TRANQUILITY AH 14

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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.

    Haven Class Hospital Ship
    Keel Laid 20 August 1943 as SS MARINE DOLPHIN
    Launched 25 July 1944 - Acquired by US Navy 14 August 1944

  1. USS TRANQUILITY AH-14
    Commissioned 24 April 1945

  2. USS TRANQUILITY APH-114
    Reclassified Evacuation Transport (APH) 3 November 1945

  3. USS TRANQUILITY AH-14
    Reverted to Hospital Ship (AH) 25 March 1946
    Decommissioned 16 July 1946

    Struck from Naval Register 1 September 1961
    Transferred 6 March 1961 to National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River Group
    Sold 15 July 1974 for scrap

Naval Covers

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  1. USS Tranquility AH-14 Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)

 

Postmarks

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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
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Killer Bar Text

Postmark
Date
Thumbnail Link To
Postmark Image
Thumbnail Link To
Cover Image


 

Locy Type
FDC 2z

1945-06-18

Cacheted. From the Bob Govern collection.


 

Locy Type 2z

(1945)

1945-06-18

Censored, sailor mail.


 

Locy Type 2z

(1946)

1946-04-29

Note:


 

Locy Type 9#

(15636 Branch)

1946-04-29

Note:

 

Other Information

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

NAMESAKE - The quality or state of being tranquil; calmness; serenity.

 


 

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