AQUARIUS AKA 16 - Revision history

NCMSysop at 12:46, 22 July 2024

2024-07-22T12:46:10Z

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	Launched 23 July 1943<br/>		Launched 23 July 1943<br/>
	Acquired by U.S. Navy 20 August 1943<br/><br/>		Acquired by U.S. Navy 20 August 1943<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS AQUARIUS AKA 16'''<br/>		<li>'''USS AQUARIUS AKA-16'''</li>
	Commissioned 21 August 1943 - Decommissioned 23 May 1946<br/>		Commissioned 21 August 1943 - Decommissioned 23 May 1946<br/>
	Returned to War Shipping Administration 12 September 1946~~<br/>~~<br/>		Returned to War Shipping Administration 12 September 1946<br/>
	Struck from Naval Register 13 November 1946<br/><br/>		Struck from Naval Register 13 November 1946<br/><br/>
	<li>'''SS PIONEER LAKE''' (Commercial Service)<br/>		<li>'''PIONEER LAKE''' (Commercial Service)</li>
	Sold 1947 by Maritime Commission to US Lines & renamed<br/><br/>		Sold 1947 by Maritime Commission to US Lines & renamed<br/><br/>
	<li>'''SS AMERICAN TRAPPER''' (Commercial Service)<br/>		<li>'''AMERICAN TRAPPER''' (Commercial Service)</li>
	Renamed 1956<br/>		Renamed 1956<br/>
	Returned to Maritime Administration 1962<br/><br/>		Returned to Maritime Administration 1962<br/><br/>
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	</tr>		</tr>
	</table>		</table>
	<p> </p>		<p> </p>

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

NCMSysop: added (Commercial Service) to ship names section

2024-01-13T23:01:21Z

added (Commercial Service) to ship names section

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	Returned to War Shipping Administration 12 September 1946<br/><br/>		Returned to War Shipping Administration 12 September 1946<br/><br/>
	Struck from Naval Register 13 November 1946<br/><br/>		Struck from Naval Register 13 November 1946<br/><br/>
	<li>'''PIONEER LAKE''' (Commercial Service)<br/>		<li>'''SS PIONEER LAKE''' (Commercial Service)<br/>
	Sold 1947 by Maritime Commission to US Lines & renamed<br/><br/>		Sold 1947 by Maritime Commission to US Lines & renamed<br/><br/>
	<li>'''AMERICAN TRAPPER'''<br/>		<li>'''SS AMERICAN TRAPPER''' (Commercial Service)<br/>
	Renamed 1956<br/>		Renamed 1956<br/>
	Returned to Maritime Administration 1962<br/><br/>		Returned to Maritime Administration 1962<br/><br/>

JonBurdett: dates

2019-12-15T01:51:19Z

dates

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	<ol>		<ol>
	Andromeda Class Attack Cargo Ship<br/>		Andromeda Class Attack Cargo Ship<br/>
	Keel Laid April 28 1943<br/>		Keel Laid 28 April 1943<br/>
	Reclassified Attack Cargo Ship (AKA) February 1 1943<br/>		Reclassified Attack Cargo Ship (AKA) 1 February 1943<br/>
	Launched July 23 1943<br/>		Launched 23 July 1943<br/>
	Acquired by U.S. Navy August 20 1943<br/><br/>		Acquired by U.S. Navy 20 August 1943<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS AQUARIUS AKA 16'''<br/>		<li>'''USS AQUARIUS AKA 16'''<br/>
	Commissioned August 21 1943 - Decommissioned May 23 1946<br/>		Commissioned 21 August 1943 - Decommissioned 23 May 1946<br/>
	Returned to War Shipping Administration September 12 1946<br/><br/>		Returned to War Shipping Administration 12 September 1946<br/><br/>
	Struck from Naval Register November 13 1946<br/><br/>		Struck from Naval Register 13 November 1946<br/><br/>
	<li>'''PIONEER LAKE''' (Commercial Service)<br/>		<li>'''PIONEER LAKE''' (Commercial Service)<br/>
	Sold 1947 by Maritime Commission to US Lines & renamed<br/><br/>		Sold 1947 by Maritime Commission to US Lines & renamed<br/><br/>
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	range for covers on that page.		range for covers on that page.
	<ol>		<ol>
	<li>[[AQUARIUS_AKA_16_Covers_Page_1 \| Covers Page 1]]    (1943)</li>		<li>[[AQUARIUS_AKA_16_Covers_Page_1 \| Covers Page 1]]    (1943-44)</li>
	</ol>		</ol>
	<p> </p>		<p> </p>
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	<hr/>		<hr/>
	<h4>Post Office Established January 1 1944 - Disestablished November 19 1945</h4>		<h4>Post Office Established 1 January 1944 - Disestablished 19 November 1945</h4>

