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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.
<table width="90%"> <tr> <td valign="top">
<ol>Castor Class General Stores Issue Ship<br/>
Keel Laid as Maritime Commission type (C2-Cargo) hull <br/>
Launched May 20 1939 as CHALLENGE<br/>
Acquired by U.S. Navy October 23 1940<br/>
Renamed October 29 1940<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS CASTOR AKS-1'''<br/>
Commissioned March 12 1941 - Decommissioned June 30 1947<br/>
Recommissioned November 24 1950 - Decommissioned October 31 1968<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register December 1 1968<br/>
Sold September 1969 for scrap
</ol></td> <td align="center" width="220" valign="top"> [[Image:Castor_aks1_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>[[USS CASTOR AKS-1_Covers_Page_1 | Castor Covers Page 1]]    (1941-68)</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>




<hr/>
<h4>1st Commissioning March 12 1941 to June 30 1947</h4>




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>FDC 3 <br/><br/>"FIRST DAY /<br/>COMMISSION"
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1941-03-12
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett_castor_aks1_31241_pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett_castor_aks1_31241.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
First Day in Commission<br/>
Cachet by Dr. S. E. Hutnick.




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>FDC 3 <br/><br/>"FIRST DAY /<br/>COMMISSION"
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1941-03-12
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:Bunter_Castor_AKS_1_19410312_1_pm1.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:Bunter_Castor_AKS_1_19410312_1_front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
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<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">
1943-04-01
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett_castor_aks1_19430401_pm.jpg|thumb|center|250px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett_castor_aks1_19430401.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
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<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>9v
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1941-11-26
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:Bunter_Castor_AKS_1_19411126_1_pm2.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:Bunter_Castor_AKS_1_19411126_1_front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
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<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>9efw
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1941-11-26
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:Bunter_Castor_AKS_1_19411126_1_pm4.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:Bunter_Castor_AKS_1_19411126_1_front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
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<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>9x
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1941-11-26
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:Bunter_Castor_AKS_1_19411126_1_pm3.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:Bunter_Castor_AKS_1_19411126_1_front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
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<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>F<br/>(USCS Illustration C-21)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1945-10-27<br/>to<br/>1945-10-27
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:Bunter_Castor_AKS_1_19451027_1_pm1.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:Bunter_Castor_AKS_1_19451027_1_front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
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<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type F<br/><br/>USCS Catalog<br/>Illustration<br/>C-21a
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1945-11-21
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett_castor_aks1_19451121_pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett_castor_aks1_19451121.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
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<hr/>
<h4>2nd Commissioning November 24 1950 to October 31 1968</h4>




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>FDPS 2r
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1951-03-21
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett_castor_aks1_19510321_pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett_castor_aks1_19510321.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
First Day Postal Service




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>FDPS 9efu
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1951-03-21
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett_castor_aks1_19510321_pm9.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett_castor_aks1_19510321.JPG|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
First Day Postal Service




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>2(n+) (USS)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1963-11-11
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Castor_AKS1_19631111_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Castor_AKS1_19631111_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
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<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">
1951-09-12
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett_castor_aks1_19510912_pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett_castor_aks1_19510912.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
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<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">
1955-01-08
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Castor_AKS1_19550108_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Castor_AKS1_19550108_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">
1951-09-12
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett_castor_aks1_19510912_pm9.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett_castor_aks1_19510912.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Marking from back of cover




<br/> <br/>
<table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type F<br/><br/>USCS Catalog<br/>Illustration<br/>C-21c
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1963-09-18
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett_castor_aks1_19630918_pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett_castor_aks1_19630918.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
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<br/> <br/>
<table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>PPB<br/><br/>USCS Catalog<br/>Illustration<br/>C-21d
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1968-03-12
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett_castor_aks1_19680312_pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett_castor_aks1_19680312.JPG|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
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<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
CASTOR earned 3 Battle Stars for WWII service, 2 Battle Stars for Korea and 6 Battle Stars for Vietnam service<br/><br/>
CASTOR was at [[The Pearl Harbor Ships|Pearl Harbor December 7 1941]] at [[OtherUS_Submarine_Base_Pearl_Harbor_Hawaii | The Pearl Harbor Submarine Base]]<br/><br/>
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...<br/>
Combat Action Ribbon - China Service Medal - American Defense Campaign Medal - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (3) - World War II Victory Medal - >Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal (2) - Korean Service Medal (2) - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal - Vietnam Service Medal (6) - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Named for the more northern of the two bright stars in the constellation Gemini




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