ALUDRA AF 55 - Revision history

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	<ol>Alstede Class Stores Ship<br/>		<ol>Alstede Class Stores Ship<br/>
	Keel Laid August 1944 as Maritime Commission type (R2-S-BV1) hull<br/>		Keel Laid August 1944 as Maritime Commission type (R2-S-BV1) hull<br/>
	Launched October 14 1944 as Refrigerated Cargo Ship MATCHLESS<br/>		Launched October 14 1944 as Refrigerated Cargo Ship '''MATCHLESS'''<br/>
	Delivered by War Shipping Administration to United States Lines March 23 1945<br/>		Delivered by War Shipping Administration to United States Lines March 23 1945<br/>
	Returned to Maritime Commission August 1 1949<br/>		Returned to Maritime Commission August 1 1949<br/>
	Acquired by U.S. Navy November 1950 and converted for Naval service<br/><br/>		Acquired by U.S. Navy November 1950 and converted for Naval service<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS ALUDRA AF-55'''<br/>		<li>'''USS ALUDRA AF-55'''</li>
	Commissioned June 19 1952 - Decommissioned September 2 1969<br/>		Commissioned June 19 1952 - Decommissioned September 2 1969<br/>
	Returned to Maritime Administration (MARAD)<br/>		Returned to Maritime Administration (MARAD)<br/>
	Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet (Date unknown)<br/>		Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet (Date unknown)<br/>
	Withdrawn from National Defense Reserve Fleet January 19 1977<br/><br/>		Withdrawn from National Defense Reserve Fleet January 19 1977<br/><br/>
	Sold November 1977~~<br/><br/>~~		Sold to Aleutian Island Seafoods November 1977 and renamed '''ALEUTIAN MONARCH'''<br/>
	~~<li>~~'''ALEUTIAN MONARCH~~  (Commercial Service)~~'''<br/>		Operated as a fish (crab) processing ship<br/>
	~~Burned~~ and scuttled 1981		Caught fire and burned for five days. She was taken 50nm out to sea, bombed and scuttled on November 12th, 1981<br/>
			<!-- see: https://wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?215339 -->
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	<p> </p>		<p> </p>

	<h3>Naval Covers</h3>		<h3>Naval Covers</h3>

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	Withdrawn from National Defense Reserve Fleet January 19 1977<br/><br/>		Withdrawn from National Defense Reserve Fleet January 19 1977<br/><br/>
	Sold November 1977<br/><br/>		Sold November 1977<br/><br/>
	<li>'''ALEUTIAN MONARCH~~'''~~ (Commercial Service)<br/>		<li>'''ALEUTIAN MONARCH  (Commercial Service)'''<br/>
	Burned and scuttled 1981		Burned and scuttled 1981
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JohnG3938 at 23:01, 12 March 2018

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 <h4>Post Office Established July 10 1952 - Disestablished June 30 1969</h4>
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JonBurdett: PO dates

2017-04-10T22:14:13Z

PO dates

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-[[Image:ALUDRA AF PATCH.jpg|thumb|center|125px]]
+[[Image:ALUDRA AF PATCH.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
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 <th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
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-Locy Type<br/>LDPS 2t(nu)
+Locy Type<br/>LDPS 2t(nu) Jun 30, 1969
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 <h3>Other Information</h3>
-ALUDRA earned 1 Battle Star for Korea and 5 Battle Stars for Vietnam service<br/><br/>
+ALUDRA earned 1 Battle Star for Korea<br/>*
 Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>
 National Defense Service Medal - Korean Service Medal (1) - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (4) - Vietnam Service Medal (5) - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal<br/><br/>

JonBurdett: added 1 mark

2016-03-16T07:04:14Z

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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 ALUDRA AF-55_Covers_Page_1 \| Covers Page 1 ]]     (1952-69)</li>
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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="~~320~~">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>
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	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	1952-08-11		1952-08-11
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:JonBurdett aludra af55 19520811 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett aludra af55 19520811 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
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	1963-01-22		1963-01-22
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:GregCiesielski_Aludra_AF55_19630122_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Aludra_AF55_19630122_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
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	1952-08-11		1952-08-11
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:JonBurdett aludra af55 19520811 pm9.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett aludra af55 19520811 pm9.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]
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			<!-- === 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/>LDPS 2t(nu)
			</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
			1969-06-30
			</td><td align="center" width="350">
			[[Image:JonBurdett aludra af55 19690630 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
			</td><td align="center" width="120">
			[[Image:JonBurdett aludra af55 19690630.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
			</td></tr></table>
			Last Day Postal Service
	<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->		<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->
	<p> </p>		<p> </p>

JonBurdett: added 1 cover

2011-12-10T21:45:55Z

added 1 cover

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.
<table width="90%">
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<ol>Alstede Class Stores Ship<br/>
Keel Laid August 1944 as Maritime Commission type (R2-S-BV1) hull<br/>
Launched October 14 1944 as Refrigerated Cargo Ship MATCHLESS<br/>
Delivered by War Shipping Administration to United States Lines March 23 1945<br/>
Returned to Maritime Commission August 1 1949<br/>
Acquired by U.S. Navy November 1950 and converted for Naval service<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS ALUDRA AF-55'''<br/>
Commissioned June 19 1952 - Decommissioned September 2 1969<br/>
Returned to Maritime Administration (MARAD)<br/>
Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet (Date unknown)<br/>
Withdrawn from National Defense Reserve Fleet January 19 1977<br/><br/>
Sold November 1977<br/><br/>
<li>'''ALEUTIAN MONARCH''' (Commercial Service)<br/>
Burned and scuttled 1981
</ol></td>
<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">
[[Image:ALUDRA AF PATCH.jpg|thumb|center|125px]]
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<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> Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)</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.
<br/> <br/>
>>> 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>



<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2r
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1952-08-11
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett aludra af55 19520811 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett aludra af55 19520811.JPG|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Note:




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2t(n+u)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1963-01-22
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Aludra_AF55_19630122_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Aludra_AF55_19630122_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Note:




<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">
1952-08-11
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett aludra af55 19520811 pm9.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett aludra af55 19520811.JPG|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Note:

<p> </p>

<h3>Other Information</h3>
ALUDRA earned 1 Battle Star for Korea and 5 Battle Stars for Vietnam service<br/><br/>
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>
National Defense Service Medal - Korean Service Medal (1) - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (4) - Vietnam Service Medal (5) - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Named for a star in the constellation Canis Major




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