HYPERION AK 107: Difference between revisions

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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.

USS HYPERION AK-107
Commissioned August 25 1943 - Decommissioned November 16 1945
Laid up November 17 1945 in National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River, Fort Eustis, VA
Original name restored

Struck from Naval Register (Date unknown)
Scrapped August 1961

Naval Covers

This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each name of the ship (for example, Bushnell AG-32 / Sumner AGS-5 are different names for the same ship so there should be one set of pages for Bushnell and one set for Sumner). Covers should be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).

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Covers Page 1 (1943-45)

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.

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.

>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the existing example.

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

Locy Type
2z*

1945-10-01

Censored wartime (WWII) use

Other Information

HYPERION earned 3 Battle Stars (WWII)
* Bismarck Archipelago, Emirau Island, April 1944
* Leyte operation, Leyte landings, October - November 1944
* Okinawa Gunto operation, Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, April - August 1945

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (3) - World War II Victory Medal - Philippines Liberation Medal (1)

NAMESAKE - A satellite of Saturn named for one of the Titans of Greek mythology, the son of Uranus and Gaea and the father of Helios, the sun-god

If you have images or information to add to this page, then either contact the Curator or edit this page yourself and add it. See Editing Ship Pages for detailed information on editing this page.

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 <ol>Crater Class Cargo Ship<br/>
 Keel Laid April 17 1943 as Maritime Commission type (EC2-S-C1) hull<br/>
-Launched June 30 1943<br/><br/>
+Launched June 30 1943 as "CHRISTOPHER C. ANDREWS"<br/>
-<li>'''CHRISTOPHER C. ANDREWS'''<br/>
 Acquired by U.S. Navy July 10 1943<br/><br/>
 <li>'''USS HYPERION AK-107'''<br/>
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 Struck from Naval Register (Date unknown)<br/>
 Scrapped August 1961
-</ol></td>
+</ol>
 <p> </p>
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 range for covers on that page.
 <ol>
-<li>[[HYPERION AK-107_Covers_Page_1 |  Covers Page 1  ]] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1945)</li>
+<li>[[HYPERION AK-107_Covers_Page_1 |  Covers Page 1  ]] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1943-45)</li>
 </ol>
 <p>&nbsp;</p>
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 </th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">
 Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>
-<th align="center" width="320">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
+<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
 <th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
 </tr></table>
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 Locy Type<br/>2z*
 </td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
 -10-01
-<br/>to<br/>
+</td><td align="center" width="350">
--10-01
-</td><td align="center" width="320">
 [[Image:JonBurdett hyperion ak107 19451001 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
 </td><td align="center" width="120">
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 <p>&nbsp;</p>
 <h3>Other Information</h3>
-Earned 3 Battle Stars (WWII)<br/>*
+HYPERION earned 3 Battle Stars (WWII)<br/>*
 Bismarck Archipelago, Emirau Island, April 1944<br/>*
 Leyte operation, Leyte landings, October - November 1944<br/>*
 Okinawa Gunto operation, Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, April - August 1945<br/><br/>
-Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive)<br/>American Campaign Medal
+Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (3) - World War II Victory Medal - Philippines Liberation Medal (1)<br/><br/>
-<br/>Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (3)<br/>World War II Victory Medal<br/>Philippines Liberation Medal (1)<br/><br/>
 '''NAMESAKE''' - A satellite of Saturn named for one of the Titans of Greek mythology, the son of Uranus and Gaea and the father of Helios, the sun-god