KLINE APD 120 - Revision history

GregCiesielski at 21:29, 27 August 2026

2026-08-27T21:29:16Z

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	1945-05-08		1945-05-08
	~~<br/>to<br/>~~
	~~1945-05-17~~
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GregCiesielski at 21:28, 27 August 2026

2026-08-27T21:28:48Z

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GregCiesielski: updated the page and added 1 postmark/cover

2026-08-27T21:27:13Z

updated the page and added 1 postmark/cover

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	<ol>Rudderow Class Destroyer Escort<br/>		<ol>Rudderow Class Destroyer Escort<br/>
	Keel Laid May 27 1944 As DE-687<br/>		Keel Laid 27 May 1944 as '''DE-687'''<br/>
	Launched June 27 1944<br/>		Launched 27 June 1944<br/>
	Redesignated Crosley Class High-Speed Transport (APD) July 17 1944<br/><br/>		Redesignated Crosley Class High-Speed Transport (APD) 17 July 1944<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS KLINE APD-120'''<br/>		<li>'''USS KLINE APD-120'''<br/>
	Commissioned October 18 1944 - Decommissioned March 10 1947<br/><br/>		Commissioned 18 October 1944 - Decommissioned 10 March 1947<br/><br/>
	Struck from Naval Register January 15 1966<br/><br/>		Struck from Naval Register 15 January 1966<br/><br/>
	<li>'''ROCS SHOU SHAN PF-37''' (Taiwanese Naval Service)<br/>		<li>'''ROCS SHOU SHAN PF-37''' (Taiwanese Naval Service)<br/>
	Sold to the Republic of China January 22 1966		Sold to the Republic of China 22 January 1966
	Pennant number changes occurred twice (893) and (837)<br/>		Pennant number changes occurred twice (893) and (837)<br/>
	Decommissioned and struck from the Republic of China Navy March 16 1997<br/><br/>		Decommissioned and struck from the Republic of China Navy 16 March 1997<br/><br/>
	Sunk by an air-strike exercise October 18 2000		Sunk by an air-strike exercise 18 October 2000
	</ol></td>		</ol></td>
	<td align="center" width="~~220~~" valign="top">		<td align="center" width="175" valign="top">
	<~~!--~~ [[Image:~~Name_Number_Crest~~.jpg\|thumb\|center\|~~125px~~]] ~~-->~~		[[Image:Kline_1_Crest.jpg\|thumb\|center\|150px]]
			<td align="center" width="175" valign="top">
			[[Image:Kline_2_Crest.jpg\|thumb\|center\|150px]]
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	<ol>		<ol>
	<li>[[USS KLINE APD-120_Covers_Page_1 \| Covers Page 1 ]]     (1945)</li>		<li>[[USS KLINE APD-120_Covers_Page_1 \| USS Kline APD-120 Covers Page 1]]     (1945)</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="350">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>

	<!-- ============== -->		<!-- ============== -->
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	<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">		<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
	Locy Type~~<br/>~~2z		Locy Type 2z
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	1945-12-10		1945-12-10
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	</td></tr></table>		</td></tr></table>
	~~R/S ships return address~~		Note:
	<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->		<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
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	<!-- Type 2z -->		<!-- Type 9# -->
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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/>~~9#<br/><br/>(Br. #15047)		Locy Type 9#<br/><br/>(Br. #15047)
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	Mark from back of cover		Mark from back of cover
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			<!-- Type 2z -->
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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 2z
			</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
			1946-02-19
			</td><td align="center" width="350">
			[[Image:GregCiesielski_Kline_APD120_19460219_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
			</td><td align="center" width="120">
			[[Image:GregCiesielski_Kline_APD120_19460219_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
			</td></tr></table>
			Last Day of Postal Service. Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Tazewell_G_Nicholson_ \| Tazewell G. Nicholson]]. Courtesy of Bob Govern.
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	<h3>Other Information</h3>		<h3>Other Information</h3>
	USS KLINE earned the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (w/ 3 Battle stars), the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) and two Philippines Liberation Medals during her Naval career.<br/><br/>		USS KLINE earned the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (w/ 3 Battle stars), the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) and two Philippines Liberation Medals during her Naval career.<br/><br/>
	'''NAMESAKE''' - "Stanley Fly Kline was born 15 November 1901 in Graterford, Pa., and enlisted in the U.S. Naval Reserve 2 February 1927. He began active duty 13 July 1942, and was assigned to ~~Britsh~~ warship "HMS HARTLAND", former U.S. Coast Guard cutter "CGC PONTCHARTRAIN", as a member of an antisabotage party.<br/>		'''NAMESAKE''' - "Stanley Fly Kline was born 15 November 1901 in Graterford, Pa., and enlisted in the U.S. Naval Reserve 2 February 1927. He began active duty 13 July 1942, and was assigned to British warship "HMS HARTLAND", former U.S. Coast Guard cutter "CGC PONTCHARTRAIN", as a member of an antisabotage party.<br/>
	On November 8, as HMS HARTLAND entered Oran Harbor, Algeria, the ship came under heavy fire from enemy ships and shore batteries. When a shell exploded in a compartment occupied by the boarding party, the survivors found themselves trapped by fire and fumes. Kline, crawling through a small overhead hatch and worming his way along the deck under a hail of shells and machine gun fire, opened a large hatch and assisted 42 men to safety. He then turned to loading ammunition clips for an automatic rifle and continued his heroic conduct with complete disregard of his own safety until killed by a shell explosion. Kline was posthumously awarded the Silver Star Medal for his conspicuous gallantry." {DANFS}		On November 8, as HMS HARTLAND entered Oran Harbor, Algeria, the ship came under heavy fire from enemy ships and shore batteries. When a shell exploded in a compartment occupied by the boarding party, the survivors found themselves trapped by fire and fumes. Kline, crawling through a small overhead hatch and worming his way along the deck under a hail of shells and machine gun fire, opened a large hatch and assisted 42 men to safety. He then turned to loading ammunition clips for an automatic rifle and continued his heroic conduct with complete disregard of his own safety until killed by a shell explosion. Kline was posthumously awarded the Silver Star Medal for his conspicuous gallantry." {DANFS}<br/><br/>The ships sponsor was Mrs. Hazel Kline, widow of Stanley Kline.
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JonBurdett: added 1 mark

