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	Launched February 13 1943<br/>		Launched February 13 1943<br/>
	Renamed March 17 1943<br/><br/>		Renamed March 17 1943<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS LEEDSTOWN APA-56'''<br/>		<li>'''USS LEEDSTOWN APA-56'''</li>
	Commissioned July 16 1943 - Decommissioned March 7 1946~~<br/>~~<br/>		Commissioned July 16 1943 - Decommissioned March 7 1946<br/>
	Struck from Naval Register (Date unknown)<br/>		Struck from Naval Register (Date unknown)<br/>
	Returned to Maritime Commission for disposal July 1 1946<br/><br/>		Returned to Maritime Commission for disposal July 1 1946<br/><br/>
	<li>'''SS MINUTE MAN''' (Commercial Service)<br/>		<li>'''MINUTE MAN''' (Commercial Service)</li>
	Sold 1947 to Shepard Steamship Co. and renamed<br/><br/>		Sold 1947 to Shepard Steamship Co. and renamed<br/><br/>
	<li>'''SS EXILONA''' (Commercial Service)<br/>		<li>'''EXILONA''' (Commercial Service)</li>
	Resold (Date unknown) to American Export-Isbrandtsen Lines and renamed<br/><br/>		Resold (Date unknown) to American Export-Isbrandtsen Lines and renamed<br/><br/>
	Sold April 1970 for scrap		Sold April 1970 for scrap
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	</table>		</table>
	<p> </p>		<p> </p>

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

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	Struck from Naval Register (Date unknown)<br/>		Struck from Naval Register (Date unknown)<br/>
	Returned to Maritime Commission for disposal July 1 1946<br/><br/>		Returned to Maritime Commission for disposal July 1 1946<br/><br/>
	<li>'''MINUTE MAN''' (Commercial Service)<br/>		<li>'''SS MINUTE MAN''' (Commercial Service)<br/>
	Sold 1947 to Shepard Steamship Co. and renamed<br/><br/>		Sold 1947 to Shepard Steamship Co. and renamed<br/><br/>
	<li>'''EXILONA'''<br/>		<li>'''SS EXILONA''' (Commercial Service)<br/>
	Resold (Date unknown) to American Export-Isbrandtsen Lines and renamed<br/><br/>		Resold (Date unknown) to American Export-Isbrandtsen Lines and renamed<br/><br/>
	Sold April 1970 for scrap		Sold April 1970 for scrap

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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.
<table width="90%">
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<ol>Windsor Class Attack Transport<br/>
Keel Laid August 26 1942 as EXCHEQUER<br/>
Assigned to U.S. Navy August 26 1942 as WOOD AP-101<br/>
Reclassified Attack Transport (APA) February 1 1943<br/>
Launched February 13 1943<br/>
Renamed March 17 1943<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS LEEDSTOWN APA-56'''<br/>
Commissioned July 16 1943 - Decommissioned March 7 1946<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register (Date unknown)<br/>
Returned to Maritime Commission for disposal July 1 1946<br/><br/>
<li>'''MINUTE MAN''' (Commercial Service)<br/>
Sold 1947 to Shepard Steamship Co. and renamed<br/><br/>
<li>'''EXILONA'''<br/>
Resold (Date unknown) to American Export-Isbrandtsen Lines and renamed<br/><br/>
Sold April 1970 for scrap
</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 LEEDSTOWN APA-56_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/>2z
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1946-01-15
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett leedstown apa56 19460115 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett leedstown apa56 19460115.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/>9efu
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1945-11-23
<br/>to<br/>
1945-11-29
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett leedstown apa56 19451123 pm.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett leedstown apa56 19451123.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Mark from back of cover


<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
LEEDSTOWN was awarded 6 battle stars for World War II service<br/><br/>
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (6) - World War II Victory Medal - Philippines Liberation Medal (2)<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - A city in Westmoreland County, Va., noted for the Leedstown Resolutions, which were drawn up by Richard Henry Lee during the Stamp Act crisis. The resolutions signed by 150 citizens, represented the first public defiance of the Stamp Act. Its principles were later embodied in the Declaration of Independence




<p> </p>
<hr/>
<p> </p>
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.
<p> </p>
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LEEDSTOWN APA 56 - Revision history

NCMSysop at 14:43, 3 August 2024

NCMSysop: updated ship names section

JonBurdett: added 1 cover