LAURENTIA AF 44

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.

Adria Class Stores Ship Keel Laid October 23 1944 Launched December 12 1944 as WALL and CROWN Acquired by U.S. Navy May 19 1945 and renamed USS LAURENTIA AF-44 Commissioned June 5 1945 - Decommissioned June 18 1946 Transferred November 6 1946 to U.S. Army Transportation Service Struck from Naval Register (Date unknown) USAT WALL and CROWN Commissioned November 6 1946 - Decommissioned 1950 Re-acquired by U.S. Navy July 1 1950 Naval name restored Assigned to Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) USNS LAURENTIA T-AF-44 Placed In Service July 1 1950 - Out of Service December 2 1969 Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay group Struck from Naval Register April 28 1970 Sold July 10 1973 to China Dismantled Vessel Training Corp. for scrap

Naval Covers

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1. T-AF-44 Covers Page 1     (1967)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type 2(n) USS Sandoval APA 194

1967-11-19

N/A

Cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson.

 

Other Information

USS LAURENTIA 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 - A Star.

 

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