck from the Taiwanese Naval Register and scrapped 1991
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- USS Register APD-92 Covers Page 1 (1944-46)
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
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THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.
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Postmark Type |
Postmark Date |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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Locy Type 2z |
1946-01-23 |
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Note:
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Locy Type 9# |
1945-07-05 |
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Registered M.O.B. use
Other Information
USS REGISTER earned the Combat Action Ribbon, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 1 Battle Star, the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) and the Philippines Liberation Medal during her Naval career.
NAMESAKE - LtCmdr. Paul James Register, USN (5 November 1899 - 7 December 1941)
Lt. Commander Register was killed during the Pearl Harbor attack while serving on USS ARIZONA BB-39
The ships sponsor was Mrs. Ethel L. Register, widow of LtCmdr. Paul J. Register, USN.
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