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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>Tolland Class Amphibious Cargo Ship<br/>
Keel Laid October 31 1944 as Maritime Commission type (C2-S-AJ3) hull<br/>
Launched December 22 1944<br/>
Acquired by U.S. Navy January 25 1945<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS RANKIN AKA-103'''<br/>
Commissioned Attack Cargo Ship (AKA) February 25 1945<br/>
Decommissioned May 21 1947<br/>
Recommissioned March 22 1952<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS RANKIN LKA-103'''<br/>
Redesignated Amphibious Cargo Ship (LKA) January 1 1969<br/>
Decommissioned May 11 1971<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register January 1 1977<br/>
Sunk 1988 as an artificial reef 6 miles off Stuart, Fl
</ol></td>
<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">
[[Image:RANKIN AKA PATCH.jpg|thumb|center|125px]]
</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 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 RANKIN LKA-103_Covers_Page_1 |Rankin Covers Page 1]]    (1945-71)</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>




<hr/>
<h4>1st Commissioning February 25 1945 to May 21 1947</h4>




<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">
1945-09-08
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett rankin aka103 19450908 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett rankin aka103 19450908.JPG|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As AKA-103





<hr/>
<h4>2nd Commissioning March 22 1952 to May 11 1971</h4>




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>FDPS 2r
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1952-04-09
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Rankin_AKA103_19520409_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Rankin_AKA103_19520409_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As AKA-103<br/>First Day of Postal Service, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Tazewell_G_Nicholson_ | Tazewell G. Nicholson]]




<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">
1964-05-16
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Rankin_AKA103_19640516_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Rankin_AKA103_19640516_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As AKA-103<br/>Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Tazewell_G_Nicholson_ | Tazewell G. Nicholson]]




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2(n+) (USS)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1969-05-30
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Rankin_AKA103_19690530_1_Cachet.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Rankin_AKA103_19690530_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As AKA-103<br/>Port Visit of [[Country_Canadian_Ships_ | HMCS Ottawa DDH-229]], cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Tazewell_G_Nicholson_ | Tazewell G. Nicholson]]




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2t(n+u) (LKA,USS)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1971-01-23
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett rankin lka103 19710123 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett rankin lka103 19710123.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As LKA-103<br/>Decommissioning of [[FORT MANDAN LSD 21|USS FORT MANDAN LSD-21]], cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Tazewell_G_Nicholson_ | Tazewell G. Nicholson]]




<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">
1964-05-16
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett rankin aka103 19640516 pm9.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett rankin aka103 19640516.JPG|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As AKA-103


<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
RANKIN received the following awards during her Naval career: Navy Unit Commendation
- Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation (2) - Navy Expeditionary Medal (Cuba) - China Service Medal - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (2).<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - A county in the state of Mississippi.



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RANKIN LKA 103 - Revision history

GregCiesielski: updated the page

JohnG3938 at 01:37, 21 January 2018

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