ALGORAB AKA 8 - Revision history

NCMSysop at 20:29, 20 July 2024

2024-07-20T20:29:42Z

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	Keel Laid August 10 1938 as Maritime Commission type (C2) hull<br/>		Keel Laid August 10 1938 as Maritime Commission type (C2) hull<br/>
	Launched June 15 1939<br/><br/>		Launched June 15 1939<br/><br/>
	<li>'''SS MORMACWREN''' (Commercial Service)<br/>		<li>'''MORMACWREN''' (Commercial Service)</li>
	Operated by the Moore-McCormack Lines<br/>		Operated by the Moore-McCormack Lines<br/>
	Acquired U.S. Navy June 6 1941<br/><br/>		Acquired U.S. Navy June 6 1941<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS ALGORAB AK-25'''<br/>		<li>'''USS ALGORAB AK-25'''</li>
	Commissioned June 15 1941<br/><br/>		Commissioned June 15 1941<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS ALGORAB AKA-8'''<br/>		<li>'''USS ALGORAB AKA-8'''</li>
	Redesignated Attack Cargo Ship (AKA) February 1 1943<br/>		Redesignated Attack Cargo Ship (AKA) February 1 1943<br/>
	Decommissioned December 3 1945<br/><br/>		Decommissioned December 3 1945<br/><br/>

NCMSysop: added (Commercial Service) to ship name section

2024-01-13T21:01:21Z

added (Commercial Service) to ship name section

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	Keel Laid August 10 1938 as Maritime Commission type (C2) hull<br/>		Keel Laid August 10 1938 as Maritime Commission type (C2) hull<br/>
	Launched June 15 1939<br/><br/>		Launched June 15 1939<br/><br/>
	<li>'''MORMACWREN'''<br/>		<li>'''SS MORMACWREN''' (Commercial Service)<br/>
	Operated by the Moore-McCormack Lines<br/>		Operated by the Moore-McCormack Lines<br/>
	Acquired U.S. Navy June 6 1941<br/><br/>		Acquired U.S. Navy June 6 1941<br/><br/>

JonBurdett: PO dates

2017-04-08T19:00:11Z

PO dates

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	<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>		<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
	</tr></table>		</tr></table>

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			<!-- Postmarks from 1st Post Office Period -->
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			<hr/>
			<h4>Post Office Established October 7 1941 - Disestablished November 5 1945</h4>

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	<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">		<br/> <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<br/>FDPS 3 <br/><br/>"FIRST DAY /<br/>CANCEL"		Locy Type<br/>FDPS 3 Oct 7, 1941<br/><br/>"FIRST DAY /<br/>CANCEL"
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	1941-10-07		1941-10-07
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	<h3>Other Information</h3>		<h3>Other Information</h3>
	ALGORAB earned 4 Battle Stars (WWII)<br/>*		ALGORAB earned 4 Battle Stars (WWII)<br/>*
	North African Occupation		'''North African Occupation'''<br/>
	Algerian-Morocco landings, November 1942<br/>*		Algerian-Morocco landings, November 1942<br/>*
	Consolidation of the southern Solomon Islands, February - June 1943<br/>*		'''Consolidation of the southern Solomon Islands'''<br/>
	New Georgian Group operation, New Georgia-Rendova-Vangunu occupation, June 1943 <br/>*		February - June 1943<br/>*
	Okinawa Gunto operation, Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, April 1945<br/><br/>		'''New Georgian Group operation'''<br/>
			New Georgia-Rendova-Vangunu occupation, June 1943<br/>*
			'''Okinawa Gunto operation'''<br/>
			Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, April 1945<br/><br/>
	Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>		Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>
	Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive June 30 1943) - American Defense Service Medal (with Fleet clasp) - American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (1) - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (3) - World War II Victory Medal<br/><br/>		Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive June 30 1943) - American Defense Service Medal (with Fleet clasp) - American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (1) - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (3) - World War II Victory Medal<br/><br/>

