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	~~POSTMARK TYPE~~		Locy Type 7z
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	~~POSTMARK DATE~~		1943-10-27
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GregCiesielski: Created ships page for LAFAYETTE AP-53

2017-12-12T04:29:45Z

Created ships page for LAFAYETTE AP-53

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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.
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Lafayette Class Transport<br/>
Built in 1935 as '''SS Normandie'''<br/>
Acquired by the US Navy, 27 December 1941<br/><br/>
<li>'''LAFAYETTE AP-53'''<br/>Renamed Lafayette and designated Naval Transport (AP-53)<br/>
Severally damaged from fire and capsizing, 9-10 February 1942<br/>
Uprighted, refloated on 8 August 1943, and towed to Brooklyn Naval Shipyard for lay up<br/><br/>
<li>'''LAFAYETTE APV-4'''<br/>Redesignated Transport and Aircraft Ferry (APV-4) 15 September 1943<br/><br/>
Struck from the Naval Register, 11 October 1945<br/>
Transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal<br/>
Final Disposition, sold for scrapping3 October 1946<br/>
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<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     (DATE RANGE)</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.



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Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
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Postmark<br/>Date</th>
<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Cover Image</th>
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POSTMARK TYPE
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POSTMARK DATE
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[[Image:CLOSEUP_IMAGE_NAME|thumb|center|300px]]
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N/A
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Marie Joseph du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, born at Chateau Chavaniac, Auvergne, France, on 6 September 1757, entered the French Army at the age of 14, and six years later left France to assist the American colonists in their fight for independence from Great Britain. His military contributions to the victory of the Americans were climaxed by the final campaign in which his skillful maneuvering played a major part in the defeat of the British at Yorktown.<br/>
Taking the gratitude of the American people with him, he returned to France in 1781 and later aided his own people in the disturbed days of the French Revolution. As commander of France's eastern Army, Lafayette was captured by the Austrians in August 1792. He was imprisoned for five years, and released after Napoleon's rise to power. For the rest of his life he actively participated in movements for liberty and freedom in France and the world. He died in Paris on 20 May 1834.



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If you have images or information to add to this page, then either
[[Contact_Us | contact the Curator]] or edit this page yourself and add it.
See [[Editing_Ship_Pages | Editing Ship Pages]] for detailed information on
editing this page.
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LAFAYETTE APV 4 - Revision history

JohnG3938 at 20:45, 12 December 2017

GregCiesielski: Created ships page for LAFAYETTE AP-53