CHARA AE 31 - Revision history

JonBurdett: PO dates

2018-05-08T18:49:44Z

PO dates

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 range for covers on that page.
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-<li>[[USS CHARA AE-31_Covers_Page_1 |Chara Covers Page 1 ]] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1945)</li>
+<li>[[USS CHARA AE-31_Covers_Page_1 |Chara Covers Page 1 ]] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1944-45)</li>
 </ol>
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-<!-- Postmarks from 1st Commissioning Period        -->
+<!-- Postmarks from 1st Post Office Period        -->
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-<h4>1st Commissioning June 14 1944 to October 1 1949</h4>
+<h4>Post Office Established June 15 1944 - Disestablished May 6 1946</h4>
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-<!-- Postmarks from 2nd Commissioning Period        -->
+<!-- Postmarks from 2nd Post Office Period        -->
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-<h4>2nd Commissioning June 1950 to April 21 1959</h4>
+<h4>Post Office Reestablished June 25 1966 - Disestablished March 10 1972</h4>
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 <p>&nbsp;</p>
 <h3>Other Information</h3>
 CHARA earned the Combat Action Ribbon, the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (w/ 4 Battle stars), the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp), two (2) National Defense Service Medals, the Korean Service Medal (w/ 7 Battle stars), the Vietnam Service Medal (w/ 8 Campaign stars), the United Nations Service Medal, the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal during her Naval career.<br/><br/>
 '''NAMESAKE''' - A star in the constellation Canes Venatici.

JonBurdett: replaced mark

2016-07-26T17:54:17Z

replaced mark

← Older revision		Revision as of 17:54, 26 July 2016
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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>
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	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	1945-07-20		1945-07-20
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		<br/>to<br/>
	[[Image:JonBurdett chara aka58 19450720 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]		1945-08-02
			</td><td align="center" width="350">
			[[Image:JonBurdett chara aka58 19450720-1 pm.jpg\|thumb\|center\|200px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">
	[[Image:JonBurdett chara aka58 19450720.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]		[[Image:JonBurdett chara aka58 19450720-1.jpg\|thumb\|center\|100px]]
	</td></tr></table>		</td></tr></table>
	As AKA-58<br/>		As AKA-58<br/>
	~~Marking~~ from back of cover		Mark from back of cover
	<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->		<!-- === End of Postmark Entry === -->

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	</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">		</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
	1966-10-18		1966-10-18
	</td><td align="center" width="~~320~~">		</td><td align="center" width="350">
	[[Image:GregCiesielski_Chara_AE31_19661018_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]		[[Image:GregCiesielski_Chara_AE31_19661018_1_Postmark.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px]]
	</td><td align="center" width="120">		</td><td align="center" width="120">

JonBurdett: notes

2010-06-06T21:40:57Z

notes

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 Amphibious Cargo Ship<br/>
Keel Laid (Date unknown) - Launched March 15 1944<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS CHARA AKA-58'''<br/>
Commissioned June 14 1944<br/>
Assigned to Naval Transportation Service 1946<br/>
Decommissioned October 1 1949<br/>
Transferred to Military Sea Transportation Service<br/>
Recommissioned June 1950 - Decommissioned April 21 1959<br/>
Redesignated Ammunition Ship (AE) November 1 1965<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS CHARA AE-31'''<br/>
Recommissioned June 25 1966 - Decommissioned March 10 1972<br/><br/>
Struck from Naval Register March 10 1972<br/>
Sold November 12 1972 to Zidell Explorations, Portland, OR for scrap
</ol></td>
<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">
[[Image:CHARA AE 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 name of the ship (for
example, Bushnell AG-32 / Sumner AGS-5 are different names for the same
ship so there should be one set of pages for Bushnell and one set for Sumner).
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 CHARA AE-31_Covers_Page_1 |Chara Covers Page 1 ]]     (1945)</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 name and/or commissioning period. 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 June 14 1944 to October 1 1949</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">
1945-07-20
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett chara aka58 19450720 pm.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:JonBurdett chara aka58 19450720.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As AKA-58<br/>
Marking from back of cover










<hr/>

<h4>3rd Commissioning June 25 1966 to March 10 1972</h4>




<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">
1966-10-18
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Chara_AE31_19661018_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Chara_AE31_19661018_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
As AE-31


<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
CHARA earned the Combat Action Ribbon, the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (w/ 4 Battle stars), the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp), two (2) National Defense Service Medals, the Korean Service Medal (w/ 7 Battle stars), the Vietnam Service Medal (w/ 8 Campaign stars), the United Nations Service Medal, the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal during her Naval career.<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - A star in the constellation Canes Venatici.



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