POINT CRUZ T-AKV 19

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.

Commencement Bay Class Escort Carrier
Ordered as TROCADERO BAY
Renamed June 5 1944
Keel Laid December 4 1944 - Launched May 18 1945


1. USS POINT CRUZ CVE-119
   Commissioned October 16 1945 - Decommissioned June 30 1947
   Recommissioned July 26 1951 - Decommissioned August 31 1956
   Redesignated Cargo Ship and Aircraft Ferry (AKV-19) May 17 1957, While in reserve
   Assigned to Military Sea Transport Service (MSTS)
   
   
2. USNS POINT CRUZ T-AKV-19
   Placed In Service August 23 1965 - Out of Service 1970
   
   Struck from Naval Register September 15 1970 and scrapped

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1945-55)

 

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.

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

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1st Commissioning October 16 1945 to June 30 1947

 

Locy Type 2(n) Oct 27, 1945

1945-10-27

As CVE-119
Navy Day

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1946-03-02

As CVE-119

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1947-01-21

As CVE-119

 

Locy Type 9ef(nu)

1946-11-12

As CVE-119

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2nd Commissioning July 26 1951 to August 31 1956

 

Locy Type FDR F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. P-35

1951-07-26

As CVE-119

 

Locy Type 2

1951-12-23

As CVE-119

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - A decisive land battle fought November 7-10 1942 on Guadalcanal, British Solomon Islands.

 

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