STRATFORD AP 41
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.
- Stratford Class Transport
- LAKE GREENWOOD (Commercial Service) Owned by the United States Shipping Board (USSB) Emergency Fleet Corporation
- CATHERINE (Commercial Service) Sold 1920 to the A. H. Bull Steamship Co., New York, N.Y. and renamed
- USS STRATFORD AP-41 Acquired by U.S. Navy July 31 1941, renamed and designated Cargo Ship AK-45
- CATHERINE (Commercial Service) Returned to the A. H. Bull Steamship Co., New York and name reverted
- GRANTON GLEN (Commercial Service) Sold 1948 to the Culliford Shipping Co., London, England and renamed
- ANNE de BRETAGNE (Commercial Service) Sold 1951 to Soc. Franco Belge de Commerce and d'Armement, Marseilles, France and renamed
Keel Laid 1917 for the British Controller of Shipping as WAR MIST
Requisitioned by the USSB 1917 and renamed LAKE GREENWOOD
Launched 28 May 1918
Official Number: 216616
Commissioned as Transport (AP) August 25 1941
Decommissioned April 17 1946
Returned to War Shipping Administration April 17 1946
Struck from Naval Register May 1 1946
Sold 1954 to Cia Marit Intercontinentale and Commerciale of Marseille
Sold 1956 to the Italian Shipbreakers Vado Ligure, LaSpezia, Italy for scrap
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- Covers Page 1 (1941-46)
Postmarks
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1941-09-20 |
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First Day of Postal Service, Cachet by Dr. S. E. Hutnick
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1941-09-20 |
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First Day of Postal Service, Cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson
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1946-04-06
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Note:
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1943-08-28 |
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Censored sailor's mail
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1946-04-06
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Other Information
STRATFORD earned the American Defense Service Medal (with Fleet clasp), the American Campaign Medal, the Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (w/ 1 Battle star), the World War II Victory Medal and the Philippines Liberation Medal during her Naval career.
NAMESAKE - An estate in Westmoreland County, Va.; the birthplace of Robert E. Lee.
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