DOROTHEA L DIX AP 67 - Revision history

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	Keel Laid (Date unknown) as Maritime Commission type (C3-E) hull<br/>		Keel Laid (Date unknown) as Maritime Commission type (C3-E) hull<br/>
	Launched June 22 1940 as SS EXEMPLAR<br/><br/>		Launched June 22 1940 as SS EXEMPLAR<br/><br/>
	<li>'''SS EXEMPLAR''' (Commercial Service)<br/>		<li>'''EXEMPLAR''' (Commercial Service)</li>
	Placed In Service August 1 1940 by American Export Lines<br/>		Placed In Service August 1 1940 by American Export Lines<br/>
	Purchased by War Shipping Administration, leased to Great Britain April 19 1941<br/><br/>		Purchased by War Shipping Administration, leased to Great Britain April 19 1941<br/><br/>
	<li>'''HMS EMPIRE WIDGEON''' (British Naval Service)<br/>		<li>'''HMS EMPIRE WIDGEON''' (British Naval Service)</li>
	Placed In Service as British Ministry of War Transport and renamed<br/>		Placed In Service as British Ministry of War Transport and renamed<br/>
	Returned to War Shipping Administration April 17 1942<br/>		Returned to War Shipping Administration April 17 1942<br/>
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	Acquired by War Department August 14 1942<br/>		Acquired by War Department August 14 1942<br/>
	Acquired by U.S. Navy September 13 1942<br/><br/>		Acquired by U.S. Navy September 13 1942<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS DOROTHEA L. DIX AP-67'''<br/>		<li>'''USS DOROTHEA L. DIX AP-67'''</li>
	Commissioned September 17 1942 - Decommissioned April 24 1946~~<br/>~~<br/>		Commissioned September 17 1942 - Decommissioned April 24 1946<br/>
	Struck from the Naval Register (Date unknown)<br/><br/>		Struck from the Naval Register (Date unknown)<br/><br/>
	<li>'''SS EXEMPLAR''' (Commercial Service)<br/>		<li>'''EXEMPLAR''' (Commercial Service)</li>
	Returned to owner American Export Lines name restored<br/><br/>		Returned to owner American Export Lines name restored<br/><br/>
	Sold December 13 1968 to Aguilar y Peria ,S.L., Spain for scrap		Sold December 13 1968 to Aguilar y Peria, S.L., Spain for scrap
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	<ol>Dorothea L. Dix Class Transport<br/>		<ol>Dorothea L. Dix Class Transport<br/>
	Keel Laid (Date unknown) as Maritime Commission type (C3-E) hull<br/>		Keel Laid (Date unknown) as Maritime Commission type (C3-E) hull<br/>
	Launched June 22 1940 as EXEMPLAR<br/>		Launched June 22 1940 as SS EXEMPLAR<br/><br/>
			<li>'''SS EXEMPLAR''' (Commercial Service)<br/>
	Placed In Service August 1 1940 by American Export Lines<br/>		Placed In Service August 1 1940 by American Export Lines<br/>
	Purchased by War Shipping Administration, leased to Great Britain April 19 1941<br/><br/>		Purchased by War Shipping Administration, leased to Great Britain April 19 1941<br/><br/>
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	Commissioned September 17 1942 - Decommissioned April 24 1946<br/><br/>		Commissioned September 17 1942 - Decommissioned April 24 1946<br/><br/>
	Struck from the Naval Register (Date unknown)<br/><br/>		Struck from the Naval Register (Date unknown)<br/><br/>
	<li>'''EXEMPLAR'''<br/>		<li>'''SS EXEMPLAR''' (Commercial Service)<br/>
	Returned to owner American Export Lines name restored<br/><br/>		Returned to owner American Export Lines name restored<br/><br/>
	Sold December 13 1968 to Aguilar y Peria ,S.L., Spain for scrap		Sold December 13 1968 to Aguilar y Peria ,S.L., Spain for scrap

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			1946-03-31
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added 1 cover

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<h3>Ship Name and Designation History</h3>
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during
its lifetime.
The list is in chronological order.
<ol>Dorothea L. Dix Class Transport 
Keel Laid (Date unknown) as Maritime Commission type (C3-E) hull 
Launched June 22 1940 as EXEMPLAR 
Placed In Service August 1 1940 by American Export Lines 
Purchased by War Shipping Administration, leased to Great Britain April 19 1941 
<li>'''HMS EMPIRE WIDGEON''' (British Naval Service) 
Placed In Service as British Ministry of War Transport and renamed 
Returned to War Shipping Administration April 17 1942 
Leased to American Export Lines 
Purchased by American Export Lines May 9 1942 
Acquired by War Department August 14 1942 
Acquired by U.S. Navy September 13 1942 
<li>'''USS DOROTHEA L. DIX AP-67''' 
Commissioned September 17 1942 - Decommissioned April 24 1946 
Struck from the Naval Register (Date unknown) 
<li>'''EXEMPLAR''' 
Returned to owner American Export Lines name restored 
Sold December 13 1968 to Aguilar y Peria ,S.L., Spain for scrap
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<li>[[USS DOROTHEA L. DIX AP-67_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1 ]]     (1944)</li>
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Locy Type 3z (BTB)
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1944-06-23
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[[Image:JonBurdett dorothealdix ap67 19440623 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
Earned 5 Battle Stars (WWII) *
North African occupation, Algeria-Morocco landings, November 1942 *
Sicilian occupation, July 1943 *
Invasion of Normandy, June 1944 *
Invasion of Southern France, August 1944 *
Okinawa Gunto operation, Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, May 1945 
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons... American Campaign Medal Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (4)
 Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) World War II Victory Medal Philippines Liberation Medal 
'''NAMESAKE''' - Dorothea Lynde Dix (April 4 1802 - July 17 1887) 
Dix taught school as a young woman. In 1841 she began her well-known efforts to secure humane treatment of the mentally ill, instituting many reforms and advocating State care which later became a reality. She was superintendent of women nurses during the Civil War and continued her humanitarian work until her death July 17 1887



 
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