LA SALLE AP 102: 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 HOTSPUR AP-102
Commissioned 31 March 1943
USS LA SALLE AP-102
Renamed 6 April 1943 - Decommissioned 24 July 1946

Transferred to MARCOM 25 July 1946
Struck from Naval Register 20 August 1946
Leased to Waterman SS Corp. 6 February 1948, under a GAA agreement
S.S. STONEWALL JACKSON
Sold to Waterman SS Corp. 18 August 1948 and renamed
S.S. JOHN C.
Resold June 1953 to Atlantic Carriers, Inc. and renamed

Wrecked and sold 11 December 1968 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 incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). 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.

USS La Salle AP-102 Covers Page 1 (1943-1946)

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

Post Office Established 6 August 1943 - Disestablished 18 July 1946

Locy Type 2z

1944-01-05

Censored, WWII use

Locy Type 2z*

1943-09-12

Note:

Locy Type
9efu

1946-04-06

Note:

Other Information

USS HOTSPUR / LA SALLE earned the Combat Action Ribbon (2 awards), the China Service Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 8 Battle stars, the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal w/ Asia clasp, the Philippines Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon and the Philippines Liberation Medal (2 awards) during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - A town and county in Illinois named after Rene Robert Chevalier de La Salle, one of the most celebrated explorers and builders of New France in the 17th century.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. Naomi S. Kehoe.

If you have images or information to add to this page, then either contact the Curator or edit this page yourself and add it. See Editing Ship Pages for detailed information on editing this page.

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 <h3>Ship Name and Designation History</h3>
 This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime.
 The list is in chronological order.
 <ol>La Salle Class Transport<br/>
-Launched April 29 1942 - Acquired by U.S. Navy March 18 1943<br/><br/>
+Keel Laid as SS HOTSPUR 29 April 1942<br/>
+Launched 2 August 1942 - Acquired by U.S. Navy 18 March 1943<br/><br/>
 <li>'''USS HOTSPUR AP-102'''<br/>
-Commissioned March 31 1943<br/><br/>
+Commissioned 31 March 1943<br/><br/>
 <li>'''USS LA SALLE AP-102'''<br/>
-Renamed April 6 1943<br/>
+Renamed 6 April 1943 - Decommissioned 24 July 1946<br/><br/>
-Decommissioned July 24 1946<br/>
+Transferred to MARCOM 25 July 1946<br/>
-Transferred to Maritime Commission July 25 1946<br/>
+Struck from Naval Register 20 August 1946<br/>
-Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet<br/><br/>
+Leased to Waterman SS Corp. 6 February 1948, under a GAA agreement<br/>
-Struck from Naval Register August 20 1946<br/>
+<li>'''S.S. STONEWALL JACKSON'''<br/>
-Leased to Waterman SS Corp. February 6 1948, under a GAA agreement<br/>
+Sold to Waterman SS Corp. 18 August 1948 and renamed<br/><br/>
-<br/>
-<li>'''S.S. STONEWALL JACKSON''' (Merchant Service)<br/>
-Sold to Waterman SS Corp. August 18 1948 and renamed<br/><br/>
 <li>'''S.S. JOHN C.'''<br/>
 Resold June 1953 to Atlantic Carriers, Inc. and renamed<br/><br/>
-Wrecked and sold December 11 1968, to Tung Ho Steel Enterprise Corp., Taiwan for scrap
+Wrecked and sold 11 December 1968 for scrap
 </ol>
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 range for covers on that page.
 <ol>
-<li>[[USS LA SALLE AP-102_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(DATE RANGE)</li>
+<li>[[USS LA SALLE AP-102_Covers_Page_1 | USS La Salle AP-102 Covers Page 1]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1943-1946)</li>
 </ol>
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 Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
 </th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">
-Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>
+Postmark<br/>Date</th>
-<th align="center" width="220">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
+<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
-<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
+<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Cover Image</th>
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-<h4>Post Office Established August 6 1943 - Disestablished July 18 1946</h4>
+<h4>Post Office Established 6 August 1943 - Disestablished 18 July 1946</h4>
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 <tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
-Locy Type<br/>2z
+Locy Type 2z
 </td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
 -01-05
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 [[Image:JonBurdett lasalle ap102 19440105.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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-Censored wartime (WWII) use
+Censored, WWII use
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-Locy Type<br/>2z*
+Locy Type 2z*
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 <h3>Other Information</h3>
-LA SALLE earned 8 Battle Stars for WWII service<br/>*
+USS HOTSPUR / LA SALLE earned the Combat Action Ribbon (2 awards), the China Service Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 8 Battle stars, the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal w/ Asia clasp, the Philippines Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon and the Philippines Liberation Medal (2 awards) during her Naval career.<br/><br/>
-'''Gilbert Islands operation'''<br/>
+'''NAMESAKE''' - A town and county in Illinois named after Rene Robert Chevalier de La Salle, one of the most celebrated explorers and builders of New France in the 17th century.<br/><br/>
-Assault and occupation of Tarawa, November 20 to December 2 1943<br/>*
+The ships sponsor was Mrs. Naomi S. Kehoe.
-'''Marshall Islands operation'''<br/>
-Occupation of Kwajalein and Majuro Atolls, January 31 to February 8 1944<br/>*
-'''Marianas operation'''<br/>
-Capture and occupation of Saipan, June 15-24 1944<br/>*
-'''Western Caroline Islands operation'''<br/>
-Capture and occupation of southern Palau Islands, Angaur, September 6 to October 14 1944<br/>*
-'''Leyte operation'''<br/>
-Leyte landings, October 13-21 and November 19-29 1944<br/>*
-'''Luzon operation'''<br/>
-Lingayen Gulf landings, January 4-5 1945<br/>*
-'''Manila Bay-Bicol operation'''<br/>
-Zambales-Subic Bay, January 29-30 1945<br/>*
-'''Okinawa Gunto operation'''<br/>
-Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, April 10-15 1945<br/><br/>
-Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>
-Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive, Nov. 19 1943 and Apr. 11-16 1945) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (8) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - Philippines Liberation Medal<br/><br/>
-'''NAMESAKE''' - A town and county in Illinois named after Rene Robert Chevalier de La Salle, one of the most celebrated explorers and builders of New France in the 17th century
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