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Andromeda Class Attack Cargo Ship<br/>  
Andromeda Class Attack Cargo Ship<br/>  
Keel Laid September 6 1943 - Launched December 3 1943<br/><br/>
Keel Laid 6 September 1943 - Launched 3 December 1943<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS ACHERNAR AKA-53'''<br/>
<li>'''USS ACHERNAR AKA-53'''<br/>
Commissioned January 31 1944<br/>
Commissioned 31 January 1944<br/>
Assigned to Naval Transportation Service (NTS) 1946<br/>
Assigned to Naval Transportation Service (NTS) 1946<br/>
Transferred to Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) October 1 1949<br/>
Transferred to Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) 1 October 1949<br/>
Decommissioned May 18 1956<br/>
Decommissioned 18 May 1956<br/>
Recommissioned September 1 1961 - Decommissioned July 1 1963<br/><br/>
Recommissioned 1 September 1961 - Decommissioned 1 July 1963<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register February 2 1965<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register 2 February 1965<br/><br/>
<li>'''CASTILLA TA-21''' (Spanish Naval Service)<br/>
<li>'''CASTILLA TA-21''' (Spanish Naval Service)<br/>
Sold to Spain February 2 1965 and renamed<br/>
Sold to Spain 2 February 1965 and renamed<br/>
Decommissioned by Spain to reserves 1980<br/><br/>
Decommissioned by Spain to reserves 1980<br/><br/>
Struck from the Spanish Navy List January 1 1982<br/>
Struck from the Spanish Navy List 1 January 1982<br/>
Scrapped 1987   
Scrapped 1987   
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range for covers on that page.
range for covers on that page.
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<li>[[USS ACHERNAR AKA-53_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1 ]] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1946-55)</li>
<li>[[USS ACHERNAR AKA-53_Covers_Page_1 | USS Achernar AKA-53 Covers Page 1 ]] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1943-1955)</li>
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<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
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Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">
</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">
Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>
Postmark<br/>Date</th>
<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Cover Image</th>
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<h4>Post Office Established January 31 1944 - Disestablished December 9 1946</h4>
<h4>Post Office Established 31 January 1944 - Disestablished 9 December 1946</h4>
 
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Locy Type P<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. A-5
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1946-01-14
</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Achernar_AKA53_19460114_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Achernar_AKA53_19460114_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Cacheted. From the Bob Govern collection.
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<br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type P<br/><br/>USCS Catalog<br/>Illustration<br/>A-5a
Locy Type P<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. A-5a
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</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1946-07-25
1946-07-25
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<br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
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<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type P<br/><br/>USCS Catalog<br/>Illustration<br/>A-5a
Locy Type P<br/><br/>USCS Postmark<br/>Catalog Illus. A-5a
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1946-12-03
1946-12-03
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[[Image:JonBurdett achernar aka53 19461203.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
[[Image:JonBurdett achernar aka53 19461203.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Ship name repositioned
Ship name repositioned.
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<h4>In 1950, no post office aboard</h4>
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Fleet Post Office<br/>Navy 128<br/>Pearl Harbor Br.
USPO Slogan<br/>Machine Cancel<br/><br/>"Fleet Post Office<br/>Navy 128<br/>Pearl Harbor Br."<br/><br/>Honolulu HI
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1950-03-20
1950-03-20
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Cachet
USPO Slogan<br/>Machine Cancel<br/><br/>"Fleet Post Office<br/>Navy 128<br/>Pearl Harbor Br."<br/><br/>Honolulu HI
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</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1950  
1950-03-20
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</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:JonBurdett achernar aka53 1950 pm.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Achernar_AKA53_19500320_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|250px]]
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[[Image:JonBurdett achernar aka53 1950.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Achernar_AKA53_19500320_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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In 1950 with no post office aboard, the yeoman used a cachet as if it were a cancel<br/>
"In 1950 with no post office aboard, the yeoman used a cachet as if it were a cancel" USCS Postmark Catalog
USCS Postmark Catalog
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<h4>Post Office Reestablished March 20 1951 to December 19 1955</h4>
<h4>Post Office Reestablished 20 March 1951 to 19 December 1955</h4>
 
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Locy Type<br/>FDPS 2 Apr 2, 1951
Locy Type<br/>FDPS 2  
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</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1951-04-02
1951-04-02
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Locy Type<br/>2
Locy Type 2
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1954-07-19
1954-07-19
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<h4>Post Office Reestablished 1961 - Disestablished July 1 1963</h4>
<h4>Post Office Reestablished 1961 - Disestablished 1 July 1963</h4>
 
