DUTCHESS APA 98 - Revision history

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	Keel Laid (date unknown) as a MC type (C3-S-A1) hull<br/>		Keel Laid (date unknown) as a MC type (C3-S-A1) hull<br/>
	Launched August 26 1944<br/><br/>		Launched August 26 1944<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS DUTCHESS APA-98'''<br/>		<li>'''USS DUTCHESS APA-98'''</li>
	Commissioned November 4 1944 - Decommissioned April 4 1946<br/>		Commissioned November 4 1944 - Decommissioned April 4 1946<br/>
	Returned April 5 1946 to War Shipping Administration for disposal~~<br/>~~<br/>		Returned April 5 1946 to War Shipping Administration for disposal<br/>
	Struck from Naval Register April 14 1946<br/><br/>		Struck from Naval Register April 14 1946<br/><br/>
	<li>'''SS EXCALIBUR''' (Commercial Service)<br/>		<li>'''EXCALIBUR''' (Commercial Service)</li>
	Sold September 22 1948 to American Export Lines and renamed<br/><br/>		Sold September 22 1948 to American Export Lines and renamed<br/><br/>
	<li>'''SS ORIENTAL JADE''' (~~Liberian Registry~~)<br/>		<li>'''ORIENTAL JADE''' (Commercial Service)</li>
	Sold September 17 1965 to C.Y. Tung (Hong Kong) and renamed<br/><br/>		Sold September 17 1965 to C.Y. Tung (Hong Kong) and renamed<br/><br/>
	Scrapped 1974		Scrapped 1974
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	</tr>		</tr>
	</table>		</table>
	<p> </p>		<p> </p>

	<h3>Naval Covers</h3>		<h3>Naval Covers</h3>

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	Returned April 5 1946 to War Shipping Administration for disposal<br/><br/>		Returned April 5 1946 to War Shipping Administration for disposal<br/><br/>
	Struck from Naval Register April 14 1946<br/><br/>		Struck from Naval Register April 14 1946<br/><br/>
	<li>'''EXCALIBUR''' (Commercial Service)<br/>		<li>'''SS EXCALIBUR''' (Commercial Service)<br/>
	Sold September 22 1948 to American Export Lines and renamed<br/><br/>		Sold September 22 1948 to American Export Lines and renamed<br/><br/>
	<li>'''ORIENTAL JADE''' (Liberian ~~flag~~)<br/>		<li>'''SS ORIENTAL JADE''' (Liberian Registry)<br/>
	Sold September 17 1965 to C.Y. Tung (Hong Kong) and renamed<br/><br/>		Sold September 17 1965 to C.Y. Tung (Hong Kong) and renamed<br/><br/>
	Scrapped 1974		Scrapped 1974

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	Launched August 26 1944<br/><br/>		Launched August 26 1944<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS DUTCHESS APA-98'''<br/>		<li>'''USS DUTCHESS APA-98'''<br/>
	Commissioned November 4 1944 - Decommissioned April 4 1946~~<br/><br/>~~		Commissioned November 4 1944 - Decommissioned April 4 1946<br/>
	~~Struck from Naval Register (Date unknown)~~<br/>
	Returned April 5 1946 to War Shipping Administration for disposal<br/><br/>		Returned April 5 1946 to War Shipping Administration for disposal<br/><br/>
			Struck from Naval Register April 14 1946<br/><br/>
	<li>'''EXCALIBUR''' (Commercial Service)<br/>		<li>'''EXCALIBUR''' (Commercial Service)<br/>
	Sold to American Export~~-Isbrandtsen~~ Lines ~~1948~~ and renamed<br/><br/>		Sold September 22 1948 to American Export Lines and renamed<br/><br/>
	<li>'''ORIENTAL JADE'''<br/>		<li>'''ORIENTAL JADE''' (Liberian flag)<br/>
	Sold ~~(Date unknown)~~ to C.Y. Tung (Hong Kong) and renamed<br/><br/>		Sold September 17 1965 to C.Y. Tung (Hong Kong) and renamed<br/><br/>
	Scrapped 1974		Scrapped 1974
	</ol></td>		</ol></td>
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	range for covers on that page.		range for covers on that page.
	<ol>		<ol>
	<li>[[USS DUTCHESS APA-98_Covers_Page_1 \| Covers Page 1 ]]     (1945)</li>		<li>[[USS DUTCHESS APA-98_Covers_Page_1 \| Covers Page 1 ]]     (1945-46)</li>
	</ol>		</ol>
	<p> </p>		<p> </p>
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	</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>		Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>
	<th align="center" width="~~320~~">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>		<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
	<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>		<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
	</tr></table>		</tr></table>

