ALTAIR AKS 32

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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.

    Greenville Victory Class Cargo Ship
    Keel Laid April 20 1944 as Maritime Commission type (VC2-S-AP3) hull
    Launched May 30 1944 as ABERDEEN VICTORY
    Completed and contracted to Waterman Steamship Co. June 22 1944
    Returned to Maritime Commission circa 1945-1946
    Transferred to U.S. Navy July 7 1951 and renamed

  1. USS ALTAIR AK-257
    Commissioned January 31 1952 - Decommissioned January 5 1953
    Converted to Antares Class General Stores Issue Ship (AKS)

  2. USS ALTAIR AKS-32
    Recommissioned December 15 1953 - Decommissioned May 2 1969
    Transferred to MARAD May 1 1973

    Struck from Naval Register June 1 1973
    Sold January 31 1975 for scrap

Naval Covers

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  1. Altair Covers Page 1     (1952-67)

 

Postmarks

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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
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Killer Bar Text

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

Post Office Established February 17 1952 - Disestablished December 4 1952


 

Locy Type
FDPS 2r Feb 19, 1952

1952-02-19

As AK-257
First Day Postal Service


 

Locy Type
FDPS 9fu

1952-02-19

As AK-257
First Day Postal Service


 

Locy Type
2r

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. A-75

1952-05-02

As AK-257


 

Locy Type
9fu (used after POD)

1952-12-04

As AKS-32
USCS Postmark Catalog lists LDPS as Dec 2, 1952


Post Office Reestablished December 15 1953 - Disestablished July 11 1968


 

Locy Type
FDPS 2r Dec 15, 1953

1953-12-15

As AKS-32
First Day Postal Service


 

Locy Type
2(n+) (USS)

1963-01-10

As AKS-32


 

Locy Type
2(n+) (USS)

1965-07-10

As AKS-32
Cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson. Visit of Turkish Minesweeper Sigacik.


 

Locy Type
2(n+) (USS)

1966-08-02

As AKS-32
Cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson. Visit of Chinese Minesweeper Yung Lo MSC-161.


 

Locy Type
2r

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. A-75a

1954-04-24

As AKS-32


 

Locy Type
2r

USCS Postmark
Catalog Illus. A-75a

1961-05-28

As AKS-32


 

Locy Type
2t(n+u) (USS)

1967-09-09

As AKS-32
Cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson. Visit of Turkish Minesweeper Foca.


 

Locy Type
9eft(nu)

1967-08-12

As AKS-32


 

Locy Type
9enu

1955-02-16
to
1956-10-15

As AKS-32
Cut piece pasted to earlier cover

 

Other Information

ABERDEEN VICTORY

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (Okinawa) - World War II Victory Medal

ALTAIR

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
National Defense Service Medal - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (Cuba)

NAMESAKE - Named for a first magnitude star in the constellation Aquila, in the northern Milky Way.

 


 

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