NOBLE APA 218 - Revision history

GregCiesielski: updated 1 postmark

2026-03-11T20:57:37Z

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	Locy Type F<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. N-17a		Locy Type F<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. N-17a
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	~~1946~~-10-27		1947-07-01
	</td><td align="center" width="350">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:~~JonBurdett noble apa218 19461027 pm~~.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Noble_APA218_19470701_2_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
	[[Image:~~JonBurdett noble apa218 19461027~~.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Noble_APA218_19470701_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
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	Navy Day		Navy Day. From the Bob Govern collection.
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	<br/><hr><h4>SPS ARAGON T.A. 11</h4>		<br/><hr><h4>SPS ARAGON T.A. 11</h4>

GregCiesielski: Added 1 postmark/cover

2026-03-11T20:54:10Z

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	Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Frank_H_Strobel_ \| Frank H. Strobel]]. From the John Young collection.		Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Frank_H_Strobel_ \| Frank H. Strobel]]. From the John Young collection.
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	~~Locy Type<br/>2t(nu)~~
	~~</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">~~
	~~1947-10-27~~
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	~~[[Image:GregCiesielski_Noble_APA218_19471027_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]~~
	~~</td><td align="center" width="120">~~
	~~[[Image:GregCiesielski_Noble_APA218_19471027_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]~~
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	~~Navy Day~~
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	<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">		<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
	Locy Type~~<br/>2t(nu)~~		Locy Type 2z
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	~~1949~~-11-11		1946-02-29
	</td><td align="center" width="350">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:JonBurdett noble apa218 ~~19491111~~ pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett noble apa218 19460229 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
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	[[Image:JonBurdett noble apa218 ~~19491111~~.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett noble apa218 19460229.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
	</td></tr></table>		</td></tr></table>
	~~Armistice Day, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Donald_R_Graf_ \| Donald R. Graf]]~~		Note:
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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<br/>9ef(n+u) (USS)
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	~~1946~~-02-29		1962-04-27
	</td><td align="center" width="350">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:~~JonBurdett noble apa218 19460229 pm~~.jpg\|thumb\|center\|~~300px~~]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Noble_APA218_19620427_2_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
	[[Image:~~JonBurdett noble apa218 19460229~~.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Noble_APA218_19620427_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
	</td></tr></table>		</td></tr></table>
	~~Note:~~		Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Frank_H_Strobel_ \| Frank H. Strobel]]. From the John Young collection.
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	<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">		<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
	Locy Type<br/>~~9ef(n+u)~~ (~~USS~~)		Locy Type 9#<br/><br/>(Br. #15245)
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	~~1962~~-04-27		1947-07-01
	</td><td align="center" width="350">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:~~GregCiesielski_Noble_APA218_19620427_2_Postmark~~.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Noble_APA218_19470701_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
	[[Image:~~GregCiesielski_Noble_APA218_19620427_1_Front~~.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Noble_APA218_19470701_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
	</td></tr></table>		</td></tr></table>
	~~Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Frank_H_Strobel_ \| Frank H. Strobel]].~~ From the ~~John Young~~ collection.		From the Bob Govern collection.
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GregCiesielski: updated the page

2025-04-29T00:31:51Z

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NCMSysop at 04:45, 13 August 2024

2024-08-13T04:45:36Z

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	Keel Laid July 20 1944 - Launched October 18 1944<br/>		Keel Laid July 20 1944 - Launched October 18 1944<br/>
	Acquired by U.S. Navy November 27 1944<br/><br/>		Acquired by U.S. Navy November 27 1944<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS NOBLE APA-218'''<br/>		<li>'''USS NOBLE APA-218'''</li>
	Commissioned November 27 1944 - Decommissioned July 1 1964<br/><br/>		Commissioned November 27 1944 - Decommissioned July 1 1964<br/><br/>
	<li>'''~~SPS~~ ARAGON TA-11''' (Spanish Naval Service)<br/>		<li>'''ARAGON TA-11''' (Spanish Naval Service)</li>
	Transferred to Spain December 19 1964 and renamed~~<br/>~~<br/>		Transferred to Spain December 19 1964 and renamed<br/>
	Struck from Spanish Navy List January 1 1982<br/>		Struck from Spanish Navy List January 1 1982<br/><br/>
	Scrapped 1987		Scrapped 1987
	</ol>		</ol>

