DUTCHESS APA 98

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 DUTCHESS APA-98
Commissioned November 4 1944 - Decommissioned April 4 1946
Returned April 5 1946 to War Shipping Administration for disposal

Struck from Naval Register April 14 1946
SS EXCALIBUR (Commercial Service)
Sold September 22 1948 to American Export Lines and renamed
SS ORIENTAL JADE (Liberian Registry)
Sold September 17 1965 to C.Y. Tung (Hong Kong) and renamed

Scrapped 1974

Naval Covers

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Covers Page 1 (1945-46)

Postmarks

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

Post Office Established October 20 1944 - Disestablished February 26 1946

Locy Type
2z

1945-06-09

Censored wartime (WWII) use

Locy Type
2z (used after POD)

1946-03-01

Note:

Locy Type
LDPS 2z April 3, 1946

1946-04-03

Last Day of Postal Service

Other Information

DUTCHESS earned one Battle Star for World War II service
* Okinawa Gunto operation
Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, May 1-8 1945

Awards, Citations, and Campaign Ribbons...
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1 star) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - Philippines Liberation Medal.

NAMESAKE - A county in New York State

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