SAMUEL CHASE APA 26

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

Arthur Middleton Class Transport Keel Laid 31 August 1940 - Launched 23 August 1941 as AFRICAN METEOR Acquired by US Navy 5 February 1942 USS SAMUEL CHASE AP-56 Commissioned 13 June 1942 USS SAMUEL CHASE APA-26 Redesignated Attack Transport (APA) 1 February 1943 Decommissioned 26 February 1947 Struck from Naval Register 1 October 1958 Custody transferred to MARAD 11 February 1959 Sold 1973 for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. USS Samuel Chase APA-26 Covers Page 1     (1942-1946)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

Locy Type 2z

1942-10-17

AP-56. Censored wartime (WWII) use

 

Locy Type 3z (BTB) + SLPbs

1946-10-27

APA-26. USCS Catalog of United States Naval Postmarks shows the Type 3z (BBT) on board this ship
This may be posted on another ship or station and SL added later...or an unlisted type

 

Locy Type 9efu (SAMUEL P. CHASE)

1945-09-27

USS Samuel Chase was manned by the US Coast Guard during World War II. Courtesy of the Bob Govern collection.

 

Other Information

SAMUEL CHASE earned the Combat Action Ribbon, the American Campaign Medal, the Europe, Africa, Middle East Campaign Medal (w/ 5 Battle stars), the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) and the Philippines Liberation Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Samuel Chase, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, was born on 17 April 1741 in Princess Anne, Somerset County, Md. He was admitted to the bar in 1761 and was a member of the Maryland Assembly from 1764 to 1784. In 1774, he became a member of the Maryland Committee of Correspondence and a delegate to the first Continental Congress, and served Congress intermittently until 1788 during which time he was a member of many important committees. After several years in private business, he became a judge in Maryland in 1788 and was appointed to the Supreme Court in 1796. Justice Chase died on 19 June 1811. {DANFS}

 

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