TORRANCE AKA 76: 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 TORRANCE AKA-76

ALCOA ROAMER

ELDORADO

RICHMOND

SINGAPORE TRADER

Naval Covers

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USS Torrance AKA-76 Covers Page 1 (1945-46)

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

Locy Type
3z (BBT)

1945-11-19

Note:

Locy Type
3z (BBT)
(used after POD)

1946-05-29

Post office discontinued May 28 1946

Locy Type
9efu

1945-03-15
to
1945-03-25

Mark from back of cover

Locy Type
CD-R2

1946-04-09

Note:

Other Information

USS TORRANCE earned the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 1 battle star, the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) and the Philippines Liberation Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - A county in the State of New Mexico.

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 <ol>Tolland Class Attack Cargo Ship<br/>
-Keel Laid (Date unknown) as Maritime Commission type (C2-S-AJ3) hull<br/>
+Keel Laid (Date unknown)<br/>
 Launched June 6 1944<br/>
 Acquired by U.S. Navy June 20 1944<br/><br/>
-<li>'''USS TORRANCE AKA-76'''<br/>
+<li>'''USS TORRANCE AKA-76'''</li>
 Commissioned November 18 1944 - Decommissioned June 20 1946<br/><br/>
 Struck from Naval Register July 3 1946<br/><br/>
-<li>'''ALCOA ROAMER''' (Commercial Service)<br/>
+Sold September 15 1947 to Alcoa Steamship Co. NY, NY and renamed '''ALCOA ROAMER'''<br/>
-Sold September 15 1947 to Alcoa Steamship Co. NY, NY and renamed<br/><br/>
+Sold March 30 1968 to Clairship Navigation Corp., NY, N.Y., and renamed '''ELDORADO'''<br/>
-<li>'''ELDORADO'''<br/>
+Sold at auction January 20 1970 by U.S. Marshal to Levin Metals Corp.<br/>
-Sold March 30 1968 to Clairship Navigation Corp., NY, N.Y., and renamed<br/>
+Sold May 4 1970 to Richmond Shipping Co. and renamed '''RICHMOND'''<br/>
-Sold at auction January 20 1970 by U.S. Marshal to Levin Metals Corp.<br/><br/>
-<li>'''RICHMOND''' (Panamanian Registry)<br/>
-Sold May 4 1970 to Richmond Shipping Co. and renamed<br/>
 Resold 1970 to a Far East shipbreaker<br/><br/>
-<li>'''SINGAPORE TRADER'''<br/>
+Resold for further trading and renamed '''SINGAPORE TRADER'''<br/>
-Resold for further trading and renamed<br/>
 Ran aground October 1971 in the St. Lawrence Seaway<br/>
-Refloated, arrested in Montreal, Canada and sold at auction 1972<br/><br/>
+Refloated, arrested in Montreal, Canada and sold at auction 1972<br/>
 Scrapped August 1972 in Santander Spain
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-<p> </p>
+<p>&nbsp;</p>
 <h3>Naval Covers</h3>
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 range for covers on that page.
 <ol>
-<li>[[USS TORRANCE AKA-76_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1  ]] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1945-46)</li>
+<li>[[USS TORRANCE AKA-76_Covers_Page_1 | USS Torrance AKA-76 Covers Page 1  ]] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1945-46)</li>
 </ol>
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-Locy Type<br/>3z (BBT) (used after POD)
+Locy Type<br/>3z (BBT)<br/>(used after POD)
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 -05-29
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 Mark from back of cover
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-Locy Type<br/>R-2
+Locy Type<br/>CD-R2
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 -04-09
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 <p>&nbsp;</p>
 <h3>Other Information</h3>
-TORRANCE received one battle star for her World War II service<br/><br/>
+USS TORRANCE earned the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 1 battle star, the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) and the Philippines Liberation Medal during her Naval career.<br/><br/>
-Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>
+'''NAMESAKE''' - A county in the State of New Mexico.
-American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - Philippines Liberation Medal<br/><br/>
-'''NAMESAKE''' - A county in the State of New Mexico
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