NAVARRO LPA 215

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.

Haskell Class Attack Transport Keel Laid June 27 1944 as a Maritime Commission (VC2-S-AP5) hull Launched October 3 1944 Acquired by U.S. Navy from Maritime Commission on loan-charter USS NAVARRO APA-215 Commissioned November 15 1944 - Decommissioned March 15 1946 Recommissioned December 2 1950 USS NAVARRO LPA-215 Redesignated Amphibious Transport (LPA) January 1 1969 Decommissioned August 20 1970 Returned to Maritime Administration August 20 1970 Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, Benecia, CA Disposed of by MARAD exchange February 19 1982 Fate unknown

Naval Covers

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1. Navarro Covers Page 1     (1951-66)

 

Postmarks

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

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2nd Commissioning December 2 1950 to August 20 1970

 

Locy Type FDPS 2

1951-01-12

As APA-215
First Day Postal Service

 

Locy Type 2r (A)

1966-10-27

APA-215. Navy Day, cachet by William Eaton (USCS #4375) and Charles T. French (USCS #2603). Contributed by Tom Kean.

 

Locy Type 2r (A)

1966-10-27

As APA-215

 

Locy Type 2r (B)

1952-10-21

As APA-215

 

Locy Type 2t(n+u)

1960-04-06

As APA-215
USCS Postmark Catalog lists as type 2t(nu)...Hyphen is clearly visible

 

Locy Type 9efu

1952-12-19

As APA-215

 

Locy Type 9fu (N.Y.)

1963-05-06

As APA-215

 

Other Information

NAVARRO earned 1 battle star for World War II service and 6 battle stars for Vietnam War service

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Navy Meritorious 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 (2) - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (3-Vietnam) - Vietnam Service Medal (3) - Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation (7) - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal

NAMESAKE - A county in northeast Texas

 

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