KNOX APA 46

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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.

    Bayfield Class Attack Transport
    Authorized as Naval Transport AP-91
    Reclassified Attack Transport (APA) February 1 1943
    Keel Laid February 1943 - Launched July 17 1943
    Acquired by U.S. Navy September 30 1943

  1. USS KNOX APA-46
    Placed in Ferry Commission September 30 - October 14 1943
    Commissioned (Full) March 4 1944 - Decommissioned March 14 1946

    Struck from Naval Register May 1 1946
    Laid up May 14 1946 in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Mobile Group
    Sold October 30 1946 to Gulf Shipping Corp

  2. STEEL RECORDER (Commercial Service)
    Delt April 11 1947 to Isthmian Lines, Inc. and renamed

  3. CONSTITUTION STATE
    Sold March 27 1969 to States Marine Lines Inc. and renamed

    Sold September 28 1971 to Tung Ho Steel Enterprise Corp. Taiwan for scrap

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).

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  1. Covers Page 1     (1944-46)

 

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. 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.
 
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Postmark Type
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Killer Bar Text

Postmark
Date
Thumbnail Link To
Postmark Image
Thumbnail Link To
Cover Image


 

Locy Type
2z

1944-08-14

Censored wartime (WWII) use


 

Locy Type F

USCS Catalog
Illustration
K-9

1946-02-15

Note:

 

Other Information

KNOX received 5 battle stars for World War II service

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (5) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - Philippines Liberation Medal (2)

NAMESAKE - Counties in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Tennessee, and Texas

 


 

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