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<ol>Bayfield Class Attack Transport<br/> | <ol>Bayfield Class Attack Transport<br/> | ||
Keel Laid January | Keel Laid 31 January 1944 as '''SEA HARE'''<br/> | ||
Launched June | Launched 29 June 1944<br/> | ||
Acquired by | Acquired by US Navy 13 December 1944<br/><br/> | ||
<li>'''USS GOSHEN APA-108'''<br/> | <li>'''USS GOSHEN APA-108'''<br/> | ||
Commissioned December | Commissioned 13 December 1944 - Decommissioned 20 April 1946<br/><br/> | ||
Struck from Naval Register May | Struck from Naval Register 1 May 1946<br/> | ||
Returned to Maritime Commission May | Returned to Maritime Commission 2 May 1946<br/><br/> | ||
<li>'''CANADIAN MAIL''' (Commercial Service)<br/> | <li>'''CANADIAN MAIL''' (Commercial Service)<br/> | ||
Sold 1947 to American Mail Lines Ltd. and renamed<br/><br/> | Sold 1947 to American Mail Lines Ltd. and renamed<br/><br/> | ||
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Renamed (Date unknown)<br/><br/> | Renamed (Date unknown)<br/><br/> | ||
<li>'''LAFAYETTE''' (Commercial Service)<br/> | <li>'''LAFAYETTE''' (Commercial Service)<br/> | ||
Renamed 1968 | Renamed 1968 - Scrapped 1973 | ||
Scrapped 1973 | |||
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range for covers on that page. | range for covers on that page. | ||
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<li>[[USS GOSHEN APA-108_Covers_Page_1 | USS Goshen APA-108 Covers Page 1]] (1945- | <li>[[USS GOSHEN APA-108_Covers_Page_1 | USS Goshen APA-108 Covers Page 1]] (1945-1946)</li> | ||
</ol> | </ol> | ||
<p> </p> | <p> </p> | ||
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Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_C_Stephen_Anderson_ | C. Stephen Anderson]]. Post office discontinued January 21, 1946 | Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_C_Stephen_Anderson_ | C. Stephen Anderson]]. Post office discontinued January 21, 1946 | ||
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Locy Type<br/>2z | Locy Type 2#<br/><br/>(Br# 15383) | ||
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1945-12-28 | |||
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Goshen_APA108_19451228_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]] | |||
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Goshen_APA108_19451228_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]] | |||
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Courtesy of Bob Govern. | |||
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Locy Type 2z | |||
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1945-01-28 | 1945-01-28 | ||
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Note: | Note: | ||
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<h3>Other Information</h3> | <h3>Other Information</h3> | ||
USS GOSHEN earned the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 1 battle star, the World War II Victory Medal and the Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) during her Naval career.<br/><br/> | USS GOSHEN earned the China Service Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 1 battle star, the World War II Victory Medal and the Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) during her Naval career.<br/><br/> | ||
'''NAMESAKE''' - A county in Wyoming.<br/><br/> | '''NAMESAKE''' - A county in Wyoming.<br/><br/> | ||
The ships sponsor was Mrs. James B. Black. | The ships sponsor was Mrs. James B. Black. | ||
Latest revision as of 05:28, 27 August 2026
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 31 January 1944 as SEA HARE Launched 29 June 1944 Acquired by US Navy 13 December 1944 |
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Naval Covers
This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each name of the ship (for example, Bushnell AG-32 / Sumner AGS-5 are different names for the same ship so there should be one set of pages for Bushnell and one set for Sumner). 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.
- USS Goshen APA-108 Covers Page 1 (1945-1946)
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.
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.
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Postmark Date |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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Locy Type 2(n) |
1946-04-06 |
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Cachet by C. Stephen Anderson. Post office discontinued January 21, 1946
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Locy Type 2# |
1945-12-28 |
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Courtesy of Bob Govern.
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Locy Type 2z |
1945-01-28 |
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Note:
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Locy Type 9# |
1945-10-22 |
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Official Business, Mark from back of cover
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Locy Type P |
1945-10-27 |
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Navy Day
Other Information
USS GOSHEN earned the China Service Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 1 battle star, the World War II Victory Medal and the Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) during her Naval career.
NAMESAKE - A county in Wyoming.
The ships sponsor was Mrs. James B. Black.
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