KENT AP 28
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.
- Steel-hulled Screw Steamer
- USS SANTA TERESA SP-3804
Commissioned November 1918 - Decommissioned October 1919
Returned to Grace Lines of New York 1919
- SANTA TERESA (Merchant Service)
Placed in commercial service by Grace Lines Inc.
Acquired (Date unknown) by Panama Mail SS Co. Inc.
- KENT (Merchant Service)
Acquired 1936 by Merchants & Miners Transportation Co. Baltimore, MD and renamed
Acquired by U.S. Army Transportation Service April 1941 and renamed
- USAT ERNEST HINDS
Commissioned
Transferred to U.S. Navy July 21 1941
- USS KENT AP-28
Commissioned Transport (AP) July 22 1941
Decommissioned March 24 1942
Returned to U.S. Army Transportation Service and renamed
- USAT ERNEST HINDS
Placed In Service March 1942
Struck from Navy Register May 8 1943
Converted to Hospital Ship
- USAHS ERNEST HINDS
Placed In Service September 1943
- USAT ERNEST HINDS
Reverted to Transport September 1945
Out of Service (Date unknown)
Returned to War Shipping Administration
Transferred to U.S. Public Health Service April 1946
Used as floating isolation ward at Jacksonville, Fl
Returned to Maritime Commission April 14 1947
Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet Brunswick, GA
Transferred April 14 1948 to National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River Group
Sold May 20 1957 to Bethlehem Steel Corp. for scrap
Built 1918
Launched November 1918
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Postmarks
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Postmark Type |
Date From to Date To |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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USPO |
1919-04-24 |
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No Image |
As USS SANTA TERESA SP-3804
Chaplains Mail, Knights of Columbus envelope. Hoboken NJ was a embarkation port for US troop movements.
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USPO Duplex |
1941-01-01 |
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As S.S. SANTA TERESA
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Locy Type |
1941-11-03 |
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As KENT AP-28
First Day of Postal Service
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Locy Type |
1941-11-03 |
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No Image |
As KENT AP-28
First Day of Postal Service, cachet by Mae Weigand
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Locy Type |
1941-11-03 |
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No Image |
As KENT AP-28. First Day of Postal Service, cachet by Mae Weigand
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Locy Type |
1941-11-03 |
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As KENT AP-28
First Day of Postal Service, cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson
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N/A |
Sept. 1943 |
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N/A |
As USAHS ERNEST HINDS
Picture postcard
Other Information
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
World War II Victory Medal - American Defense Service Medal - American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
NAMESAKE
SANTA TERESA - A suburb of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
KENT - Former name retained
ERNEST HINDS - Major General Ernest Hinds U. S. Army
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