CRESCENT CITY APA 21

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.

USS CRESCENT CITY AP-40
Commissioned November 10 1941
USS CRESCENT CITY APA-21
Reclassified Attack Transport (APA) February 10 1943
Decommissioned April 30 1948
Transferred to the Maritime Commission September 1946

Struck from Naval Register October 1 1958
TS GOLDEN BEAR II
Loaned to California Maritime Academy May 1971 and renamed
Returned to Maritime Administration 1995
Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet
ARTSHIP
Custody transferred to Artship Foundation August 1999 and renamed

Sold February 2004 for possible scrapping

Naval Covers

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Covers Page 1 (1941-47)

Postmarks

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

Post office established December 1 1941 - Disestablished November 25 1947

Locy Type
FDPS 3 Dec 1, 1941

1941-12-01

As AP-40
First Day of Postal Service

Locy Type
FDPS 3z

"FIRST /
DAY"

1941-12-01

As AP-40
First Day Postal Service

Locy Type
2(n)

1947-06-23

As APA-21

Locy Type
3z (BBT)

1944-03-01

As APA-21

Locy Type
Pz

"NAVY / "

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. C-85

1941-12-13

As AP-40
Add-on cachet by - Bruce D. Liddell

Other Information

CRESCENT CITY earned 10 Battle Stars for WWII service
* Guadalcanal-Tulagi Landings
August 7-9 1942
* Capture and defense of Guadalcanal
November 12 1943
* Guadalcanal (Third Savo)
November 12-15 1943
* Consolidation of Solomon Islands
Consolidation of southern Solomons, February 17 and May 18 1943
* Bismarck Archipelago operation
Admiralty Island landings, April 11-12 1944
* Treasury-Bouganinville operation
Treasury Island landing, 1 and 18 November 1943
* Marianas operation
Capture and occupation of Guam, July 21-25 1944
* Western Caroline Islands operation
Capture and occupation of southern Palau Islands, September 8 to October 14 1944
* Leyte operation
Leyte landings, October 16-27 and November 14 1944
* Okinawa Gunto operation
Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, April 6 to June 30 1945

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Navy Unit Commendation - China Service Medal - American Defense Service Medal (with Fleet clasp) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (10) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - Philippines Liberation Medal (1)

NAMESAKE - A popular nickname for the city of New Orleans, Louisiana

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