HANOVER APA 116 - Revision history

GregCiesielski: updated the page and added 1 postmark/cover

2026-02-19T17:31:03Z

updated the page and added 1 postmark/cover

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	<ol>Bayfield Class Attack Transport<br/>		<ol>Bayfield Class Attack Transport<br/>
	Keel Laid (Date unknown) ~~as Maritime Commission type (C3~~-~~S-A2) hull<br/>~~		Keel Laid (Date unknown) - Launched 18 August 1944<br/>
	Launched August 18 1944<br/>		Acquired by US Navy 31 March 1945<br/><br/>
	Acquired by ~~U.S.~~ Navy March 31 1945<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS HANOVER APA-116'''<br/>		<li>'''USS HANOVER APA-116'''<br/>
	Commissioned March 31 1945 - Decommissioned May 11 1946<br/>		Commissioned 31 March 1945 - Decommissioned 11 May 1946<br/>
	Returned to Maritime Commission May 12 1946<br/>		Returned to Maritime Commission 12 May 1946<br/>
	Struck from Naval Register (Date unknown)<br/><br/>		Struck from Naval Register (Date unknown)<br/><br/>
	<li>'''HAWAIIAN WHOLESALER''' (Commercial Service)<br/>		<li>'''HAWAIIAN WHOLESALER''' (Commercial Service)<br/>
	Sold 1947 to Matson Navigation Co. and renamed. Ship 'official number' is 252633~~<br/>~~<br/>		Sold 1947 to Matson Navigation Co. and renamed. Ship 'official number' is 252633<br/>
	<li>'''VENTURA (#3)''' (Commercial Service)<br/>		<li>'''VENTURA (#3)''' (Commercial Service)<br/>
	Transferred 1961 to Oceanic Steamship Co, a Matson subsidiary, and renamed~~<br/>~~<br/>		Transferred 1961 to Oceanic Steamship Co, a Matson subsidiary, and renamed<br/>
	<li>'''VENTURA''' (Commercial Service)<br/>		<li>'''VENTURA''' (Commercial Service)<br/>
	Sold, 21 January 1971, to Pacific Far East Lines, name retained~~<br/>~~<br/>		Sold, 21 January 1971, to Pacific Far East Lines, name retained<br/>
	<li>'''ENTU''' (Commercial Service)<br/>		<li>'''ENTU''' (Commercial Service)<br/>
	Sold, 6 April 1972, to Excelsior Marine Corp. and renamed~~<br/>~~<br/>		Sold, 6 April 1972, to Excelsior Marine Corp. and renamed<br/>
	Sold for scrap to Taiwan in 1972		Sold for scrap to Taiwan in 1972
	</ol></td>		</ol></td>
	<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">		<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">
	<!-- [[Image:~~Name_Number_Crest~~.jpg\|thumb\|center\|~~125px~~]] -->		<!-- [[Image:Hanover_APA116_Crest.jpg\|thumb\|center\|150px]] -->
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	range for covers on that page.		range for covers on that page.
	<ol>		<ol>
	<li>[[HANOVER APA-116_Covers_Page_1 \| Covers Page 1 ]]     (1945-46)</li>		<li>[[HANOVER APA-116_Covers_Page_1 \| USS Hanover APA-116 Covers Page 1]]     (1945-1946)</li>
	</ol>		</ol>
	<p> </p>		<p> </p>
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	Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text		Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
	</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	~~Date From<br/>to~~<br/>Date To</th>		Postmark<br/>Date</th>
	<th align="center" width="~~320~~">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>		<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
	<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>		<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Cover Image</th>
	</tr></table>		</tr></table>

	<!-- ============== -->		<!-- ============== -->
	<!-- POSTMARK ENTRY -->		<!-- 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/>~~2(n)		Locy Type 2(n)
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	1945-12-19		1945-12-19
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:JonBurdett hanover apa116 19451219 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett hanover apa116 19451219 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
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	<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->		<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->