GregCiesielski: updated 2 postmarks / 1 cover

2021-03-19T20:11:35Z

updated 2 postmarks / 1 cover

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	</td></tr></table>		</td></tr></table>
	~~Note:~~		Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Frank_H_Strobel_ \| Frank H. Strobel]].
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	[[Image:~~JonBurdett noble apa218 19620427 pm~~.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Noble_APA218_19620427_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
	[[Image:~~JonBurdett noble apa218 19620427~~.~~JPG~~\|thumb\|center\|100px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Noble_APA218_19620427_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
	</td></tr></table>		</td></tr></table>
	~~Note:~~		Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Frank_H_Strobel_ \| Frank H. Strobel]]. From the John Young collection.
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	1962-04-27		1962-04-27
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	[[Image:~~JonBurdett noble apa218 19620427 pm9~~.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Noble_APA218_19620427_2_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
	[[Image:~~JonBurdett noble apa218 19620427~~.~~JPG~~\|thumb\|center\|100px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Noble_APA218_19620427_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
	</td></tr></table>		</td></tr></table>
	~~Note:~~		Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Frank_H_Strobel_ \| Frank H. Strobel]]. From the John Young collection.
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	</td></tr></table>		</td></tr></table>
	~~Note:~~		Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Frank_H_Strobel_ \| Frank H. Strobel]].
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GregCiesielski at 00:24, 26 December 2017

2017-12-26T00:24:58Z

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	Locy Type F<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. N-17		Locy Type F<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. N-17
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	Navy Day		Navy Day
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	<h4>SPS ARAGON T.A. 11</h4>		<br/><hr><h4>SPS ARAGON T.A. 11</h4>
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	Locy Type<br/>2-1(n+) (USS)<br/><br/>[[HOWARD_W_GILMORE_AS_16_ \| USS HOWARD W. GILMORE AS-16]]		Locy Type<br/>2-1(n+) (USS)<br/><br/>[[HOWARD_W_GILMORE_AS_16_ \| USS HOWARD W. GILMORE<br/>AS-16]]
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	1980-08-13		1980-08-13
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:GregCiesielski_HowardWGilmore_AS16_19800813_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|~~200px~~]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_HowardWGilmore_AS16_19800813_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
	[[Image:GregCiesielski_HowardWGilmore_AS16_19800813_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_HowardWGilmore_AS16_19800813_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]

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JonBurdett: 1 mark added

2012-03-05T18:44:27Z

1 mark added

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.
<ol>
Haskell Class Attack Transport<br/>
Keel Laid July 20 1944 - Launched October 18 1944<br/>
Acquired by U.S. Navy November 27 1944<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS NOBLE APA-218'''<br/>
Commissioned November 27 1944 - Decommissioned July 1 1964<br/><br/>
<li>'''SPS ARAGON TA-11''' (Spanish Naval Service)<br/>
Transferred to Spain December 19 1964 and renamed<br/><br/>
Struck from Spanish Navy List January 1 1982<br/>
Scrapped 1987
</ol>
<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 incarnation of the ship (ie,
for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). 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 NOBLE APA-218_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1]]    (1946-62)</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/>2r
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1956-05-14
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett noble apa218 19560514 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett noble apa218 19560514.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/>2(n)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1962-04-27
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett noble apa218 19620427 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett noble apa218 19620427.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/>2t(nu)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1947-10-27
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Noble_APA218_19471027_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Noble_APA218_19471027_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Navy Day




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2t(nu)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1948-10-12
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Noble_APA218_19481012_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Noble_APA218_19481012_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Columbus Day, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Donald_R_Graf_ | Donald R. Graf]]




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2t(nu)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1949-11-11
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett noble apa218 19491111 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett noble apa218 19491111.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Armistice Day, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Donald_R_Graf_ | Donald R. Graf]]




<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">
1946-02-29
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett noble apa218 19460229 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett noble apa218 19460229.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(n+u) (USS)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1962-04-27
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett noble apa218 19620427 pm9.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett noble apa218 19620427.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 F<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. N-17a
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1946-10-27
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett noble apa218 19461027 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett noble apa218 19461027.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Navy Day

<h4>SPS ARAGON T.A. 11</h4>



<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2-1(n+) (USS)<br/><br/>[[HOWARD_W_GILMORE_AS_16_ | USS HOWARD W. GILMORE AS-16]]
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1980-08-13
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_HowardWGilmore_AS16_19800813_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_HowardWGilmore_AS16_19800813_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Welcome to Norfolk [[Country_Spain_ | SPS Aragon TA 11]], cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Tazewell_G_Nicholson_ | Tazewell G. Nicholson]]. Ship incorrectly listed as ex FRANCIS MARION LPA 249 which was SPS ARAGON L 22 in the Spanish Navy.


<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
NOBLE earned 1 Battle Star for WWII and 6 Battle Stars for Korea service<br/><br/>
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>
Navy Unit Commendation - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal - Korean Service Medal (6) - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Named for Counties in Indiana, Ohio, and Oklahoma. Noble County in Indiana was named for Noah Noble, an early governor of that state; Noble County in Ohio was named for James Noble, an early settler; and Noble County in Oklahoma was named for John Noble, Secretary of the Interior from 1889 to 1893



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