SAIDOR AKV 17

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.

Commencement Bay Class Escort Carrier
Ordered as SALTERY BAY
Renamed 5 June 1944
Keel Laid 29 September 1944 - Launched 17 March 1945


1. USS SAIDOR CVE-117
   Commissioned 4 September 1945 - Decommissioned 12 September 1947
   Reclassified Escort Helicopter Carrier (CVHE) 12 June 1955, While in reserve
   Reclassified Cargo Ship and Aircraft Ferry AKV-17 7 May 1959, While in reserve
   
   Struck from Naval Register 1 December 1970
   Sold 22 October 1971 for scrap

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS Saidor CVE-117 Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type 2(n) 27 October 1945

1945-10-27

Victory Cancel - Navy Day, 1945

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1946-03-29

Patriotic cachet #6 by John N. Lawrence.

 

Locy Type 9efu

1947-05-30

Memorial Day, cachet by Donald Graf. Courtesy of the Bob Govern collection.

 

Other Information

USS SAIDOR was used for studying photographic reconnaissance during Bikini Atoll tests

NAMESAKE - Named after Saidor, New Guinea

 

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