VEGA AK 17
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.
- Sirus Class Cargo Ship
- USS VEGA AK-17
Commissioned December 21 1921 - Decommissioned January 15 1946
Struck from Naval Register March 12 1946
Transferred July 1 1946 to Maritime Commission for disposal
Sold August 6 1946 to National Metals and Steel Corp. for scrap
Keel Laid July 8 1918
Launched July 18 1919 as LEBANON
Delivered to United States Shipping Board September 8 1919
Acquired U.S. Navy December 2 1921 and renamed
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- Cover Page 1 (1922-44)
Postmarks
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Post Office Established March 29 1922 - Disestablished November 18 1945
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Locy Type |
1944-11-09 |
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Censored Sailor Mail, Ship's name in return address
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Locy Type |
1937-12-21 |
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16th Anniversary, cachet by Ted Harrington
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Locy Type |
1937-12-25 |
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Christmas Day, cachet by Walter G. Crosby
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Locy Type |
1938-03-15 |
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Notes:
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1935-01-01 |
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Notes: Person Commemorative - Paul Revere
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1940-08-15 |
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Alaska Cruise. Cachet by M. Fay Muridge, Sponsored by the John Paul Jones Chapter No. 2, USCS
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1930-12-02 |
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Straightline date used
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Locy Type |
1931-08-26 |
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Note:
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Locy Type |
1922-07-03 |
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Notes:
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1942-04-03 |
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Censored wartime (WWII) use
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Locy Type |
1937-06-25 |
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Note:
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Locy Type |
1940-11-04 |
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Navy Day cachet by John Alden. "Navy Day 1940" has been blacked out on the cachet.
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Locy Type |
1940-12-25 |
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Christmas Day (cover back), Cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson
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Locy Type |
1940-12-25 |
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Christmas Day, cachet by Walter Lupton
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1927-12-22
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Mark from back of cover
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Locy Type |
1940-12-25 |
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Christmas Day, cachet by Walter Lupton
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Locy Type |
1940-12-25 |
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Christmas Day, cachet by Walter Lupton
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Locy Type |
1935-08-12 |
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Fancy Christmas Day 1940. Cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson
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Locy Type F |
1940-12-25 |
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Fancy Christmas Day 1940. Cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson
Other Information
VEGA earned 4 Battle Stars for WWII service
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Pearl Harbor - Midway
Honolulu Harbor, December 7 1941
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Marianas operation
Capture and occupation of Saipan, July 25-31 1944
Capture and occupation of Guam, August 1-15 1944
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Western Caroline Islands operation
Capture and occupation of southern Palau Islands, September 6 to October 14 1944
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Okinawa Gunto operation
Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, June 13-14 1944
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive, December 7 1941) - American Defense Service Medal - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (4) - World War II Victory Medal
NAMESAKE - Named for a star of the first magnitude in constellation Lyra used frequently by navigators
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