SOLACE AH 5

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.

Solace Class Hospital Ship Built 1927 at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., Newport News, VA. IROQUOIS (Commercial Service) Owned and operated by the Clyde Mallory Steamship Line Acquired by U.S. Navy 22 July 1940 and converted Hospital Ship USS SOLACE AH-5 Commissioned 9 August 1941 - Decommissioned 27 March 1946 Struck from Naval Register 21 May 1946 Transferred 18 July 1946 to MARCOM for disposal ANKARA (Commercial Service) Sold 16 April 1948 to The Turkish Maritime Lines Laid up 1977 Scrapped at Aliaga, Turkey 1981

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS Solace AH-5 Covers Page 1    (1941-46)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type FDPS 3 (A-BBT) "FIRST DAY / COVER"

1941-10-14

First Day of Postal Service, Cachet by Louie C. Bean

 

Locy Type 2z

1945-06-22

Censored, WWII use

 

Locy Type 3 (A-BBT)

1941-11-06

Official Mail

 

Locy Type 3 (A-BBT)

1941-11-22

Stamps have FEC Ry. perfin (Florida East Coast Railway). Cachet by Jacques Minkus.

 

Locy Type 3 (A-BBT)

1941-12-06

Signed by PhM1/c Marvin Ralph Kelly (1908-1986), who was on SOLACE from 1941-1943.].

 

Locy Type 3z (BBT)

1941-12-30

Censored and cacheted.

 

Locy Type 3z (BBT)

1942-01-15

Censored, manuscript ship's name on front.

 

Locy Type 9v

1945-05-21 to 1945-05-28

Mark from back of cover

 

Locy Type 9efw

1941-11-01

Note:

 

Locy Type LDPS 2(n)

1946-03-25

Last Day Postal Service

 

Other Information

USS SOLACE was at Pearl Harbor, December 7 1941

USS SOLACE earned the Combat Action Ribbon, the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon, the American Defense Service Medal (with Fleet clasp), the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 7 Battle stars and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Named for the word meaning comfort or consolation in a time of distress.

Two ships of the US Navy have borne the name SOLACE - USS Solace AH-2 and USS Solace AH-5.

 

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