CABELL AK 166

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.

Alamosa Class Cargo Ship Launched December 23 1944 as Maritime Commission type (C1-M-AV1) hull Acquired by U.S. Navy April 11 1945 USS CABELL AK-166 Commissioned April 11 1945 - Decommissioned July 19 1946 Returned to Maritime Commission July 22 1946 Struck from Naval Register July 31 1946 Transferred to American Mail Line May 7 1947 Sold May 28 1947 to Rederlaktiebolaget Bris MV SOMMEN (Swedish Merchant Service) Resold 1947 and renamed MV DONALD (Greek Merchant Service) Resold 1963 and renamed Posted as missing in Gulf of Aden October 1963, enroute to Jakarta

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1946)

 

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 REC'D

1946-05-01

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Other Information

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal

NAMESAKE - A county in West Virginia

 

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