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<ol>Alamosa Class Cargo Ship<br/> | <ol>Alamosa Class Cargo Ship<br/> | ||
Keel Laid (Date unknown) | Keel Laid (Date unknown) - Launched 14 April 1944<br/> | ||
Launched April | Acquired US Navy 10 August 1944<br/><br/> | ||
Acquired | |||
<li>'''USS ALAMOSA AK-156'''<br/> | <li>'''USS ALAMOSA AK-156'''<br/> | ||
Commissioned August | Commissioned 10 August 1944 - Decommissioned 25 August 1945<br/> | ||
Converted to Ammunition Issue Ship - Not redesignated<br/> | Converted to Ammunition Issue Ship - Not redesignated<br/> | ||
Recommissioned September | Recommissioned 25 September 1944 - Decommissioned 20 May 1946<br/> | ||
Turned over to War Shipping Administration May | Turned over to War Shipping Administration 22 May 1946<br/> | ||
Laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Olympia, WA<br/><br/> | Laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Olympia, WA<br/><br/> | ||
Struck from Naval Register June | Struck from Naval Register 14 June 1946<br/> | ||
Sold May | Sold 1 May 1972 to American Ship Dismantlers Inc., for non-transportation use<br/><br/> | ||
Fate unknown | Fate unknown | ||
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range for covers on that page. | range for covers on that page. | ||
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<li><!-- [[ | <li><!-- [[ALAMOSA_AK_156_Covers_Page_1 | -->USS Alamosa AK-156 Covers Page 1 <!-- ]] --> (Date)</li> | ||
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Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text | Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text | ||
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Postmark<br/>Date</th> | |||
<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th> | <th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Postmark Image</th> | ||
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th> | <th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Cover Image</th> | ||
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<h4>Post Office Established June | <h4>Post Office Established 19 June 1944 - Disestablished 30 June 1945</h4> | ||
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Locy Type<br/>3z (BTT) | |||
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1944-12-07 | |||
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Alamosa_AK156_19441207_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]] | |||
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Alamosa_AK156_19441207_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]] | |||
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Censored Sailor's Mail. Courtesy of the Bob Govern collection. | |||
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<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140"> | <tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140"> | ||
Locy Type<br/>3z | Locy Type<br/>3z (BTT) | ||
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1945-06-16 | 1945-06-16 | ||
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<h3>Other Information</h3> | <h3>Other Information</h3> | ||
USS ALAMOSA earned the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.<br/><br/> | |||
American Campaign Medal | |||
'''NAMEAKE''' - A town in Conejos County, Colorado | '''NAMEAKE''' - A town in Conejos County, Colorado | ||
Latest revision as of 16:00, 27 June 2025
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.
Keel Laid (Date unknown) - Launched 14 April 1944 Acquired US Navy 10 August 1944 |
Naval Covers
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Postmark Type |
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Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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Post Office Established 19 June 1944 - Disestablished 30 June 1945
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Locy Type |
1944-12-07 |
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Censored Sailor's Mail. Courtesy of the Bob Govern collection.
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Locy Type |
1945-06-16 |
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Censored Sailor's Mail
Other Information
USS ALAMOSA earned the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the World War II Victory Medal during her Naval career.
NAMEAKE - A town in Conejos County, Colorado
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