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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.

USS BOTETOURT APA-136
Commissioned January 31 1945 - Decommissioned June 5 1946
Recommissioned September 23 1950 - Decommissioned April 27 1956

Struck from Naval Register July 1 1961
Laid up July 1961 in National Defense Reserve Fleet

Sold August 14 1974 to Union Minerals & Alloys Corp. for scrap

Naval Covers

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Covers Page 1 (1945-56)

Postmarks

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

Post Office Established March 5 1945 - Disestablished May 21 1946

Locy Type
2#

(Br. #15686)

1946-03-30

Note:

Locy Type F

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. B-46

1945-12-07

Jinsen Korea

Locy Type F

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. B-46a

1946-01-18

Portland Oreg

Locy Type F

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. B-46a

1946-02-06

Balboa Canal Zone

Locy Type F
(Tokyo Bay at top of dial)

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. B-46

1945-09-02

Censored cover from a member of the 2nd Engineer Special Brigade, US Army. R/S ship cachet in Tokyo Bay.

Locy Type
LDPS F May 20, 1946

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. B-46b

1946-05-20

Last Day Postal Service

Post Office Reestablished October 3 1950 - Disestablished March 9 1956

Locy Type
FDPS 2 Oct 13, 1950

1950-10-13

First Day Postal Service

Locy Type
2

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. B-46c

1951-06-11

Note:

Locy Type
2

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. B-46d

1956-03-09

Post Office Discontinued on this day, cachet is for Last Day of Postal Service on March 12 1956.

Locy Type
9efu

1956-03-09

Post Office Discontinued on this day, cachet is for Last Day of Postal Service on March 12 1956.

Locy Type
LDPS 2

1956-03-12

Last Day Postal Service

Locy Type
LDPS 9efu

1956-03-12

Last Day Postal Service
Unlisted in USCS Postmark Catalog

Other Information

BOTETOURT APA-136 was at Tokyo Bay September 2 1945 for the Japanese surrender

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal - Philippines Liberation Medal

NAMESAKE - Named for a county in Virginia. It is centrally located in the western portion of the state, west of the Blue Ridge Mountains astride the Valley of Virginia or Great Appalachian Valley

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+Locy Type F<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. B-46
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+</td><td align="center" width="120">
+[[Image:JonBurdett botetourt apa136 19451207.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
+</td></tr></table>
+Jinsen Korea
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