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	<!-- POSTMARK ENTRY -->		<!-- 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/>~~2z		Locy Type 2z
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	1945-04-23		1945-04-23
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	<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->		<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->

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	<!-- POSTMARK ENTRY -->		<!-- POSTMARK ENTRY -->
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	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	1946-05-07		1946-05-07
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:JonBurdett hanover apa116 19460507 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett hanover apa116 19460507 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
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	<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->		<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
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			<!-- POSTMARK ENTRY -->
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			<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
			<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
			Locy Type<br/>LDPS 2(n)
			</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
			1946-05-08
			</td><td align="center" width="350">
			[[Image:GregCiesielski_Hanover_APA116_19460508_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
			</td><td align="center" width="120">
			[[Image:GregCiesielski_Hanover_APA116_19460508_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
			</td></tr></table>
			Last Day of Postal Service, according to the USCS Postmark Catalog, is 9 May 1946. Is this cover early or is the catalog incorrect?<br/>From the Bob Govern collection.
			<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
	<p> </p>		<p> </p>
	<h3>Other Information</h3>		<h3>Other Information</h3>
	~~Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>~~		USS HANOVER earned the China Service Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, the World War II Victory Medal and the Navy Occupation Service Medal (w/ Asia clasp) during her Naval service.<br/><br/>
	China Service Medal ~~(extended) -~~ American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (~~with~~ Asia clasp)<br/><br/>		'''NAMESAKE''' - A county in Virginia.<br/><br/>
	'''NAMESAKE''' - A county in Virginia		The ships sponsor was Mrs. Stanley M. Bebler.

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NCMSysop: updated ship names section

2024-06-20T14:38:00Z

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	<li>'''USS HANOVER APA-116'''<br/>		<li>'''USS HANOVER APA-116'''<br/>
	Commissioned March 31 1945 - Decommissioned May 11 1946<br/>		Commissioned March 31 1945 - Decommissioned May 11 1946<br/>
	Returned to Maritime Commission May 12 1946~~<br/>~~<br/>		Returned to Maritime Commission May 12 1946<br/>
	Struck from Naval Register (Date unknown)<br/><br/>		Struck from Naval Register (Date unknown)<br/><br/>
	<li>'''HAWAIIAN WHOLESALER''' (Commercial Service)<br/>		<li>'''HAWAIIAN WHOLESALER''' (Commercial Service)<br/>
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	<p> </p>		<p> </p>
			<h5>Conflicting History Data</h5>
	There is considerable confusion regarding the ship's naming history.<br/>		There is considerable confusion regarding the ship's naming history.<br/>
	<ul>		<ul>
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	TODD was bought by Oceanic Steamship in 1947 and named VENTURA (#2) before being sold to Sea Land in 1961 and renamed CHATHAM.		TODD was bought by Oceanic Steamship in 1947 and named VENTURA (#2) before being sold to Sea Land in 1961 and renamed CHATHAM.
	The TODD / VENTURA #2 / CHATHAM merchant vessel official number is 252493</li>		The TODD / VENTURA #2 / CHATHAM merchant vessel official number is 252493</li>
	</~~ol>~~		</ul>
	~~</td></tr>~~
	~~</table~~>
	<p> </p>		<p> </p>

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2024-02-07T16:36:54Z

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 China Service Medal (extended) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)<br/><br/>
 '''NAMESAKE''' - A county in Virginia
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NCMSysop: added notes on history documentation

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 China Service Medal (extended) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)<br/><br/>
 '''NAMESAKE''' - A county in Virginia
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NCMSysop: updated ship names section