	<!-- ============== -->		<!-- ============== -->
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	Note:		Note:
	<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->		<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->

	<p> </p>		<p> </p>
	<h3>Other Information</h3>		<h3>Other Information</h3>

JohnG3938 at 16:54, 14 March 2018

2018-03-14T16:54:40Z

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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">
	~~NO AQUARIUS POSTMARKS~~<br/>~~AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME~~		Locy Type<br/>2z
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	~~POSTMARK DATE~~		1944-12-22
	</td><td align="center" width="350">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	~~<!--~~[[Image:~~CLOSEUP_IMAGE_NAME~~\|thumb\|center\|300px]]~~-->~~		[[Image:JohnGermann_Aquarius_AKA16_19441222_1a_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
	~~<!--~~[[Image:~~FULLSIZE_IMAGE_NAME~~\|thumb\|center\|100px]]~~-->~~		[[Image:JohnGermann_Aquarius_AKA16_19441222_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
	</td></tr></table>		</td></tr></table>
	Note:		Note:
	<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->		<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->

	<p> </p>		<p> </p>
	<h3>Other Information</h3>		<h3>Other Information</h3>

JonBurdett: PO dates moved covers

2017-05-10T16:20:11Z

PO dates moved covers

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	Reclassified Attack Cargo Ship (AKA) February 1 1943<br/>		Reclassified Attack Cargo Ship (AKA) February 1 1943<br/>
	Launched July 23 1943<br/>		Launched July 23 1943<br/>
	Acquired U.S. Navy August 20 1943<br/><br/>		Acquired by U.S. Navy August 20 1943<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USS AQUARIUS AKA 16'''<br/>		<li>'''USS AQUARIUS AKA 16'''<br/>
	Commissioned August 21 1943 - Decommissioned May 23 1946~~<br/>~~<br/>		Commissioned August 21 1943 - Decommissioned May 23 1946<br/>
	Returned to ~~the~~ War Shipping Administration September 12 1946<br/>		Returned to War Shipping Administration September 12 1946<br/><br/>
	Struck from Naval Register November 13 1946<br/>		Struck from Naval Register November 13 1946<br/><br/>
	~~"SS~~ PIONEER LAKE~~" -~~ Sold in 1947 by ~~the~~ Maritime Commission to US Lines & renamed<br/>		<li>'''PIONEER LAKE''' (Commercial Service)<br/>
	~~"SS~~ AMERICAN TRAPPER~~" - US Lines renamed the ship in~~ 1956<br/>		Sold 1947 by Maritime Commission to US Lines & renamed<br/><br/>
	Returned to ~~the~~ Maritime Administration in 1962<br/>		<li>'''AMERICAN TRAPPER'''<br/>
	Sold for ~~scrapping 1967~~		Renamed 1956<br/>
			Returned to Maritime Administration 1962<br/><br/>
			Sold 1967 for scrap
	</ol></td>		</ol></td>
	<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">		<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">
	[[Image:Aquarius_AKA16_Crest.jpg\|thumb\|center\|~~125px~~]]		[[Image:Aquarius_AKA16_Crest.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]
	</td>		</td>
	</tr>		</tr>
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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>
	</tr></table>		</tr></table>

			<!-- ********************************************** -->
			<!-- Postmarks from 1st Post Office Period -->
			<!-- ********************************************** -->
			<hr/>
			<h4>Post Office Established January 1 1944 - Disestablished November 19 1945</h4>