JonBurdett: added 1 mark

2016-03-16T05:44:53Z

added 1 mark

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	range for covers on that page.		range for covers on that page.
	<ol>		<ol>
	<li>~~<!--~~ [[~~PAGE_NAME_Covers_Page_1~~ \| ~~-->~~ Covers Page 1 ~~<!--~~ ]] ~~-->~~    (~~DATE RANGE~~)</li>		<li>[[USS ALGORAB AKA-8_Covers_Page_1 \| Covers Page 1 ]]     (1943)</li>
	</ol>		</ol>
	<p> </p>		<p> </p>
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	</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>		Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>
	<th align="center" width="~~220~~">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>		<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
	<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>		<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
	</tr></table>		</tr></table>
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	Locy Type<br/>FDPS 3 <br/><br/>"FIRST DAY /<br/>CANCEL"		Locy Type<br/>FDPS 3 <br/><br/>"FIRST DAY /<br/>CANCEL"
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	~~1941-10-07~~		1941-10-07
	~~<br/>to<br/>~~		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	1941-10-07
	</td><td align="center" width="~~220~~">
	[[Image:GregCiesielski_Algorab_AK25_19411007_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Algorab_AK25_19411007_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
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	As AK-25<br/>		As AK-25<br/>
	[[Cachet_Category_Ship_First_Day_Of_Postal_Service_ \| First Day of Postal Service]]<br/>Cover also bears a "Released by O.N.I. Sep 7, 1945" marking. (Office of Naval Intelligence)		[[Cachet_Category_Ship_First_Day_Of_Postal_Service_ \| First Day of Postal Service]]<br/>Cover also bears a "Released by O.N.I. Sep 7, 1945" marking. (Office of Naval Intelligence)
			<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
			<!-- ============== -->
			<!-- POSTMARK ENTRY -->
			<!-- ============== -->
			<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
			<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
			Locy Type<br/>3z (BBT)
			</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
			1943-09-23
			</td><td align="center" width="350">
			[[Image:JonBurdett algorab aka8 19430923 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
			</td><td align="center" width="120">
			[[Image:JonBurdett algorab aka8 19430923.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
			</td></tr></table>
			As AKA-8
	<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->		<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->

	<p> </p>		<p> </p>
	<h3>Other Information</h3>		<h3>Other Information</h3>
	~~Earned~~ 4 Battle Stars (WWII)<br/>*		ALGORAB earned 4 Battle Stars (WWII)<br/>*
	North African Occupation		North African Occupation
	Algerian-Morocco landings, November 1942<br/>*		Algerian-Morocco landings, November 1942<br/>*
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	Okinawa Gunto operation, Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, April 1945<br/><br/>		Okinawa Gunto operation, Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, April 1945<br/><br/>
	Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>		Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>
	Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive 30 ~~June~~ 1943)~~<br/>~~American Defense Service Medal (with Fleet clasp)~~<br/>~~American Campaign Medal~~<br/>~~Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (1)~~<br/>~~Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (3)~~<br/>~~World War II Victory Medal<br/><br/>		Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive June 30 1943) - American Defense Service Medal (with Fleet clasp) - American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (1) - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (3) - World War II Victory Medal<br/><br/>
	'''NAMESAKE''' - Named for a star in the constellation Corvi		'''NAMESAKE''' - Named for a star in the constellation Corvi
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JonBurdett: added ship names

2008-09-23T17:14:50Z

added ship names

New page

<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>
Arcturus Class Cargo Ship 
Keel Laid August 10 1938 as Maritime Commission type (C2) hull 
Launched June 15 1939 
<li>'''MORMACWREN''' 
Operated by the Moore-McCormack Lines 
Acquired U.S. Navy June 6 1941 
<li>'''USS ALGORAB AK-25''' 
Commissioned June 15 1941 
<li>'''USS ALGORAB AKA-8''' 
Redesignated Attack Cargo Ship (AKA) February 1 1943 
Decommissioned December 3 1945 
Struck from Naval Register December 19 1945 
Transferred June 30 1946 to the Maritime Commission for disposal 
Sold 1947 by Maritime Commission for commercial service 
Scrapped 1973
</ol>
 

<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.
<ol>
<li> Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)</li>
</ol>
 

<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.
   
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.



   <table width="95%" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><th align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text
</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">
Date From to Date To</th>
<th align="center" width="220">Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To Cover Image</th>
</tr></table>



   <table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type FDPS 3 "FIRST DAY / CANCEL"
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1941-10-07
 to 
1941-10-07
</td><td align="center" width="220">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Algorab_AK25_19411007_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Algorab_AK25_19411007_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As AK-25 
[[Cachet_Category_Ship_First_Day_Of_Postal_Service_ | First Day of Postal Service]] Cover also bears a "Released by O.N.I. Sep 7, 1945" marking. (Office of Naval Intelligence)


 
<h3>Other Information</h3>
Earned 4 Battle Stars (WWII) *
North African Occupation
Algerian-Morocco landings, November 1942 *
Consolidation of the southern Solomon Islands, February - June 1943 *
New Georgian Group operation, New Georgia-Rendova-Vangunu occupation, June 1943 *
Okinawa Gunto operation, Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, April 1945 
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons... 
Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive 30 June 1943) American Defense Service Medal (with Fleet clasp) American Campaign Medal Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (1) Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (3) World War II Victory Medal 
'''NAMESAKE''' - Named for a star in the constellation Corvi



 
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