2024-02-06T19:22:52Z

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	Struck from Naval Register (Date unknown)<br/><br/>		Struck from Naval Register (Date unknown)<br/><br/>
	<li>'''HAWAIIAN WHOLESALER''' (Commercial Service)<br/>		<li>'''HAWAIIAN WHOLESALER''' (Commercial Service)<br/>
	Sold 1947 to Matson Navigation Co. and renamed<br/><br/>		Sold 1947 to Matson Navigation Co. and renamed. Ship 'official number' is 252633<br/><br/>
			<li>'''VENTURA (#3)''' (Commercial Service)<br/>
			Transferred 1961 to Oceanic Steamship Co, a Matson subsidiary, and renamed<br/><br/>
	<li>'''VENTURA''' (Commercial Service)<br/>		<li>'''VENTURA''' (Commercial Service)<br/>
	~~Renamed 1961 while assigned~~ to ~~Oceanic Steamship Co~~, ~~a Matson subsidiary~~<br/><br/>		Sold, 21 January 1971, to Pacific Far East Lines, name retained<br/><br/>
	~~Scrapped~~ 1972		<li>'''ENTU''' (Commercial Service)<br/>
			Sold, 6 April 1972, to Excelsior Marine Corp. and renamed<br/><br/>
			Sold for scrap to Taiwan in 1972
	</ol></td>		</ol></td>
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NCMSysop: updated ship names section

2024-02-06T16:34:33Z

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	Returned to Maritime Commission May 12 1946<br/><br/>		Returned to Maritime Commission May 12 1946<br/><br/>
	Struck from Naval Register (Date unknown)<br/><br/>		Struck from Naval Register (Date unknown)<br/><br/>
	<li>'''HAWAIIAN WHOLESALER'''<br/>		<li>'''HAWAIIAN WHOLESALER''' (Commercial Service)<br/>
	Sold 1947 to Matson Navigation Co. and renamed<br/><br/>		Sold 1947 to Matson Navigation Co. and renamed<br/><br/>
	<li>'''VENTURA'''<br/>		<li>'''VENTURA''' (Commercial Service)<br/>
	Renamed 1961 while assigned to Oceanic Steamship Co, a Matson subsidiary<br/><br/>		Renamed 1961 while assigned to Oceanic Steamship Co, a Matson subsidiary<br/><br/>
	Scrapped 1972		Scrapped 1972

JohnG3938 at 20:37, 24 May 2018

2018-05-24T20:37:16Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 20:37, 24 May 2018
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	<!-- ============== -->		<!-- ============== -->
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	Locy Type<br/>2z		Locy Type<br/>2z
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	1945-12-09		1945-04-23
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:~~JonBurdett hanover apa116 19451209 pm~~.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:JohnGermann_Hanover_APA116_19450423_1a_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
	[[Image:~~JonBurdett hanover apa116 19451209~~.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]		[[Image:JohnGermann_Hanover_APA116_19450423_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
	</td></tr></table>		</td></tr></table>
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	<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->		<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->

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	<!-- POSTMARK ENTRY -->		<!-- POSTMARK ENTRY -->

JonBurdett: added 2 covers

2012-02-02T06:02:10Z

added 2 covers

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>Bayfield Class Attack Transport<br/>
Keel Laid (Date unknown) as Maritime Commission type (C3-S-A2) hull<br/>
Launched August 18 1944<br/>
Acquired by U.S. Navy March 31 1945<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS HANOVER APA-116'''<br/>
Commissioned March 31 1945 - Decommissioned May 11 1946<br/>
Returned to Maritime Commission May 12 1946<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register (Date unknown)<br/><br/>
<li>'''HAWAIIAN WHOLESALER'''<br/>
Sold 1947 to Matson Navigation Co. and renamed<br/><br/>
<li>'''VENTURA'''<br/>
Renamed 1961 while assigned to Oceanic Steamship Co, a Matson subsidiary<br/><br/>
Scrapped 1972
</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>[[HANOVER APA-116_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1 ]]     (1945-46)</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 name and/or commissioning period. 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/>2(n)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1945-12-19
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett hanover apa116 19451219 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett hanover apa116 19451219.JPG|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Note:




<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">
1945-12-09
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett hanover apa116 19451209 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett hanover apa116 19451209.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Note:




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>9ef(nu)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1946-05-07
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett hanover apa116 19460507 pm.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett hanover apa116 19460507.JPG|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Note:


<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>
China Service Medal (extended) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - A county in Virginia




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