	<!-- ============== -->		<!-- ============== -->
	<!-- ~~1943-07-23 -->~~		<!-- POSTMARK ENTRY -->
	~~<!-- ============== -->~~
	~~<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">~~
	~~<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">~~
	~~USPO<br/>Machine Postmark<br/><br/>Kearny NJ~~
	~~</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">~~
	~~1943-07-23~~
	~~</td><td align="center" width="320">~~
	~~[[Image:PaulBunter_Aquarius_AKA16_19430723_1_Front.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]~~
	~~</td><td align="center" width="120">~~
	~~N/A~~
	~~</td></tr></table>~~
	~~Launching~~
	~~<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->~~
	~~<!-- ============== -->~~
	~~<!-- 1943-07-23~~ -->
	<!-- ============== -->		<!-- ============== -->
	<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 2z*		NO AQUARIUS POSTMARKS<br/>AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME
	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	~~1943-07-23~~		POSTMARK DATE
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:~~GregCiesielski_Aquarius_AKA16_19430723_1_Front.jpg~~\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		<!--[[Image:CLOSEUP_IMAGE_NAME\|thumb\|center\|300px]]-->
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
	~~N/A~~		<!--[[Image:FULLSIZE_IMAGE_NAME\|thumb\|center\|100px]]-->
	</td></tr></table>		</td></tr></table>
	~~Launching. USS Aquarius AKA 16 was manned by the US Coast Guard during World War II.~~		Note:
	<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->		<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->

	<p> </p>		<p> </p>
	<h3>Other Information</h3>		<h3>Other Information</h3>
	~~USS~~ AQUARIUS earned the China Service Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (w/ 8 ~~Battle stars~~), the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp), and the Philippines Liberation Medal (2 awards) during her Naval career.<br/><br/>		AQUARIUS earned eight battle stars for her World War II service<br/>*
			'''Marshall Islands operation'''<br/>
			Occupation of Kwajalein and Majuro Atolls, Roi and Namur Islands, January 31 to February 8 1944<br/>*
			'''Bismarck Archipelago operation'''<br/>
			Admiralty Island landings, April 11-12 1944<br/>*
			'''Marianas operation'''<br/>
			Capture and occupation of Saipan, June 15-25 1944<br/>
			Capture and occupation of Guam, July 21-26 1944<br/>*
			'''Western Caroline Islands operation'''<br/>
			Capture and occupation of southern Palau Islands, Peleliu, September 6 to October 14 1944<br/>*
			'''Leyte operation'''<br/>
			Leyte landings, San Pedro Bay, October 13-27 and November 5-20 1944<br/>*
			'''Luzon operation'''<br/>
			Lingayen Gulf landings, January 4-10 1945<br/>*
			'''Manila Bay-Bicol operation'''<br/>
			Zambales-Subic Bay, January 29-31 1945<br/>*
			'''Okinawa Gunto operation'''<br/>
			Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, April 1-19 1945<br/><br/>
			Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>the China Service Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (8), the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp), and the Philippines Liberation Medal (2 awards) during her Naval career.<br/><br/>
	'''NAMESAKE''' - A constellation and the eleventh sign of the zodiac.		'''NAMESAKE''' - A constellation and the eleventh sign of the zodiac.
	<!-- =================================== -->		<!-- =================================== -->

GregCiesielski at 15:01, 7 February 2011

2011-02-07T15:01:43Z

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>
Andromeda Class Attack Cargo Ship<br/>
Keel Laid April 28 1943<br/>
Reclassified Attack Cargo Ship (AKA) February 1 1943<br/>
Launched July 23 1943<br/>
Acquired U.S. Navy August 20 1943<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS AQUARIUS AKA 16'''<br/>
Commissioned August 21 1943 - Decommissioned May 23 1946<br/><br/>
Returned to the War Shipping Administration September 12 1946<br/>
Struck from Naval Register November 13 1946<br/>
"SS PIONEER LAKE" - Sold in 1947 by the Maritime Commission to US Lines & renamed<br/>
"SS AMERICAN TRAPPER" - US Lines renamed the ship in 1956<br/>
Returned to the Maritime Administration in 1962<br/>
Sold for scrapping 1967
</ol></td>
<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">
[[Image:Aquarius_AKA16_Crest.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>[[AQUARIUS_AKA_16_Covers_Page_1 | Covers Page 1]]    (1943)</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">
USPO<br/>Machine Postmark<br/><br/>Kearny NJ
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1943-07-23
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:PaulBunter_Aquarius_AKA16_19430723_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
N/A
</td></tr></table>
Launching




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type 2z*
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1943-07-23
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Aquarius_AKA16_19430723_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
N/A
</td></tr></table>
Launching. USS Aquarius AKA 16 was manned by the US Coast Guard during World War II.


<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
USS AQUARIUS earned the China Service Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (w/ 8 Battle stars), the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp), and the Philippines Liberation Medal (2 awards) during her Naval career.<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - A constellation and the eleventh sign of the zodiac.



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