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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.
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Castor Class General Stores Issue Ship<br/> 
Keel Laid 2 October 1941 as NANCY LYKES - Launched 5 February 1942<br/>
Acquired by U.S. Navy 19 March 1942 and converted to a General Stores Issue Ship (AKS)<br/><br/> 
<li>'''USS POLLUX AKS-4'''</li>
Commissioned 27 April 1942 - Decommissioned 13 December 1949<br/> 
Recommissioned 5 August 1950 - Decommissioned 31 December 1968<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register 1 January 1969
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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).

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.
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<li>[[USS POLLUX AKS-4_Covers_Page_1 | USS Pollux AKS-4 Covers Page 1]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1947-1965)</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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Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
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Postmark<br/>Date</th>
<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Cover Image</th>
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<h4>1st Commissioning 27 April 1942 to 13 December 1949</h4>
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Locy Type<br/>2tnu
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1948-01-17
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[[Image:JonBurdett pollux aks4 19480117 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:JonBurdett pollux aks4 19480117.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Locy Type<br/>2tnu
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1948-06-09
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Pollux_AKS4_19480609_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Pollux_AKS4_19480609_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Locy Type 2z
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1946-02-12
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[[Image:JohnGermann_Pollux_AKS4_19460212_1a_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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Locy Type 9u
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1948-01-17
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[[Image:JonBurdett pollux aks4 19480117 pm9.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
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[[Image:JonBurdett pollux aks4 19480117.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Locy Type<br/>9efu
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1948-01-17
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[[Image:JonBurdett pollux aks4 19480117 pm9e.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
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Locy Type<br/>LDPS 2tnu
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1949-12-13
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[[Image:JonBurdett pollux aks4 19491213 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:JonBurdett pollux aks4 19491213.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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Last Day Postal Service, cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Tazewell_G_Nicholson_ | Tazewell G. Nicholson]]
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<h4>2nd Commissioning August 5 1950 to December 31 1968</h4>

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Locy Type<br/>FDPS 2
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1950-09-28
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[[Image:JonBurdett pollux aks4 19500928 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:JonBurdett pollux aks4 19500928.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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First Day Postal Service
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Locy Type 2
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1953-05-29
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Pollux_AKS4_19530529_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Pollux_AKS4_19530529_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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From the Bob Govern collection.
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Locy Type<br/>2(n+) (USS)
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1965-02-17
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[[Image:JonBurdett pollux aks4 19650217 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
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Locy Type<br/>9ef(n+u) (USS) 
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1965-11-14
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Pollux_AKS4_19651114_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Pollux_AKS4_19651114_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
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From the Bob Govern collection.
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Locy Type<br/>9efu 
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1953-05-29
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[[Image:GregCiesielski_Pollux_AKS4_19530529_2_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
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From the Bob Govern collection.
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<h3>Other Information</h3>
USS POLLUX earned the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon, the China Service Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal w/ Asia clasp, the National Defense Service Medal (2 awards), the Korean Service Medal w/ 5 Campaign stars, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (3 awards), the Vietnam Service Medal w/ 7 Campaign stars, the Philippine Liberation Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal during her Naval career.<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - The southern of two bright stars in the constellation Gemini, twin star of Castor.<br/><br/>
Four ships of the US Navy have borne the name POLLUX - USS Pollux SP-2573, [[POLLUX_AKS_2_ | USS Pollux AKS-2]], USS Pollux AKS-4 and [[POLLUX_AKR_290_ | USS Pollux AKR-290]]. 
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