SHADWELL LSD 15

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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.

    Casa Grande Class Dock Landing Ship
    Authorized as British Mechanized Artillery Transport HMS TOMAHAWK BAPM-7
    Reclassified Landing Ship Dock (LSD) July 1 1942
    Contract awarded September 10 1942
    Renamed HMS WATERWAY F-146
    Lend-Lease canceled or modified, never commissioned in Royal Navy
    Keel Laid January 17 1944
    Launched May 14 1944

  1. USS SHADWELL LSD-15
    Commissioned July 24 1944 - Decommissioned July 10 1947
    Recommissioned September 20 1950 - Decommissioned March 9 1970

    Struck from Naval Register November 1 1976
    To be disposed of as target or by test, Custodian, Fire Research Det. Little Sands Island Mobile Bay, Mobile AL

 

Naval Covers

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  1. Covers Page 1    (1945-69)

 

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.
 
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Postmark Type
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Killer Bar Text

Date From
to
Date To
Thumbnail Link To
Postmark Image
Thumbnail Link To
Cover Image

1st Commissioning July 24 1944 to July 10 1947


 

Locy Type
2z*

1945-09-02

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Locy Type P

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. S-36

1946-05-14

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2nd Commissioning September 20 1950 to March 9 1970


 

Locy Type
FDPS 2

1950-11-03

First Day Postal Service


 

Locy Type
2

1953-03-29

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Locy Type
2t(n+u)

1958-04-25

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Locy Type
9efu

1954-08-18

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Locy Type
LDPS 2t(n+u)

1969-09-19

Last Day Postal Service

 

Other Information

SHADWELL earned 1 Battle Star (WWII)
* TF 78 Lingayen Gulf December 1944

SHADWELL LSD-15 was at Tokyo Bay September 2 1945 for the Japanese surrender

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Combat Action Ribbon - Navy Expeditionary Medal - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (2) - Philippine Liberation Medal

NAMESAKE - Named for a house in Albermarle County, Va. It was the birthplace and early home of Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence and third President of the United States

 


 

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