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<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2(n)
Locy Type 2(n)
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1961-12-09
1961-12-09
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
ACHERNAR earned 3 Battle Stars for WWII<br/>*
USS ACHERNAR earned the Combat Action Ribbon, the China Service Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal w/ 2 Battle stars, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 1 Battle star, the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal w/ Asia clasp, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korea Service Medal w/ 3 Campaign stars, the United Nations Service Medal and the Republic of Korea War Memorial Medal during her Naval career.<br/><br/>
'''Invasion of Normandy'''<br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Named for the brightest star in the southern constellation Eridanus with a magnitude of .6. It is at least 200 times more luminous than the sun and one of the 10 brightest stars in the sky. It is about 118 light-years from the Earth.<br/><br/>
June 6-25 1944<br/>*
The ships sponsor was Mrs. Adela Rogers St. John.
'''Invasion of southern France'''<br/>
September 15-25 1944<br/>*
'''Okinawa Gunto operation'''<br/>
Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, April 1-19 1945<br/><br/>
Earned 3 Battle Stars for Korea<br/>*
'''Inchon Landing'''<br/>
September 13-17 1950<br/>*
'''North Korean Aggression'''<br/>
September 18 to October 30 1950<br/>*
'''Communist China Aggression'''<br/>
November 14-18 1950<br/><br/>
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>
Combat Action Ribbon - American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (2) - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal - Korea Service Medal (3) - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Korea War Memorial Medal<br/><br/>
Personnel Awards...<br/>
Purple Hearts 5 KIA, 41WIA, April 2 1945<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Named for the brightest star in the southern constellation Eridanus with a magnitude of .6. It is at least 200 times more luminous than the sun and one of the 10 brightest stars in the sky. It is about 118 light-years from the Earth<br/>
 
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Latest revision as of 00:02, 13 January 2024


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 Class Attack Cargo Ship
    Keel Laid 6 September 1943 - Launched 3 December 1943

  1. USS ACHERNAR AKA-53
    Commissioned 31 January 1944
    Assigned to Naval Transportation Service (NTS) 1946
    Transferred to Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) 1 October 1949
    Decommissioned 18 May 1956
    Recommissioned 1 September 1961 - Decommissioned 1 July 1963

    Struck from Naval Register 2 February 1965

  2. CASTILLA TA-21 (Spanish Naval Service)
    Sold to Spain 2 February 1965 and renamed
    Decommissioned by Spain to reserves 1980

    Struck from the Spanish Navy List 1 January 1982
    Scrapped 1987

 

Naval Covers

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Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date range for covers on that page.

  1. USS Achernar AKA-53 Covers Page 1     (1943-1955)

 

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). 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

Postmark
Date
Thumbnail Link
To
Postmark Image
Thumbnail Link
To
Cover Image



Post Office Established 31 January 1944 - Disestablished 9 December 1946


 

Locy Type
9efu

1946-12-03

Note:


 

Locy Type P

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. A-5

1946-01-14

Cacheted. From the Bob Govern collection.


 

Locy Type P

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. A-5a

1946-07-25

Cachet by Winfred M. Grandy


 

Locy Type P

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. A-5a

1946-12-03

Ship name repositioned.



In 1950, no post office aboard


 

USPO Slogan
Machine Cancel

"Fleet Post Office
Navy 128
Pearl Harbor Br."

Honolulu HI

1950-03-20

Note:


 

USPO Slogan
Machine Cancel

"Fleet Post Office
Navy 128
Pearl Harbor Br."

Honolulu HI

1950-03-20

"In 1950 with no post office aboard, the yeoman used a cachet as if it were a cancel" USCS Postmark Catalog



Post Office Reestablished 20 March 1951 to 19 December 1955


 

Locy Type
FDPS 2

1951-04-02

First Day Postal Service


 

Locy Type 2

1954-07-19

Note:



Post Office Reestablished 1961 - Disestablished 1 July 1963


 

Locy Type 2(n)

1961-12-09

Note:

 

Other Information

USS ACHERNAR earned the Combat Action Ribbon, the China Service Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal w/ 2 Battle stars, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 1 Battle star, the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal w/ Asia clasp, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korea Service Medal w/ 3 Campaign stars, the United Nations Service Medal and the Republic of Korea War Memorial Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Named for the brightest star in the southern constellation Eridanus with a magnitude of .6. It is at least 200 times more luminous than the sun and one of the 10 brightest stars in the sky. It is about 118 light-years from the Earth.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. Adela Rogers St. John.

 


 

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