2016-04-26T20:51:55Z

added 1 mark

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	<ol>		<ol>Rudderow Class Destroyer Escort<br/>
	Rudderow Class Destroyer Escort<br/>		Keel Laid May 27 1944 As DE-687<br/>
	Keel Laid May 27 1944 "DE-687~~" -~~ Launched June 27 1944<br/>		Launched June 27 1944<br/>
	Redesignated a Crosley Class High-Speed Transport July 17 1944<br/><br/>		Redesignated Crosley Class High-Speed Transport (APD) July 17 1944<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS KLINE APD-120'''<br/>Commissioned October 18 1944 - Decommissioned March 10 1947<br/><br/>		<li>'''USS KLINE APD-120'''<br/>
	Struck from ~~the~~ Naval Register January 15 1966<br/><br/>		Commissioned October 18 1944 - Decommissioned March 10 1947<br/><br/>
			Struck from Naval Register January 15 1966<br/><br/>
			<li>'''ROCS SHOU SHAN PF-37''' (Taiwanese Naval Service)<br/>
	Sold to the Republic of China January 22 1966		Sold to the Republic of China January 22 1966
	~~<li>'''ROCS SHOU SHAN PF-37'''<br/>Commissioned January 22 1966<br/>~~
	Pennant number changes occurred twice (893) and (837)<br/>		Pennant number changes occurred twice (893) and (837)<br/>
	Decommissioned and struck from the Republic of China Navy March 16 1997<br/>		Decommissioned and struck from the Republic of China Navy March 16 1997<br/><br/>
	Sunk by an air-strike exercise October 18 2000		Sunk by an air-strike exercise October 18 2000
	</ol></td>		</ol></td>
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	<ol>		<ol>
	<li>~~<!--~~ [[~~PAGE_NAME_Covers_Page_1~~ \| ~~-->~~ Covers Page 1 ~~<!--~~ ]] ~~-->~~    (1945)</li>		<li>[[USS KLINE APD-120_Covers_Page_1 \| Covers Page 1 ]]     (1945)</li>
	</ol>		</ol>
	<p> </p>		<p> </p>
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	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 Commissioning Period -->~~
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	~~<!-- this part is commented out unless / until needed~~
	~~<hr/>~~
	~~<h4>1st Commissioning [start date] to [end date]</h4>~~
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	<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">		<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
	Locy Type 2z		Locy Type<br/>2z
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	1945-12-10		1945-12-10
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:GregCiesielski_Kline_APD120_19451210_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Kline_APD120_19451210_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
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	R/S ships return address		R/S ships return address
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			<!-- Type 2z -->
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			<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
			Locy Type<br/>9#<br/><br/>(Br. #15047)
			</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
			1945-05-08
			<br/>to<br/>
			1945-05-17
			</td><td align="center" width="350">
			[[Image:JonBurdett kline apd120 19450508 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]
			</td><td align="center" width="120">
			[[Image:JonBurdett kline apd120 19450508.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
			</td></tr></table>
			Mark from back of cover
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GregCiesielski: added ship's page and 1 cover

2010-06-23T11:44:38Z

added ship's page and 1 cover

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>
Rudderow Class Destroyer Escort<br/>
Keel Laid May 27 1944 "DE-687" - Launched June 27 1944<br/>
Redesignated a Crosley Class High-Speed Transport July 17 1944<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS KLINE APD-120'''<br/>Commissioned October 18 1944 - Decommissioned March 10 1947<br/><br/>
Struck from the Naval Register January 15 1966<br/><br/>
Sold to the Republic of China January 22 1966
<li>'''ROCS SHOU SHAN PF-37'''<br/>Commissioned January 22 1966<br/>
Pennant number changes occurred twice (893) and (837)<br/>
Decommissioned and struck from the Republic of China Navy March 16 1997<br/>
Sunk by an air-strike exercise October 18 2000
</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> 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 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 2z
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1945-12-10
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Kline_APD120_19451210_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Kline_APD120_19451210_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
R/S ships return address


<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
USS KLINE earned the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (w/ 3 Battle stars), the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) and two Philippines Liberation Medals during her Naval career.<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - "Stanley Fly Kline was born 15 November 1901 in Graterford, Pa., and enlisted in the U.S. Naval Reserve 2 February 1927. He began active duty 13 July 1942, and was assigned to Britsh warship "HMS HARTLAND", former U.S. Coast Guard cutter "CGC PONTCHARTRAIN", as a member of an antisabotage party.<br/>    
On November 8, as HMS HARTLAND entered Oran Harbor, Algeria, the ship came under heavy fire from enemy ships and shore batteries. When a shell exploded in a compartment occupied by the boarding party, the survivors found themselves trapped by fire and fumes. Kline, crawling through a small overhead hatch and worming his way along the deck under a hail of shells and machine gun fire, opened a large hatch and assisted 42 men to safety. He then turned to loading ammunition clips for an automatic rifle and continued his heroic conduct with complete disregard of his own safety until killed by a shell explosion. Kline was posthumously awarded the Silver Star Medal for his conspicuous gallantry." {DANFS}



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