KLINE APD 120

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.

Rudderow Class Destroyer Escort Keel Laid 27 May 1944 as DE-687 Launched 27 June 1944 Redesignated Crosley Class High-Speed Transport (APD) 17 July 1944 USS KLINE APD-120 Commissioned 18 October 1944 - Decommissioned 10 March 1947 Struck from Naval Register 15 January 1966 ROCS SHOU SHAN PF-37 (Taiwanese Naval Service) Sold to the Republic of China 22 January 1966 Pennant number changes occurred twice (893) and (837) Decommissioned and struck from the Republic of China Navy 16 March 1997 Sunk by an air-strike exercise 18 October 2000

Naval Covers

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1. USS Kline APD-120 Covers Page 1     (1945)

 

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

1945-12-10

Note:

 

Locy Type 9# (Br. #15047)

1945-05-08 to 1945-05-17

Mark from back of cover

 

Locy Type LDPS 2z

1946-02-19

Last Day of Postal Service. Cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson. Courtesy of Bob Govern.

 

Other Information

USS KLINE earned the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (w/ 3 Battle stars), the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) and two Philippines Liberation Medals during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - "Stanley Fly Kline was born 15 November 1901 in Graterford, Pa., and enlisted in the U.S. Naval Reserve 2 February 1927. He began active duty 13 July 1942, and was assigned to British warship "HMS HARTLAND", former U.S. Coast Guard cutter "CGC PONTCHARTRAIN", as a member of an antisabotage party.
     On November 8, as HMS HARTLAND entered Oran Harbor, Algeria, the ship came under heavy fire from enemy ships and shore batteries. When a shell exploded in a compartment occupied by the boarding party, the survivors found themselves trapped by fire and fumes. Kline, crawling through a small overhead hatch and worming his way along the deck under a hail of shells and machine gun fire, opened a large hatch and assisted 42 men to safety. He then turned to loading ammunition clips for an automatic rifle and continued his heroic conduct with complete disregard of his own safety until killed by a shell explosion. Kline was posthumously awarded the Silver Star Medal for his conspicuous gallantry." {DANFS}

The ships sponsor was Mrs. Hazel Kline, widow of Stanley Kline.

 

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