LST 281

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.

LST-1 Class Tank Landing Ship Keel Laid 25 June 1943 - Launched 30 September 1943 USS LST-281 Commissioned 8 November 1943 - Decommissioned 9 March 1946 Q092 (SCAJAP) Transferred 20 May 1949 to Commander Naval Forces Far East (COMNAVFE) Shipping Control Authority for the Japanese Merchant Marine (SCAJAP) and redesignated USNS T-LST-281 Transferred to Military Sea Transportation Service 31 March 1952 Placed In Service 31 March 1952 - Out of Service 19 May 1954 Struck from Naval Register 19 May 1954 Fate unknown

Naval Covers

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1. USS LST-281 Covers Page 1     (1944-1945)

 

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.

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

 

Locy Type 2z

1945-04-17

Censored sailors mail. From the Rich Hoffner collection.

 

Other Information

USS LST-281 earned the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 1 Battle star, the Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal w/ 2 Battle stars, the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal w/ Asia clasp and the National Defense Service Medal during her Naval career.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. Mary Richards.

 

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