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<h3>Ship Name and Designation History</h3>
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. 
The list is in chronological order.
<ol>Sirius Class Cargo Ship<br/> 
Keel Laid June 15 1918<br/>
Launched August 8 1918 as SHANNOCK<br/>
Acquired by U.S. Navy November 16 1921 and renamed<br/> 
Laid up in Reserve Fleet January 1927 - February 28 1940<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS SPICA AK-16'''<br/>
Commissioned March 1 1940 - Decommissioned January 18 1946<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register February 7 1946<br/>
Returned to Maritime Commission for disposal<br/> 
Sold June 13 1947 for scrap
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<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the 
ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each incarnation of the ship (ie, 
for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Covers should 
be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).

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<li>[[Spica_AK_16_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1940-45)</li>
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<h3>Postmarks</h3>
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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>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.
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<tr><th align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">
Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>
<th align="center" width="320">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
</tr></table>

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<br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>FDC 3r<br/><br/>"BROOKLYN N.Y. / "
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1940-03-01
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett spica ak16 19400301 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett spica ak16 19400301.jpeg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
First Day in Commission 
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<br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>FDC 9x
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1940-03-01
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Spica_AK16_19400301_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Spica_AK16_19400301_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Postmark is not cataloged as being used on the First Day of Commissioning and it is not "tied" to the cover. Look closely, there is no postmark ink on the cover.
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<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>3r (A-BBT)<br/><br/>"BROOKLYN /<br/>NY"
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1940-03-04
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Spica_AK16_19400304_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Spica_AK16_19400304_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Cachet by Al Cohen for the Commissioning of SPICA on March 1 1940.
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<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>3r (A-BBT)<br/><br/>"BREMERTON /<br/>WASH"
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1940-12-25
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Spica_AK16_19401225_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Spica_AK16_19401225_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Christmas, cachet by the American Tuberculosis Association.
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<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>3r (A-BBT)<br/>"KODIAK /<br/>ALASKA"
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1941-03-25
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:Ferrell_Spica_AK_16_19410325_1_pm1.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:Ferrell_Spica_AK_15_19410325_1_front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_M_Fay_Muridge_ | M. Fay Muridge]].  Cachet sponsored by [[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_2_John_Paul_Jones |  John Paul Jones Chapter No. 2, USCS]]
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<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>3r (A-BBT)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1941-04-09
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:Bunter_Spica_AK_16_19410409_1_pm1.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:Bunter_Spica_AK_16_19410409_1_front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Notes: 
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<br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>3z (BBT)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1941-04-09
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett spica ak16 19420203 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett spica ak16 19420203.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Censored wartime (WWII) use 
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<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>9v
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1940-03-20
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett spica ak16 19400320 pm.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett spica ak16 19400320.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Note: 
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<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="140">
Locy Type P<br/>(3r with 4 bars<br/>used after POD)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1945-12-17
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett spica ak16 19451217 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett spica ak16 19451217.jpeg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Note:
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<br/>&nbsp;<br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type Fz<br/><br/>USCS Catalog<br/>Illustration<br/>S-58
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1945-12-25
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Spica_AK16_19451225_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Spica_AK16_19451225_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Christmas, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_George_V_Sadworth_ | George V. Sadworth]]
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
SPICA earned the following Awards during her Naval career - American Defense Service Medal (with Fleet clasp) - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (w 1 Battle star) - World War II Victory Medal.<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - A star of the first magnitude in the constellation Virgo.<br/><br/>
Two ships of the US Navy have been named SPICA - USS Spica AK-16 and [[SPICA_T-AFS_9_ | USNS Spica T-AFS-9]].
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