ANDROMEDA AKA 15

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.

Andromeda Attack Class Cargo Ship
Keel Laid September 22 1942 as Maritime Commission type (C2-S-B1) hull
Named October 5 1942
Launched December 22 1942 as Cargo Ship AK-64
Redesignated Attack Cargo Ship (AKA) February 1 1943
Acquired by U.S. Navy from Maritime Commission on loan-charter March 30 1943


1. USS ANDROMEDA AKA-15
   Commissioned March 30 1943 - Decommissioned May 1 1956
   Transferred to Maritime Administration
   Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet
   
   Struck from Naval Register July 1 1960
   Sold March 12 1971 to Marine Power and Equipment Co. Seattle WA
   
   Fate unknown

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1943-51)

 

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

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Post Office Established April 24 1943 - Disestablished August 1 1946

 

Locy Type 2z

1945-08-19

Censored wartime (WWII) use

 

Locy Type 2z*

1943-10-01

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Locy Type 9efsu

1946-04-02

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Post Office Reestablished January 31 1951 - Disestablished January 31 1956

 

Locy Type FDPS 2 Mar 20, 1951

1951-03-20

First Day of Postal Service

 

Locy Type FDPS 9efu

1951-03-20

First Day of Postal Service. This postmark is on the back of the March 20 1951 cover.

 

Locy Type 2

1952-01-19

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Other Information

ANDROMEDA earned five battle stars during World War II
* Sicilian occupation, July 9-15 1943
* Convoy KMF-25A, November 6 1943
* Salerno landings, September 9-21 1944
* Invasion of Southern France, September 15-25 1944
* Okinawa Gunto operation
Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, April 1 to June 14 1945

Earned five battle stars during the Korean War
* First UN Counteroffensive
April 16-17 1951
* Communist China Spring Offensive
April 26 to May 10 1951
* UN Summer-Fall Offensive
August 31 to September 2 1951
October 18 1951
November 6 1951
* Second Korean Winger
December 2 1951
* Third Korean Winter
December 15 1952
January 3-16 1953
February 13-15 1953

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (3) - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal - Korean Service Medal (5) - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal (retroactive)

NAMESAKE - Named for a constellation located in the northern sky south of Cassiopeia, named for Andromeda, in Greek mythology the daughter of the Ethiopian King, Cephus, and of Cassiopeia.

 

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