KINGMAN APB 47

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.

Benawah Class Self-Propelled Barracks Ship Keel Laid 8 January 1944 as LST-1113 Redesignated General Stores Issue Ship Kingman AKS-18 8 December 1944 Redesignated Self-Propelled Barracks Ship (APB) 3 March 1945 Launched 17 April 1945 USS KINGMAN APB-47 Commissioned 27 June 1945 - Decommissioned 15 January 1947 Struck from Naval Register 1 October 1977 Sold for scrapping 19 November 1980

Naval Covers

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1. USS Kingman APB-47 Covers Page 1     (1946)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type 2# (Br. #15887)

1946-05-04

Text cachet by B. Saunders Bullard

 

Locy Type 9# (Br. #15887)

1946-02-14

From the Bob Govern collection.

 

Other Information

USS KINGMAN earned the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, the World War II Victory Medal and the Navy Occupation Service Medal w/ Asia clasp during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - A county in Illinois.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. K. B. Bragg.

 

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