TITANIA AKA 13

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.

Arcturus Class Cargo Ship Keel Laid 25 October 1941 as SS HARRY CULBREATH Launched 28 February 1942 Acquired by US Navy 27 March 1942 USS TITANIA AK-55 Commissioned as Cargo Ship (AK) 27 May 1942 USS TITANIA AKA-13 Reclassified Attack Cargo Ship (AKA) 1 February 1943 Decommissioned 19 July 1955 Struck from Naval Register 1 July 1961 Scrapped 1974

Naval Covers

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1. USS Titania AKA-13 Covers Page 1     (1942-1951)

 

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.

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

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1st Post Office Period 1 June 1942 to 1 August 1946

 

Locy Type FDPS 3z (BTB)

1942-06-01

AK-55. First Day Postal Service, cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson.

 

Locy Type 2z*

1944-06-02

Note:

 

Locy Type 2# (Br. #16068)

1946-04-06

AKA-13 From the Bob Govern collection.

 

Locy Type 3z (BTB)

1942-09-12

AK-55. Censored WWII use. ID based on pencil note lower right

 

Locy Type 9vz

1944-11-07

AKA-13. Postmark from the back of the cover.

 

Locy Type SLs (39x6)

1946-04-06

AKA-13. From the Bob Govern collection.

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2nd Post Office Period 14 December 1950 to 5 May 1955

 

Locy Type FDPS 2

1950-12-14

AKA-13. First Day Postal Service, cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson.

 

Locy Type 2

1951-01-25

AKA-13. Add-on cachet by Michael Hebert (Mh Cachets).

 

Locy Type 2r

1955-03-17

Courtesy of the Bob Govern collection.

 

Locy Type 9efu USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. T-20

1951-01-25

The cancel was applied to the back of the cover.

 

Locy Type 9efu USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. T-20a

1955-03-17

Courtesy of the Bob Govern collection.

 

Other Information

USS TITANIA earned the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon 7 awards), the China Service Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal w/ 1 Battle star, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 5 Battle stars, the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal w/ Asia clasp, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Service Medal w/ 7 Campaign stars, the United Nations Service Medal, the Philippines Liberation Medal (2 awards) and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - A satellite of the planet Uranus.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. Bennett Champ Clark.

 

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