ALSHAIN T-AKA 55 - Revision history

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	Keel Laid October 29 1943 as a Maritime Commission type (C2-S-B1) hull<br/>		Keel Laid October 29 1943 as a Maritime Commission type (C2-S-B1) hull<br/>
	Launched January 26 1944<br/>		Launched January 26 1944<br/>
	Acquired U.S. Navy March 31 1944<br/><br/>		Acquired by U.S. Navy March 31 1944<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS ALSHAIN AKA-55'''<br/>		<li>'''USS ALSHAIN AKA-55'''<br/>
	Commissioned April 1 1944<br/>		Commissioned April 1 1944<br/>
	Assigned to ~~the~~ Naval Transportation Service (NTS) 1946<br/>		Assigned to Naval Transportation Service (NTS) 1946<br/>
	Transferred to the newly created Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) October 1 1949<br/><br/>		Transferred to the newly created Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) October 1 1949<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS ALSHAIN T-AKA-55'''<br/>		<li>'''USS ALSHAIN T-AKA-55'''<br/>
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	<h4>~~1st~~ Post Office ~~Period~~ March 31 1944 to June 20 1946</h4>		<h4>Post Office Established March 31 1944 - Disestablished June 20 1946</h4>

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	1945-09-05		1945-09-05
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	[[Image:Jonburdett alshain aka55 ~~19450905~~ pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]		[[Image:Jonburdett alshain aka55 19450905r pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
	[[Image:JonBurdett alshain aka55 19450905.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett alshain aka55 19450905.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
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			<h4>Post Office Reestablished January 1 1952 - Disestablished August 15 1955</h4>
	<h4>~~2nd~~ Post Office ~~Period~~ January 1 1952 to August 15 1955</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 2		Locy Type<br/>2
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	1954-11-19		1954-11-19
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	1952-03-18		1952-03-18
	</td><td align="center" width="350">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:JonBurdett alshain aka55 ~~19520318~~ pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett alshain aka55 19520318r pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
	[[Image:JonBurdett alshain aka55 19520318.JPG\|thumb\|center\|100px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett alshain aka55 19520318.JPG\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
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	As AKA-55		As AKA-55
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	<p> </p>		<p> </p>

	<h3>Other Information</h3>		<h3>Other Information</h3>
			ALSHAIN earned five battle stars for her World War II service<br/>*
			'''Marianas operation'''<br/>
			Assault and occupation of Guam, July 21 to August 3 1944<br/>*
			'''Leyte operation'''<br/>
			Leyte Gulf landings, October 20-23 1944<br/>*
			'''Luzon operation'''<br/>
			Lingayen Gulf landings, January 9 1945<br/>*
			'''Manila Bay-Bicol operation'''<br/>
			Zambales-Subic Bay, San Narciso-San Felipe, January 29 1945<br/>*
			'''Okinawa Gunto operation'''<br/>
			Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, April 1-5 1945<br/><br/>
			Earned three battle stars for Korean War service<br/>*
			'''North Korean Aggression'''<br/>
			August 2-4 1950<br/>
			October 11-31 1950<br/>*
			'''Communist China Aggression'''<br/>
			November 14-18 1950<br/>*
			'''Inchon Landing'''<br/>
			September 15-17 1950<br/><br/>
	USS ALSHAIN earned the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ one silver star, the World War II Victory Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Service Medal w/ 3 Campaign stars, the United Nations Service Medal and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal during her Naval career.<br/><br/>		USS ALSHAIN earned the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ one silver star, the World War II Victory Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Service Medal w/ 3 Campaign stars, the United Nations Service Medal and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal during her Naval career.<br/><br/>
	'''NAMESAKE''' - Named for a star in the constellation Aquila.		'''NAMESAKE''' - Named for a star in the constellation Aquila.

GregCiesielski at 04:39, 2 December 2016

2016-12-02T04:39:40Z

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	range for covers on that page.		range for covers on that page.
	<ol>		<ol>
	<li>[[USS ALSHAIN AKA-55_Covers_Page_1 \| Covers Page 1 ]]     (1945-52)</li>		<li>[[USS ALSHAIN AKA-55_Covers_Page_1 \| USS Alshain AKA-55 Covers Page 1 ]]     (1945-52)</li>
	</ol>		</ol>
	<p> </p>		<p> </p>
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	Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text		Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
	</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	~~Date From<br/>to~~<br/>Date To</th>		Postmark<br/>Date</th>
	<th align="center" width="~~320~~">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>		<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
	<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>		<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Cover Image</th>
	</tr></table>		</tr></table>

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	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	1945-09-05		1945-09-05
	~~<br/>to<br/>~~		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	~~1945-09-11~~
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">
	[[Image:Jonburdett alshain aka55 19450905 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]		[[Image:Jonburdett alshain aka55 19450905 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
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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/>~~2		Locy Type 2
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	1954-11-19		1954-11-19
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:GregCiesielski_Alshain_TAKA55_19541119_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Alshain_TAKA55_19541119_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
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	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	1952-03-18		1952-03-18
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:JonBurdett alshain aka55 19520318 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett alshain aka55 19520318 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
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	<h3>Other Information</h3>		<h3>Other Information</h3>
	ALSHAIN earned ~~5 Battle Stars for WWII and 3 Battle Stars for Korean service<br/><br/>~~		USS ALSHAIN earned the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ one silver star, the World War II Victory Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Service Medal w/ 3 Campaign stars, the United Nations Service Medal and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal during her Naval career.<br/><br/>
	~~Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>~~		'''NAMESAKE''' - Named for a star in the constellation Aquila.
	American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal ~~(5) -~~ World War II Victory Medal ~~- Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) -~~ National Defense Service Medal - Korean Service Medal (3~~) -~~ United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal<br/><br/>
	'''NAMESAKE''' - Named for a star in the constellation Aquila
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JonBurdett: date range

2011-12-10T21:31:09Z

date range

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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><br/>
Andromeda Class Amphibious Cargo Ship<br/>
Keel Laid October 29 1943 as a Maritime Commission type (C2-S-B1) hull<br/>
Launched January 26 1944<br/>
Acquired U.S. Navy March 31 1944<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS ALSHAIN AKA-55'''<br/>
Commissioned April 1 1944<br/>
Assigned to the Naval Transportation Service (NTS) 1946<br/>
Transferred to the newly created Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) October 1 1949<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS ALSHAIN T-AKA-55'''<br/>
Decommissioned January 14 1957<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register July 1 1960<br/>
Scrapped 1978
</ol>
<p> </p>

<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>[[USS ALSHAIN AKA-55_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1 ]]     (1945-52)</li>
</ol>
<p> </p>

<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.



<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<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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<h4>1st Post Office Period March 31 1944 to June 20 1946</h4>




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>9efu
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1945-09-05
<br/>to<br/>
1945-09-11
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:Jonburdett alshain aka55 19450905 pm.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett alshain aka55 19450905.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As AKA-55<br/>
Mark from back of cover





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<h4>2nd Post Office Period January 1 1952 to August 15 1955</h4>




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1954-11-19
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Alshain_TAKA55_19541119_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Alshain_TAKA55_19541119_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As T-AKA-55




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>9efu
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1952-03-18
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett alshain aka55 19520318 pm.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett alshain aka55 19520318.JPG|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As AKA-55

<p> </p>

<h3>Other Information</h3>
ALSHAIN earned 5 Battle Stars for WWII and 3 Battle Stars for Korean service<br/><br/>
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (5) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal - Korean Service Medal (3) - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Named for a star in the constellation Aquila



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