THOMAS JEFFERSON APA 30

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.

President Jackson Class Transport
Keel Laid February 5 1940 as Maritime Commission type (C3-A) hull PRESIDENT GARFIELD
Renamed prior to launching
Launched November 20 1940
Acquired by U.S. Navy May 1 1942


1. USS THOMAS JEFFERSON AP-60
   Commissioned August 31 1942
   
   
2. USS THOMAS JEFFERSON APA-30
   Reclassified Attack Transport (APA) February 1 1943
   Assigned to MSTS October 31 1949
   Decommissioned July 18 1955
   
   Struck from Naval Register October 1 1958
   Transferred to Maritime Commission October 1 1958
   Sold March 1 1973 to Zidell Exploration Inc. for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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1. Thomas Jefferson Covers Page 1    (1944-1947)

 

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

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1947-11-14

As APA-30
Cover addressed to C.E. Moore, possible cover creator.

 

Locy Type 2# (Br. #15851)

1946-04-10

As APA-30

 

Locy Type 3z (BTT)

1944-09-07

As APA-30
Censored wartime (WWII) use

 

Locy Type F USCS Catalog Illustration T-14c

1947-01-24

As APA-30
Cachet by B. Saunders Bullard

 

Other Information

THOMAS JEFFERSON received six battle stars for her World War II service and four battle stars for her Korean War service.

NAMESAKE - Named for Thomas Jefferson 3rd President of The United States

 

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