AROOSTOOK AK 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.

Aroostook Class Minelayer
Built 1907 at William Cramp and Sons Shipyard, Philadelphia, PA
Launched 26 March 1907


1. BUNKER HILL (Passenger Liner)
Owned and operated by the New England Navigation Company (New England Steamship Company)
Sold 1911 to the Eastern Steamship Company
Official Number 204264
Acquired U.S. Navy 12 November 1917
Renamed 15 November 1917


2. USS AROOSTOOK ID-1256
Commissioned 7 December 1917
Converted to Mine Planter 1918


3. USS AROOSTOOK CM-3
Reclassified Minelayer (CM) 17 February 1920
Decommissioned 10 March 1931


4. AROOSTOOK AK-44
Reclassified Cargo Ship AK-44 20 May 1941 while in reserve
Struck from Naval Register 5 February 1943
Transferred to Maritime Commission
Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet name reverted to BUNKER HILL


5. LUX (Privately-owned Floating Casino)
Sold 1947 to The Seven Seas Trading Company Hollywood CA. and converted to a floating casino
Seized by US Coast Guard 1947

Scrapped October 1947

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS Aroostook CM-3 Covers Page 1     (1930)

 

Postmarks

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

 

Locy Type 3 (AC) (1927)

1930-04-24

As CM-3. Postmark on back from Washington, DC dated 25 April 1930.

 

Locy Type 9

1931-02-27

As CM-3. Type 6 postmark on reverse from "Navy Yard Station", Bremerton WA dated the same day

 

Locy Type 9

1931-02-27

As CM-3. Type 6 postmark on reverse from "Navy Yard Station", Bremerton WA dated the same day

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Named for a river which rises in Piscataquis County, Maine, and meanders in generally northeasterly direction through much of the northern tip of the state before entering the Canadian province of New Brunswick and joining the Saint John River. Aroostook is an Algonquian word meaning a bountiful and unobstructed river.

 

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