BOTETOURT APA 136
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.
- Haskell Class Attack Transport
- USS BOTETOURT APA-136
Commissioned 31 January 1945 - Decommissioned 5 June 1946
Recommissioned 23 September 1950 - Decommissioned 27 April 1956
Struck from Naval Register 1 July 1961
Laid up July 1961 in National Defense Reserve Fleet
Sold 14 August 1974 for scrap
Keel Laid 22 August 1944 - Launched 19 October 1944
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- USS Botetourt APA-136 Covers Page 1 (1945-56)
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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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.
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Postmark Type |
Postmark Date |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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Post Office Established March 5 1945 - Disestablished May 21 1946
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Locy Type 2# |
1946-03-30 |
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Note:
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Locy Type F |
1945-12-07 |
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Jinsen Korea. NOT listed in USCS Postmark Catalog, 1995 Edition.
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Locy Type F |
1946-01-18 |
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Portland Oreg. NOT listed in USCS Postmark Catalog, 1995 Edition.
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Locy Type F |
1946-02-06 |
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Balboa Canal Zone
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Locy Type F |
1945-09-02 |
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Censored cover from a member of the 2nd Engineer Special Brigade, US Army. R/S ship cachet in Tokyo Bay.
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Locy Type |
1946-05-20 |
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Last Day Postal Service
Post Office Reestablished October 3 1950 - Disestablished March 9 1956
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Locy Type |
1950-10-13 |
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First Day Postal Service
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Locy Type 2 |
1951-06-11 |
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Note:
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Locy Type 2 |
1956-03-09 |
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Post Office Discontinued on this day, cachet is for Last Day of Postal Service on March 12 1956.
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Locy Type |
1956-03-09 |
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Post Office Discontinued on this day, cachet is for Last Day of Postal Service on March 12 1956.
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Locy Type |
1956-03-12 |
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Last Day Postal Service
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Locy Type |
1956-03-12 |
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Last Day Postal Service. NOT listed in USCS Postmark Catalog, 1995 Edition.
Other Information
USS BOTETOURT APA-136 was at Tokyo Bay September 2 1945 for the Japanese surrender
USS BOTETOURT earned the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp), the National Defense Service Medal and the Philippines Liberation Medal during her Naval career.
NAMESAKE - Named for a county in Virginia. It is centrally located in the western portion of the state, west of the Blue Ridge Mountains astride the Valley of Virginia or Great Appalachian Valley.
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