			<!-- ********************************************** -->
			<!-- Postmarks from 1st Post Office Period -->
			<!-- ********************************************** -->
			<hr/>
			<h4>Post Office Established October 20 1944 - Disestablished February 26 1946</h4>

	<!-- ============== -->		<!-- ============== -->
	<!-- Type 2z -->		<!-- Type 2z -->
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	<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">		<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
	<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">		<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
	Locy Type<br/>2z		Locy Type<br/>2z
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	1945-06-09		1945-06-09
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:JonBurdett dutchess apa98 ~~19450609~~ pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett dutchess apa98 19450609r pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
	[[Image:JonBurdett dutchess apa98 19450609.JPG\|thumb\|center\|100px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett dutchess apa98 19450609.JPG\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
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	<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->		<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
	<!-- ============== -->		<!-- ============== -->
	<!-- Type ~~LDPS~~ 2z -->		<!-- Type 2z -->
	<!-- ============== -->		<!-- ============== -->
	<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">		<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
	<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">		<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
	Locy Type<br/>~~LDPS~~ 2z		Locy Type<br/>2z (used after POD)
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	1946-04-03		1946-03-01
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:~~GregCiesielski_Dutchess_APA98_19460403_1_Postmark~~.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett dutchess apa98 19460301 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
	[[Image:~~GregCiesielski_Dutchess_APA98_19460403_1_Front~~.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett dutchess apa98 19460301.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
	</td></tr></table>		</td></tr></table>
	~~Last Day of Postal Service~~		Note:
	<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->		<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
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	<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">		<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
	<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">		<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
	Locy Type<br/>LDPS 2z		Locy Type<br/>LDPS 2z April 3, 1946
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	1946-04-03		1946-04-03
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:~~GregCiesielski_Dutchess_APA98_19460403_1_RetAdd~~.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Dutchess_APA98_19460403_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
	[[Image:GregCiesielski_Dutchess_APA98_19460403_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Dutchess_APA98_19460403_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
	</td></tr></table>		</td></tr></table>
	~~Close-up view~~ of ~~the ship's return address.~~		Last Day of Postal Service
	<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->		<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->

	<p> </p>		<p> </p>
	<h3>Other Information</h3>		<h3>Other Information</h3>
			DUTCHESS earned one Battle Star for World War II service<br/>*
			'''Okinawa Gunto operation'''<br/>
			Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, May 1-8 1945<br/><br/>
	Awards, Citations, and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>		Awards, Citations, and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>
	American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1 star) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - Philippines Liberation Medal.<br/><br/>		American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1 star) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - Philippines Liberation Medal.<br/><br/>

JonBurdett: added 1 cover

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New page

<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.
<table width="90%">
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<ol>Windsor Class Attack Transport<br/>
Keel Laid (date unknown) as a MC type (C3-S-A1) hull<br/>
Launched August 26 1944<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS DUTCHESS APA-98'''<br/>
Commissioned November 4 1944 - Decommissioned April 4 1946<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register (Date unknown)<br/>
Returned April 5 1946 to War Shipping Administration for disposal<br/><br/>
<li>'''EXCALIBUR''' (Commercial Service)<br/>
Sold to American Export-Isbrandtsen Lines 1948 and renamed<br/><br/>
<li>'''ORIENTAL JADE'''<br/>
Sold (Date unknown) to C.Y. Tung (Hong Kong) and renamed<br/><br/>
Scrapped 1974
</ol></td>
<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">

</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p> </p>

<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the
ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each name of the ship (for
example, Bushnell AG-32 / Sumner AGS-5 are different names for the same
ship so there should be one set of pages for Bushnell and one set for Sumner).
Covers should be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).

Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't
take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date
range for covers on that page.
<ol>
<li>[[USS DUTCHESS APA-98_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1 ]]     (1945)</li>
</ol>
<p> </p>

<h3>Postmarks</h3>
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a
separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry
in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Within each set,
the postmarks should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one
postmark has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of earliest
known usage.

A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an
image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN
THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
<br/> <br/>
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.



<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><th align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">
Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>
<th align="center" width="320">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
</tr></table>



<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2z
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1945-06-09
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett dutchess apa98 19450609 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett dutchess apa98 19450609.JPG|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Censored wartime (WWII) use




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>LDPS 2z
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1946-04-03
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Dutchess_APA98_19460403_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Dutchess_APA98_19460403_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Last Day of Postal Service




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>LDPS 2z
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1946-04-03
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Dutchess_APA98_19460403_1_RetAdd.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Dutchess_APA98_19460403_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Close-up view of the ship's return address.

<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
Awards, Citations, and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1 star) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - Philippines Liberation Medal.<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - A county in New York State



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