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

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1942-51)

 

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

 

Locy Type FDPS 3z

1942-06-01

As AK-55
First Day Postal Service

 

Locy Type 2z*

1944-06-02

Note:

 

Locy Type 2# (Br. #16068)

1945-10-04

As AKA-13

 

Locy Type 3z (BTB)

1942-09-12

As AK-55
Censored wartime (WWII) use
ID based on pencil note lower right

 

Locy Type 9vz

1944-11-07 to 1944-11-18

As AKA-13
Mark from back of cover

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

 

Locy Type FDPS 2

1950-12-14

As AKA-13
First Day Postal Service

 

Locy Type 2

1951-01-25

As AKA-13

 

Other Information

TITANIA earned 6 Battle Stars for WWII, and 7 Battle Stars for Korea service

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Navy Unit Commendation (8) - China Service Medal (extended) - American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (1) - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (5) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal - Korean Service Medal (7) - United Nations Service Medal - Philippines Liberation Medal (2) - Republic of Korea War Service Meal

NAMESAKE - A satellite of the planet Uranus

 

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