DUTCHESS APA 98: Difference between revisions

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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 DUTCHESS APA-98
Commissioned November 4 1944 - Decommissioned April 4 1946
Returned April 5 1946 to War Shipping Administration for disposal

Struck from Naval Register April 14 1946
SS EXCALIBUR (Commercial Service)
Sold September 22 1948 to American Export Lines and renamed
SS ORIENTAL JADE (Liberian Registry)
Sold September 17 1965 to C.Y. Tung (Hong Kong) and renamed

Scrapped 1974

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.

Covers Page 1 (1945-46)

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). 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.

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

Post Office Established October 20 1944 - Disestablished February 26 1946

Locy Type
2z

1945-06-09

Censored wartime (WWII) use

Locy Type
2z (used after POD)

1946-03-01

Note:

Locy Type
LDPS 2z April 3, 1946

1946-04-03

Last Day of Postal Service

Other Information

DUTCHESS earned one Battle Star for World War II service
* Okinawa Gunto operation
Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, May 1-8 1945

Awards, Citations, and Campaign Ribbons...
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1 star) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - Philippines Liberation Medal.

NAMESAKE - A county in New York State

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@@ Line 25: / Line 25: @@
 Launched August 26 1944<br/><br/>
 <li>'''USS DUTCHESS APA-98'''<br/>
-Commissioned November 4 1944 - Decommissioned April 4 1946<br/><br/>
+Commissioned November 4 1944 - Decommissioned April 4 1946<br/>
-Struck from Naval Register (Date unknown)<br/>
 Returned April 5 1946 to War Shipping Administration for disposal<br/><br/>
-<li>'''EXCALIBUR''' (Commercial Service)<br/>
+Struck from Naval Register April 14 1946<br/><br/>
-Sold to American Export-Isbrandtsen Lines 1948 and renamed<br/><br/>
+<li>'''SS EXCALIBUR''' (Commercial Service)<br/>
-<li>'''ORIENTAL JADE'''<br/>
+Sold September 22 1948 to American Export Lines and renamed<br/><br/>
-Sold (Date unknown) to C.Y. Tung (Hong Kong) and renamed<br/><br/>
+<li>'''SS ORIENTAL JADE''' (Liberian Registry)<br/>
+Sold September 17 1965 to C.Y. Tung (Hong Kong) and renamed<br/><br/>
 Scrapped 1974
 </ol></td>
@@ Line 52: / Line 52: @@
 range for covers on that page.
 <ol>
-<li>[[USS DUTCHESS APA-98_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1 ]] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1945)</li>
+<li>[[USS DUTCHESS APA-98_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1 ]] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1945-46)</li>
 </ol>
 <p>&nbsp;</p>
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 </th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">
 Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>
-<th align="center" width="320">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
+<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
 <th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
 </tr></table>
+<!-- ********************************************** -->
+<!--    Postmarks from 1st Post Office Period       -->
+<!-- ********************************************** -->
+<hr/>
+<h4>Post Office Established October 20 1944 - Disestablished February 26 1946</h4>
 <!-- ============== -->
 <!-- Type 2z -->
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 <br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
 <tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
 Locy Type<br/>2z
 </td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
 -06-09
-</td><td align="center" width="320">
+</td><td align="center" width="350">
-[[Image:JonBurdett dutchess apa98 19450609 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
+[[Image:JonBurdett dutchess apa98 19450609r pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
 </td><td align="center" width="120">
 [[Image:JonBurdett dutchess apa98 19450609.JPG|thumb|center|100px]]
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 <!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
 <!-- ============== -->
-<!-- Type LDPS 2z -->
+<!-- Type 2z -->
 <!-- ============== -->
 <br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
 <tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
-Locy Type<br/>LDPS 2z
+Locy Type<br/>2z (used after POD)
 </td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
--04-03
+-03-01
-</td><td align="center" width="320">
+</td><td align="center" width="350">
-[[Image:GregCiesielski_Dutchess_APA98_19460403_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
+[[Image:JonBurdett dutchess apa98 19460301 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
 </td><td align="center" width="120">
-[[Image:GregCiesielski_Dutchess_APA98_19460403_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
+[[Image:JonBurdett dutchess apa98 19460301.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
 </td></tr></table>
-Last Day of Postal Service
+Note:
 <!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
 <!-- ============== -->
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 <br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
 <tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
-Locy Type<br/>LDPS 2z
+Locy Type<br/>LDPS 2z April 3, 1946
 </td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
 -04-03
-</td><td align="center" width="320">
+</td><td align="center" width="350">
-[[Image:GregCiesielski_Dutchess_APA98_19460403_1_RetAdd.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
+[[Image:GregCiesielski_Dutchess_APA98_19460403_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
 </td><td align="center" width="120">
 [[Image:GregCiesielski_Dutchess_APA98_19460403_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
 </td></tr></table>
-Close-up view of the ship's return address.
+Last Day of Postal Service
 <!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
 <p>&nbsp;</p>
 <h3>Other Information</h3>
+DUTCHESS earned one Battle Star for World War II service<br/>*
+'''Okinawa Gunto operation'''<br/>
+Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, May 1-8 1945<br/><br/>
 Awards, Citations, and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>
 American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1 star) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - Philippines Liberation Medal.<br/><br/>